DNCC to import pesticides directly from now on
Dhaka North City Corporation has recently got the government’s permission to reimport a pesticide directly from the mother company in Singapore in a bid to curb the spread of dengue fever.
1d ago
Four Years of Dhaka Mayors: Failures stifle successes
Dhaka’s two mayors, who step into the fifth year of their tenure this week, have largely failed in their fight against mosquitoes.
6d ago
'DSCC is the most corruption-free government organisation'
DSCC Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh talks about his achievements as well as failures, the challenges he faced, and his visions for the future.
6d ago
‘People will judge if I have succeeded or failed’
Dhaka North Mayor Atiqul Islam talks to The Daily Star about his achievements and failures during the four years of his mayorship.
6d ago
City dwellers suffer after morning rain
The pre-monsoon showers have yet again exposed the persistent drainage problems in the capital as last morning’s heavy downpour left many Dhaka streets submerged and residents struggling to navigate the knee- to waist-deep murky waters.
1w ago
‘City tolls’ now an easy way of extortion
Having driven his truck all the way from Chattogram, Kashem Mia reached Swamibagh in the capital around 1:00am on March 27, when a group of young men appeared on the road and waved desperately.
1w ago
A road to suffering
Sajjadul Kabir, a private company employee, has to commute to Motijheel’s Shapla Chattar area every day from Old Dhaka’s Dhalkanagar.
1w ago
Tk 6cr Rajuk building lies vacant for 3yrs
Constructed at an expense of Tk 6 crore, the 10-storey Hatirjheel Car Parking and Management Building of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha has been lying vacant for three years.
1w ago
January 16, 2024
DSCC initiates separate collection, disposal system
To ensure better waste management in the capital, Dhaka South City Corporation has initiated a project to collect medical waste separately.
January 16, 2024
Signatures they got, not votes
Despite amassing the required one percent voter signatures to contest the national polls as an independent candidate, around 36 percent of independents couldn’t even secure one percent vote in the January 7 election.
January 12, 2024
73pc candidates lose security deposits
A total of 1,441 candidates out of 1,969 who contested the January 7 polls lost their security deposits for failing to secure the minimum required votes.
January 9, 2024
Six out of 12 city corporations yet to take action
Despite the national election being over, thousands of posters and banners of candidates are still hanging across the country, causing potential hazards to the environment.
January 6, 2024
‘We’re lucky to be alive’
Survivors of Benapole Express fire recount horror
January 2, 2024
Hawkers reclaim Gulistan
Dhaka South City Corporation is facing a tough challenge in keeping hawkers away from the red zone areas that have been designated as hawker-free.
December 30, 2023
Campaigns wrapped in pollution
Defying the ban on using plastic for election campaigns, candidates have put up a huge number of laminated and polythene-coated posters in different areas across the capital ahead of the national polls.
December 26, 2023
Frozen in time
Time seems to have stood still for nearly six years in Dhaka’s Motijheel as the iconic Rajuk Tower clock, once a special attraction of the capital’s commercial hub, remains inoperative due to mechanical woes. Even the two hands of the clock have disappeared.
December 23, 2023
Rose Garden to regain its glory
Once upon a time, Rose Garden, a grand architectural marvel located in Old Dhaka, used to be a centre for socialisation among the elites.
December 19, 2023
Independents in Dhaka: ‘Eagle’ their symbol of choice
The allocation of symbols for the upcoming national polls started yesterday, with eagle being the most preferred one for independent candidates.
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