Bangladesh can learn from Kolkata's success story
Government must not downplay the present threat
Dhaka ward councillor offices provide 14 types of services
Public service must be the only priority of newly installed CEOs
Street children have zero protection from dengue
Lack of comprehensive, sustained efforts to control dengue may prove disastrous
Spaces under Dhaka flyovers can be utilised so much better
Government must take responsibility for failure to control the dengue situation
The High Court yesterday directed the two Dhaka city corporations to take effective steps to prevent the mosquito menace in the capital, and thus control the alarming spread of dengue fever.
Spaces under Dhaka flyovers can be utilised so much better
Government must take responsibility for failure to control the dengue situation
The High Court yesterday directed the two Dhaka city corporations to take effective steps to prevent the mosquito menace in the capital, and thus control the alarming spread of dengue fever.
The High Court yesterday directed the government to prepare an action plan with a list of land grabbers for recovering 50 canals in both the Dhaka city corporation areas by July 1 next year.
The authorities approve a proposal to double the size of Dhaka city by adding eight more unions to both the north and south city corporations.
If entrusted with the management of city’s storm drainage system, Dhaka city corporations will play a role in resolving the acute urban flooding and water logging problem in the capital city, said Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq.
While many Bangladeshis recognise the environmental menace of littering, a national wake-up campaign, actively championed by the national leadership, would be far more effective than the occasional focus on the issue by the media.
In a bizarre incident, cleaners of Dhaka City Corporations dump large quantity of stinky garbage in front of some business establishments in Gulshan after the offices refused to pay them ‘tips’.
A united effort can make Dhaka green in three years, Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq says.
Before the Eid ul-Adha festival, the two Mayors of the Dhaka City Corporations pledged to clean the city within 30 hours. And they delivered on their promise in the most impressive way.
