A palace by the river
Leave behind the tangled streets and chaotic symphony of Old Dhaka for a while. Close your eyes and imagine yourself in a different era, stepping onto a gilded boat that glides through the sun-dappled Buriganga.
9h ago
Corruption Charges: 3,300 cases await court disposal
The Anti-Corruption Commission is grappling with case backlogs as over 3,300 remain pending in various courts across the country.
9h ago
Birth and Death Registration server: DSCC at odds with registrar general
Dhaka South City Corporation has introduced a new server for birth registrations, violating the existing law and rules governing the process.
1d ago
Banglabazar: All things book
Walking past the Jagannath University and Dhaka Collegiate School, amid heavy noise of construction work at Dhaka Sadar Post Office, these correspondents heard a voice that cut through the cacophony in narrow lanes of Old Dhaka.
2w ago
City corporations owe Rajuk Tk 302cr
Forty years ago, Dhaka City Corporation bought the Gulshan Shopping Complex Market from Rajuk for Tk 6.45 crore. The market now falls under the jurisdiction of Dhaka North City Corporation.
2w ago
From swamps to water parks
While strolling through the Motijheel area in the capital, one might notice a swampy waterbody behind Bangladesh Bank. What was once a pristine lake is now just a garbage dumping site for some, while others have set up various establishments encroaching almost all of the waterbody.
3w ago
Signatures they got, not votes
Despite amassing the required one percent voter signatures to contest the national polls as an independent candidate, around 36 percent of independents couldn’t even secure one percent vote in the January 7 election.
3w ago
DSCC initiates separate collection, disposal system
To ensure better waste management in the capital, Dhaka South City Corporation has initiated a project to collect medical waste separately.
3w ago
February 10, 2024
Corruption Charges: 3,300 cases await court disposal
The Anti-Corruption Commission is grappling with case backlogs as over 3,300 remain pending in various courts across the country.
February 10, 2024
A palace by the river
Leave behind the tangled streets and chaotic symphony of Old Dhaka for a while. Close your eyes and imagine yourself in a different era, stepping onto a gilded boat that glides through the sun-dappled Buriganga.
February 9, 2024
Birth and Death Registration server: DSCC at odds with registrar general
Dhaka South City Corporation has introduced a new server for birth registrations, violating the existing law and rules governing the process.
January 27, 2024
Banglabazar: All things book
Walking past the Jagannath University and Dhaka Collegiate School, amid heavy noise of construction work at Dhaka Sadar Post Office, these correspondents heard a voice that cut through the cacophony in narrow lanes of Old Dhaka.
January 22, 2024
City corporations owe Rajuk Tk 302cr
Forty years ago, Dhaka City Corporation bought the Gulshan Shopping Complex Market from Rajuk for Tk 6.45 crore. The market now falls under the jurisdiction of Dhaka North City Corporation.
January 18, 2024
From swamps to water parks
While strolling through the Motijheel area in the capital, one might notice a swampy waterbody behind Bangladesh Bank. What was once a pristine lake is now just a garbage dumping site for some, while others have set up various establishments encroaching almost all of the waterbody.
January 16, 2024
DSCC initiates separate collection, disposal system
To ensure better waste management in the capital, Dhaka South City Corporation has initiated a project to collect medical waste separately.
January 16, 2024
Signatures they got, not votes
Despite amassing the required one percent voter signatures to contest the national polls as an independent candidate, around 36 percent of independents couldn’t even secure one percent vote in the January 7 election.
January 12, 2024
73pc candidates lose security deposits
A total of 1,441 candidates out of 1,969 who contested the January 7 polls lost their security deposits for failing to secure the minimum required votes.
January 9, 2024
Six out of 12 city corporations yet to take action
Despite the national election being over, thousands of posters and banners of candidates are still hanging across the country, causing potential hazards to the environment.
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