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High-tech trees: DNCC to use GPRS to monitor plants in the city

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has initiated a project to monitor and maintain newly planted trees across the DNCC jurisdiction using General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology. This initiative was inaugurated at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) auditorium on November 18.

#Perspective / Cutting down trees and Dhaka’s slow, gruelling death

This year, the whole of Bangladesh is experiencing unprecedented heat waves. The intense heat has reached a point where opening the windows makes the situation worse instead of bringing in relief in the form of a soothing breeze. Millions around the country, especially the lower middle class, day labourers, farmers, and people who work outside are suffering greatly.

Book Review / Can a city be smart without adequate finance?

Although Dhaka and Kolkata, two major South Asian cities, are just 240 kilometres apart and share a common history and culture, not many comparative studies on these cities have been undertaken so far.

Heatwaves, global warming, and the ethics of our cities

We must rethink how cities are planned, designed, and administered to combat the adverse effects of both the heat island problem and climate change.

Parks and recreation, a distant dream

Do authorities care at all about citizens' quality of life?

Under the dirty water, there’s a ward

Some of the places remain under stagnant water for years, while some lack basic civic amenities, including proper roads or pure drinking water. None of these neighbourhoods has a single playground. Such are the states of the three wards in zone-9 of Dhaka North City Corporation.

DSCC Pet Tax / DSCC just can’t seem to get it right when it comes to dogs

Are we willing to pay this pet tax? Absolutely not.

DNCC to screen FIFA World Cup on giant screens

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will screen the FIFA World Cup fixtures on giant screens in open spaces for soccer fans in the capital.

Are 'open spaces' really open?

With the gradual increase in population and rapid urbanisation, the number of open spaces in our megacity is drastically decreasing.

January 24, 2016
January 24, 2016

5 companies to run city buses

To improve the public transport system in the capital, the Dhaka North City Corporation will facilitate the introduction of 3,000 new

January 21, 2016
January 21, 2016

Bring Wasa, Rajuk under DCCs

Mayor Annisul Huq wants Rajuk and Wasa under the jurisdiction of the city corporations to get rid of the city's waterlogging problem.

January 4, 2016
January 4, 2016

A clean Dhaka

We commend and endorse the “Clean Dhaka 2016” campaign launched by the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation who has pledged to set up...

December 15, 2015
December 15, 2015

Don’t use own photo in party posters, banners: AL

Ruling Awami League directs its activists to avoid using photographs except those of Sheikh Hasina and Bangabandhu during political publicity.

November 29, 2015
November 29, 2015

Eviction turns violent, cops fire on Tejgaon truckers

Police open fire on transport workers injuring one person after an eviction drive at the Tejgaon truck stand turned violent. Several journalists hurt as transport workers come down to the streets blocking Satrasta intersection.

September 27, 2015
September 27, 2015

Dhaka cleaned in 27hrs: Annisul

Dhaka is cleaned of wastes from the sacrificial animals within 27 hours, North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Haque claims.

July 28, 2015
July 28, 2015

Billboards or death traps?

The picture of a billboard dislodged from the top of a building in Dhaka that was published in our paper yesterday must have shocked many.

June 19, 2015
June 19, 2015

The mathematics of two mayors in one city

Dhaka City Corpor-ation has been divided into two halves, but each one of its problems remain the same, if not worse.

May 8, 2015
May 8, 2015

Winning and losing in city corporation elections

The ultimate tragedy will strike if people become withdrawn. It will no longer matter who wins or loses any of the many elections.

May 5, 2015
May 5, 2015

3 city mayors-elect to be sworn-in Wednesday

Newly elected mayors and councillors of three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong will be sworn-in on Wednesday morning.

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