Staff Reporter, The Daily Star
Under the autumn sky, sunlight and clouds play hide-and-seek as Kashful sway gently in the breeze.
In the heart of Dhaka, amid the city’s relentless pace, a silent grave has reclaimed its dignity.
The change has left thousands of small businesses and families struggling to send packages to America
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) built two modern slaughterhouses to ensure hygienic animal slaughtering -- one in Old Dhaka’s Kaptan Bazar and another in Hazaribagh of the Dhanmondi area.
Remember whenever you saw someone speaking through a microphone -- be it at a rally, a meeting, or a grand procession -- there was one thing in common. In front of the mic, a small sign read: “Call-Ready”.
Construction of a six-story building beside Paris Road in Mirpur, locally known as Paris Market, began in 1996 and was erected by 2007. Since then, 18 years have passed, but no further work has been done on the structure.
With fear, grief, and uncertainty, a family from Barguna’s Bamna spends every single day of their lives in an agonising wait.
Like most other shopping malls in Dhaka -- a city of over 20 million people -- the Sundarban Square Super Market at Gulistan is a daily hub for thousands of buyers and sellers.
Under the autumn sky, sunlight and clouds play hide-and-seek as Kashful sway gently in the breeze.
In the heart of Dhaka, amid the city’s relentless pace, a silent grave has reclaimed its dignity.
The change has left thousands of small businesses and families struggling to send packages to America
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) built two modern slaughterhouses to ensure hygienic animal slaughtering -- one in Old Dhaka’s Kaptan Bazar and another in Hazaribagh of the Dhanmondi area.
Remember whenever you saw someone speaking through a microphone -- be it at a rally, a meeting, or a grand procession -- there was one thing in common. In front of the mic, a small sign read: “Call-Ready”.
Construction of a six-story building beside Paris Road in Mirpur, locally known as Paris Market, began in 1996 and was erected by 2007. Since then, 18 years have passed, but no further work has been done on the structure.
With fear, grief, and uncertainty, a family from Barguna’s Bamna spends every single day of their lives in an agonising wait.
Like most other shopping malls in Dhaka -- a city of over 20 million people -- the Sundarban Square Super Market at Gulistan is a daily hub for thousands of buyers and sellers.
For five consecutive fiscal years, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has failed to meet its revenue collection targets, with the shortfall in 2024-25 being the largest in recent years.
Mohammad Ali, another resident from Basabo, said, “My building’s approval was stuck for six months. This problem has already added two more months to the delay.”