The Daily Star: Internet Edition Wed. June 27, 2007

Vol. 5 Num 1092

Wed. June 27, 2007


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Star City

Monsoon clouds, rains and the spectacular skies
The city skyline sizzle with its glimmering flames during a stunning sunset, creating a momentary bliss for the jaded city dwellers! While many city dwellers suffer in waterlogged areas during this active

Dhaka University
Helplessly felling age-old trees!
Once again the Dhaka University (DU) authorities felled trees on the campus to launch a multi-storey building project. This time the tree-chopping spree took place near the Madhur Canteen.

Rajuk's Plan Approval
Experts demand immediate scrutiny of 16,000 building plans
Urban experts and environmentalists have expressed grave concern over the hurried approval of as many as 16,000 building plans by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) and demanded re-examination of those

Passenger Launches in Sadarghat
Ferrying thousands without hygiene, safe water
A severe crisis of safe water is causing sufferings to thousands of people travelling in passenger launches to and from Sadarghat every day.

Follow-up
Shankhanidhi House
DC to take 'step' to cancel lease
The Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Dhaka has said he will take steps to cancel the lease of Shankhanidhi House, a listed historical structure of the Department of Archaeology (DoA).

Madhubazar road remains closed for days
To the suffering of thousands of people, Madhubazar road, a vital link road between Dhanmondi and Rayer Bazar has remained closed for nearly week as the Dhaka City Corporation took up a program to clean