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Star City

BTTB issues demand notes; unable to give connections
Subscribers who applied for land phones in the city have to wait for a long time as Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB) cannot give connections due to lack of required infrastructure.

Billboards without registration to come down from today
With the deadline yesterday, the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) received only 150 applications for registration out of the thousands of billboards, signboards and neon signs existing in the city.

Residents welcome eviction drive
Residents of the DND (Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra) Dam area have expressed their satisfaction over the on going drive by the Water Development Board (WDB) to eradicate illegal structures from 32 canals.

South Banasree area waterlogged, lacks civic amenities
The residents of the city's South Banasree area under Eastern Housing Project are suffering from severe waterlogging, drainage problem, mosquito menace and lack of civic amenities.

Community centre incomplete even after a decade
Locals of Bashabo are frustrated over the delay in completion of a community centre although work had started nearly ten years ago.