Dirt, waste choke Dhanmondi Lake
Dhanmondi Lake has become a contaminated site loaded with waste from hospitals and clinics and sewage from surface drains that are directly linked to its stagnant water.
High prices slow sales at Saarc fair
Sale was not satisfactory despite a good number of people visiting the show, was the opinion of most stall owners at the Fifth South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Trade Fair 2003.
Losing way in 'X' files?
Police seem reluctant to unravel the mystery cloaking the deaths of five children in a water tank of an under-construction building in a single midday tragedy on December 25, while keening rises among
Distribution of admission forms, which began on Saturday, will continue till January 7.
Printing of over 50 pc textbooks complete
Printing of more than fifty per cent of textbooks for primary and secondary schools and madrassahs are complete and distribution of these books will begin next week, said National Curriculum and Textbook
Illegal market halts road expansion
The expansion work on the Ring Road at Mohammadpur has not progressed for over a month despite two attempts by the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) to evict an illegal market on its land.
Traffic snarl-up at Gulshan Circle 2
No zebra crossing, road divider poses danger
The Gulshan circle 2 has become notorious for traffic congestion apparently because of the ignorance of drivers.
