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Flat owners face tenant crisis

A high percentage of flat or apartment owners in most metropolitan cities are facing serious crisis of tenants amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.In the wake of Covid-19 pandemic a large number of middle-income and low-income working people left cities facing financial hardship and opted to stay ...

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Seized vehicles turn police stations dumping spots

Thousands of vehicles such as motorcycles, private cars, buses, microbuses, pickups and CNG-powered auto-rickshaws have been lying in various police stations in the capital year after year due to legal complications.As the legal process is not over, these vehicles remain in the custody of the police...

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Unguarded level crossings to blame for most mishaps

As much as the authorities give importance to the construction of railway lines, procurement of locomotives and construction of infrastructure, the opposite holds true regarding safety of the rail level crossings.Train accidents are not stopping. There have been more than 50 train accidents this yea...

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Illegal occupation of roads, footpaths goes on unabated

Most of the footpaths alongside the major thoroughfares, especially in the old part of capital Dhaka, remain illegally occupied by hawkers and others despite drives by the authorities concerned.There are allegations that police in those areas allow hawkers to occupy roads and sidewalks in exchange f...

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Battery run rickshaws to blame for mishaps

Battery-powered rickshaws and rickshaw vans, mostly plying on backstreets in the capital, continue to operate despite a 2015 ban by the High Court on plying of such three wheelers across the country.Most of the accidents on the city roads are often occurred due to the reckless movement of such batte...

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Too many vehicles, too few skilled drivers

The number of vehicles in the country has tripled during the last one decade, but the number of skilled drivers has not increased compared to the number of vehicles. Unskilled drivers and unfit vehicles are two of the major reasons for a growing number of road accidents, experts said.There is an acu...

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Smart driving licence delivery uncertain

Issuing of the much awaited digital or ‘smart’ driving license cards seems to be uncertain now due to some complicated processes, according to Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA).Officials said that the BRTA had repeatedly delayed flouting tenders to supply and print the driving l...

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Where irregularities are the norms

Many city commuters who travel by public buses at night are allegedly being harassed in many ways by transport workers every day. They seem to follow no regulations set by the government.The alleged irregularities seem to continue day after day despite complaints being lodged to the authorities. The...

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Transport workers may face deeper crisis

Amid speculations of enforcing a second lockdown, leaders of private transport owners and workers expressed grave concerns over continuing to carry on business.Many of them have questioned on how to survive if income of daily wage earners is prevented in such lockdown situations to prevent further t...

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Silver haul from rivers plenty

As the 22-day ban on netting hilsa goes the fishermen across the country have become busy again catching the delectable fish from the Bay of Bengal and different rivers.In order to increase the production of hilsa, massive publicity, administrative restriction, jail-fines were all in place to ensure...

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Health safety ignored in most tourist spots

Amid the serious risks of widespread transmission of coronavirus in its 2nd wave there is hardly any enforcement of health safety guidelines, mostly in public places.Many concerned citizens said that physical distancing and wearing proper mask is largely ignored at most tourist spots and entertainme...

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Higher penalty demanded

People advocating for safer roads have expressed resentment over a clause in the road transport law that retains a provision of maximum 5 years imprisonment and paying highest Tk 5 lakh as compensation for those killed in road accidents.Leading activists call for stringent laws to curb road accident...

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Jute mill workers look for new jobs

Workers of 25 state-run, permanently-closed jute mills are worried about their future as they are not engaged in other jobs as yet. However, the government is paying their dues in phases.“We are getting our dues. But the cash money will be spent quickly. When all our money is spent, what will ...

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Clouds of uncertainty engulf expats

Saudi expatriates are still in uncertainty over returning to their workplaces amid fears of a second wave of the coronavirus in Bangladesh.Newly-married Rubel Ahmed from Moulvibazar is supposed to return to Saudi Arabia after spending his holidays amid the coronavirus. He has already spent thousands...

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Motorcycles rule Dhaka streets

The number of motorcycles in Dhaka city has gone up abnormally in the last one decade, intensifying traffic chaos and creating anarchy in the traffic system as well.The number of motorcycles in capital Dhaka has grown much faster than the automobile fleet during the period, the experts said, adding ...

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Rail link will expand to BBIN nations

The government has taken an initiative to build a new railway bridge over the Teesta River and a new 57-km dual gauge railway on Banglabandha route in order to ease the communications system in the northern region and to establish an easy railway link between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBI...

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Six-lane highway

The construction work on the 190-kilometer Elenga-Hatikumrul-Rangpur highway is going on in full swing amid the coronavirus crisis.After the implementation of the of work, the six-lane highway will open up new horizons for the people living in the northern regions as they will be able to reach the c...

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Tyranny of hoarders and middlemen

Vegetables and other essentials are selling at an alarmingly high price in the market as a section of unscrupulous hoarders, traders and middlemen are making undue profit from them which have worsened the daily life of the growers and commoners who have already been living in miserable condition due...

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No respite from illegal e-3-wheelers

Getting patronization from a corrupt cycle involving police, local leaders and thugs, thousands of unauthorized commercially run electric three-wheelers like easy-bike and rickshaw have flooded the capital Dhaka.When a large amount of money is behind such illegal deal, the authorities concerned hard...

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Boundary poles to save 4 Dhaka rivers

With Bangladesh struggling to protect the dying rivers, the government has undertaken a project to develop the banks of Buriganga, Turag, Balu and Shitalakkhya rivers along with setting up boundary pillars to prevent grabbing of the rivers.As part of the project, boundary pillars of the rivers have ...