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#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.
Want to tie the knot again? pay tax first
Life for those who are planning to get married in the southern side of Dhaka city is about to get a little more difficult than it usually is.
Saat Masjid Road / A curious tradeoff
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has faced criticism from environmentalists after cutting down several hundred trees, including Banyan, Nim, Plum, and other varieties, along the median of Saat Masjid Road
Why I feel suffocated by Dhanmondi
Dhanmondi these days is a cacophony of people, traffic, events, vendors, schools, hospitals, restaurants, and construction sites.
Saat Masjid Road: Trees felled for facelift, a new median strip
City life comes with rapid change. But for the residents of Dhanmondi what didn’t change for long were the trees and plants on the median of Saat Masjid Road. Bursting with blossoms in spring and summer, the krishnachuras and the radhachuras, among other trees, became a part of their lives.
Parks and recreation, a distant dream
Do authorities care at all about citizens' quality of life?
Saat Masjid Road / Trees felled flouting rules
The lush greenery of Dhaka is slowly disappearing, and in some instances the perpetrator behind this devastation is none other than the Dhaka South City Corporation.
DSCC tree-cutting: A development initiative or a murder spree?
Why could the development project not be carried out while preserving these trees?
Chikungunya: DSCC to provide free treatment at doorsteps
Free treatment will be provided at the doorsteps of Chikungunya affected people in Dhaka South City Corporation area, DSCC Mayor Sayeed Khokon says.The mayor also calls upon the DSCC dwellers to contact to the number 09611000999 for medical aids.
Waste bins wasted
A picture published in this paper yesterday showed a dismal state of a good idea gone wrong. The hundreds of waste bins that were set up all over the city as part of the Clean Dhaka campaign by the DNCC and DSCC mayors for better garbage management in the city was without a doubt a good idea which had the potential to make our city cleaner.
Dhaka mayors get minister status
The two mayors of Dhaka city corporations are awarded the status of full minister, the mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation is given the status of deputy minister, according to a gazette notification.
Dhaka south sets Tk 420 beef price for Ramadan
Dhaka South City Corporation fixes the beef price per kg at Tk 420 and mutton Tk 570 for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan.
Steps if price list is not followed during Ramadan: DSCC mayor
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor warns of legal measures against the businessmen who would not follow the city corporation-determined price list while selling essentials this Ramadan.
Plan to double size of Dhaka city okayed
The authorities approve a proposal to double the size of Dhaka city by adding eight more unions to both the north and south city corporations.
Govt to double size of Dhaka city area
The government is going to more than double the area of the two Dhaka city corporations through inclusion of 16 nearby unions, said
Good initiative for safe street food
The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) yesterday formally handed over 80 food carts to as many trained vendors at a ceremony with a view to ensuring safe street food and improving public health.
Mosquitoes go out of control
City dwellers have been facing severe mosquito problems for the last couple of weeks, as the two city corporations have failed to take
HC seeks reports on Dhaka city waste management
The High Court directs authorities concerned to submit reports in three months on the steps taken for waste management in Dhaka north and south city corporation areas.
