With only two days left before Eid-ul-Azha, cattle markets in Dhaka are yet to pick up full momentum.
With intermittent rainfall continuing across the country and a 10-day Eid holiday beginning today, experts are warning of a spike in dengue cases.
Though 20 cattle markets in Dhaka officially started operating from yesterday, the number of customers remains very low.
The poor drainage system of Dhaka was once again exposed during the recent heavy rainfall that inundated large swathes of the city.
Despite a sufficient number of sacrificial animals available in the country, cattle prices remain high compared to the same period last year.
After failing to implement earlier projects such as planting palm trees and installing lightning arresters in high-risk areas, the interim government is now planning to introduce an early warning system to reduce lightning-related casualties.
All 28 civic services that the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) delivers from the Nagar Bhaban have stopped as supporters of BNP leader Ishraque Hossain continued their sit-in for the fifth consecutive day yesterday.
With intermittent rainfall continuing across the country and a 10-day Eid holiday beginning today, experts are warning of a spike in dengue cases.
With only two days left before Eid-ul-Azha, cattle markets in Dhaka are yet to pick up full momentum.
Though 20 cattle markets in Dhaka officially started operating from yesterday, the number of customers remains very low.
The poor drainage system of Dhaka was once again exposed during the recent heavy rainfall that inundated large swathes of the city.
Despite a sufficient number of sacrificial animals available in the country, cattle prices remain high compared to the same period last year.
City corporations yet to finalise leases
After failing to implement earlier projects such as planting palm trees and installing lightning arresters in high-risk areas, the interim government is now planning to introduce an early warning system to reduce lightning-related casualties.
All 28 civic services that the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) delivers from the Nagar Bhaban have stopped as supporters of BNP leader Ishraque Hossain continued their sit-in for the fifth consecutive day yesterday.
An international team of researchers has developed a strain of Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, dubbed “good mosquitoes”.
Abdullah Abbas, a resident of Dilu Road, uses mosquito repellents daily in a desperate attempt to protect his family from the worsening mosquito situation in Dhaka.
