Displaced streaming into city
At railway and bus stations and launch-terminals, numerous new faces can be seen every day, as they were forced out of their villages by the devastating floods
Ayesha Begum, 36, who abandoned her submerged home in Sirajganj, managed a tiny room at a flood shelter in Bashabo.
Garment units give a hand in need
In a praiseworthy move, some factories shelter flood-hit workers to keep up export target
The flood affected readymade garment factories in Dhaka and adjoining areas are trying to continue their production to meet export deadline while providing shelter and food to the workers at the sametime.
What’s the task of the taskforce?
No move to arrest spiralling prices of essentials
A commerce ministry taskforce to arrest price hike proves ineffective with essential prices spiralling as flood worsens.
Gasping for space
Liberation War Museum can not display most of its collections
The Liberation War Museum in Segunbagicha is unable to exhibit all its collections because of space constraint.
Neglect scars Mohakhali road
About two kilometre-stretch of the road on both sides of the Tk 113-crore under- construction flyover at Mohakhali in the capital is in a poor state for over a year now.
Bikes for a better deal
A new motorcycle bazaar makes its debut
After the launch of a car bazaar, the turn is now for a motorcycle market.
Bikers can wheel into Motorcycle Hut at 6/23 Block-F Lalmatia either to sell their motorcycles or buy one.
