The Daily Star: Internet Edition Wed. July 11, 2007

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Wed. July 11, 2007


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Notun Bazar to Gulshan-2
Ban on rickshaw, bus causes untold suffering to commuters
No form of public transportation facilities exists for thousands of commuters travelling from Notun Bazar to Gulshan 2 on the long stretch of Madani Avenue.

Informal recycling sector 3
Lead acid battery: Thousands cry for training on safe handling
Several thousand people once involved in the lead acid battery recycling sector are now jobless as the battery dismantling units were shut down a few months ago as a measure to check environmental pollution.

Tales of two workers
Tin recycling was another vibrant recycling sector situated mainly in the chars of the river Buriganga near Kholamora, Kamrangirchar. But these melting units are now almost nonexistent.

Safety at workplace improves, shows study
Workplace safety level in Dhaka has improved a bit due to greater awareness and law-abiding attitude of business owners during the state of emergency, experts conducting a survey said.

Rab evicted hawkers at Karwan Bazar