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The Uttara Residential Model Town (3rd Phase) project failed to complete its construction works on time. The project, already having completed 90 percent of the works, was supposed to be handed over at the end of this month. However, a time extension of one year has been sought to complete the ...
Under-aged children working as labourers is a common phenomenon in Dhaka city. However, most of the jobs are too risky for the children to be involved in. Scenes of children illegally doing odd jobs, dangling from buses or working in factories or on construction sites are not unusual. However,...
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Although prices of red meat have been fluctuating, yet remaining consistently high over the last few months; beef being sold between Tk 570 and Tk620 per kilo and mutton around Tk850 and Tk900 per kilo. Alongside, slaughtering of the animals is seemingly under no system and is a gruesome sight....
With the monsoons approaching, the question of whether the roads of Dhaka city are ready for the downpours this year, looms large. Every year, the capital is faced with water logged roads leading to numerous inconveniences.Streets in many areas of the capital are flooded with dirty water making...
Chemical business in the capital’s Old Dhaka area is still continuing despite repeated fatal accidents. Businessmen say they have no other option but to continue the trade where they are as they are yet to get a new location from the government. As the new Chemical Industrial Park is...
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Shunbo encourages people to feel the freedom to share in the first anonymous mental health support group of Bangladesh. “Share without hesitation” is the core philosophy by which the initiative functions. Shunbo was inaugurated on 5thJuly 2020 amidst the onset of the general unrest ...
Homebound people in Dhaka and other parts of the country are desperate to go home with Eid-Ul-Fitr knocking at the door. The pandemic restrictions make no difference to the people hellbent to spend Eid in their homeland. They are determined to use whatever means necessary to reach their destinations...
Shops and malls were given the green light over a week ago despite the ongoing lockdown. Streets and markets were seen crowded similar during the Ramadan days. Unlike last year, traders are commercially active in the country this year. Restrictions to tackle the second wave of Covid-19 thi...
For many people the pandemic has been a great deal of a mental stress as the fear of sufferings and death often continue to haunt them. Many survivors simply avoid recalling the ordeals of the lonely suffocating situation which often triggers panic attacks.The mental stress is said to be so ser...
On the last working day before the lockdown, malls were seen filled with city dwellers on Tuesday. The crowds were heavier than in the last few days, and it seemed shop owners would enjoy one good day of sales before the scheduled lockdown. However, although there were more people in the malls,...
The country is currently experiencing lockdown due to sudden surge in Covid-19 infection and death rates, however, unlike last year the lockdown this time is largely limited to other businesses while keeping the garments factories open. The functioning of these garments factories is subjected t...
Bangladesh Competition Commission is a government platform that works with respect to the Competition Act adopted by Bangladesh in 2012. They deal with cases involving unfair, illegal or ill motivated commercial activities and provide verdicts as per the law. “A stable competitiven...
The present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is consistently working to reach out to the rural people the world-class healthcare including eye care by establishing a specialized hospital in every district.Those specialized hospitals will be especially well- equipped with all modern ame...
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Hybrid classes, a common practice in foreign education systems, are classrooms that consist of both students attending in person and students attending online. Last year, due to the pandemic, a change was inevitably forced upon teachers and students to adapt to online schooling. With the pandemic gr...
Due to expansion in digitalisation in Bangladesh over the last decade, huge job opportunities have been created, especially based on app centered technologies.New platforms were created online and offline demanding certain sets of skills that expanded the job market to newer lengths. Seven high...
Dhaka these days consistently ranks among the top three spots in being the most polluted city in the world. Presence of such fine particles in the air in the city not only affects daily life but also contributes to respiratory problems.Dhaka scored 167 on the Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) measur...
Many Dhaka residents recently have been showing interest of decorating their rooftops with beautiful greenery. Apart from the aesthetic appeal, this has some major benefits such as cooling down the atmosphere, improving air quality and it could even provide an organic source of food for some pe...
MyFuelPump has introduced an online platform to provide mobile fuel solutions for businesses and homes.“The idea is something that is very new to Bangladesh. It was generated last April during lockdown for the pandemic when everyone was at home and gradually opening up to the online world.&nbs...
For the first time, a locally made brand of three-wheeler auto-rickshaw has been developed that fully complies with standards of safety regulations enforced by most developed nations.“Baagh is my passion project and it is fully made in Bangladesh. I dream of doing something revolutionary for t...
Footpaths along the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban have many stories to tell. Lost in those stories is the story of Jannatul Ferdous. The little girl arranging and sorting out the flowers while her little baby brother Omar Faruque playfully resides under her guidance. Noorjahan Begum, their mother, is l...
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