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In several parts of the capital, makeshift cattle markets have been set up on the roads without taking permission from the authorities concerned. These cattle markets, occupying more than half of the main roads, are causing severe traffic congestion in different areas of the city.Even though th...
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In search of better life abroad, many Bangladeshi youths routinely take perilous journey to go to different wealthy countries, but their desperate attempts often turn abortive and even cost them their lives. Exploiting the innocence of these youths, a trafficking gang has long been engaged in t...
Rangabali, an isolated upazila located 40 kilometres away from Patuakhali Sadar Upazila, witnessed an economic boom after getting electricity supply. Having power supply to remote Rangabali upazila was once a distant dream for the local people. But now it is a reality. Lifestyle of the locals h...
Shelter centres named ‘Mujib Killa’ which is aimed at protecting coastal people from natural disasters like cyclones, floods and tidal surge, are going to be ‘death trap’ as they are being built with low-quality construction materials. Construction work of a total of 33 ...
The Bangladeshi peacekeepers have made significant contributions to the international peacekeeping missions, frequently facing extreme challenges and dangers in conflict zones around the world.Bangladesh, one of the largest troop contributors to the UN peacekeeping missions, has played an important ...
Extortion from buses, trucks, and other vehicles in the name of city toll continues at various points in the capital.Many alleged that the prices of daily commodities have increased due to the extortion from goods-laden trucks entering the capital. Extortion syndicates are becoming reckless in ...
A woman has recently lost her mobile phone at Ramna Park in the capital. The phone set contained some personal photos and videos. But the miscreants who stole the phone demanded money to return it. The woman paid around Tk 1 lakh. However, the criminals didn’t return the phone rather they...
There are modern traffic signal lights on the roads in the capital of Digital Bangladesh, but police are controlling the signals by hand because most of the traffic signal lights in the city are out of order. In the last two decades, around TK 200 crore has been spent implementing various traff...
Dhaka Nagar Paribahan bus service was launched two years ago to bring order to public transport in the capital, reduce the competition to pick up passengers and relieve city dwellers of unhealthy competition.There were promises that Nagar Paribahan buses would not stop everywhere, no one would board...
The much-hyped playground for people with disabilities is getting ready beside the National Parliament Bhaban in Dhaka after long 13 years.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced an open playground for people with disabilities in 2011. Later, the prime minister asked the National Foundation for ...
The chemical warehouses in the residential buildings in Old Dhaka have not yet been moved despite the government’s decision to relocate them following the Nimtoli fire tragedy around 13 years ago.A total of 124 people died and many injured in an inferno at a chemical warehouse at Nimtoli in 20...
The trend of a section of police officers and members of different levels of police getting involved in crime is increasing day by day. In addition to abuse of power, neglect of duty, taking bribes, extortion, drug trade, robbery, torture, extortion by intimidation, embezzlement of seized goods...
‘Academic certificates’ are available without going to schools, colleges or universities as several groups are active in selling certificates. Anyone does not need to study hard or attend a prestigious educational institution for getting such a certificate. The secret market of fak...
The Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) does nothing but send notice when a building, restaurant, shopping mall, or establishment is found to be a fire risky. Although there is a separate law for them, there is no penalty or legal action. So, even if a fire hazard or irregularity exists in a ...
The Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) through a visit to different parts of capital Dhaka has identified a total of 85 buildings as highly risky and 409 others as risky in the city. The buildings, which have no fire-safety measures have been labelled as highly risky and those having minimum...
Violence against domestic helps and torture on them are frequent almost everywhere in Bangladesh, but there is no law to protect the highly vulnerable community from their employers.Lacking legal protection, domestic workers faced different kinds of torture, including physical, mental, and sexual ha...
Online gambling has emerged as a major threat across the country from cities to remote rural areas.With multiple syndicates comprising local and foreign individuals, crores of taka is being laundered from the country through this newly emerged illicit online business.Most of these sites and apps are...
Despite their popularity and cost-saving benefits, these battery-operated rickshaws are still not officially recognized in the country, leading to occasional disputes between auto-rickshaw drivers and law enforcers.Some people blame these vehicles, which can travel at high speeds on roads and highwa...
Despite the High Court ban, these battery-powered rickshaws are still running in the capital and elsewhere in the country, managing influential political leaders and police.That is why many illegal battery-powered rickshaws and three-wheeler autos ply across the country with little or no resistance ...
In the face of modern motorized auto-rickshaws hitting the streets, the traditional manually-driven rickshaws are finding it hard to survive and compete in a fast growing economy of Dhaka city.In the fifties and sixties, rickshaws were one of the main public transports for travelling in sh...
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