Dhaka – Though the rain brought some sort of relief after several days of sultry weather, it left the city life in disarray creating traffic chaos and water-logging at many points in the capital on Monday. -UNB
Category: Urban issues
Areas in Dhaka at higher risk of chikungunya
Residents at 23 neighbhourhoods in Dhaka were at a greater risk of being infected with Chikungunya, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, bdnews24.com has reported.
Rajuk takes over house: Illegally evicted, says BNP’s Moudud
Dhaka – The Rajdhahi Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) on Wednesday took over former law minister and senior BNP leader Moudud Ahmed’s Gulshan house following a court order. Talking to reporters Rajuk’s executive magistrate Khandaker Waliur Rahman said they took over the…
Cities, businesses, urban citizens can save Planet from climate change
London, UK (01 June) – Cities, businesses and urban citizens are today looking to the most comprehensive roadmap available on how they can deliver their part of the Paris Agreement and prevent catastrophic climate change. According to research by C40…
Mayors to fight climate change despite US withdrawal
President Trump has announced that he will withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Paris Mayor and C40 Chair Anne Hidalgo and several other global C40 mayors have made statements reacting to the news, vowing to continue…
Growing ME urbanisation worsens water scarcity, food imports
By Baher Kamal Rome, May 24 (IPS) – Conflict and insecurity remain the key barriers to development progress in the Middle East and North Africa. In Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen, about half the population—around 40 million people—require humanitarian assistance.…
Minister’s son among 11 held in Pabna vandalism case
Pabna, May 19 – Police arrested 11 people, including Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif’s son Sirhan Sharif Tamal, in a case filed for vandalism early Friday.
Dhaka for cooperation with Stockholm for energy, urban dev
Dhaka, May 10 – State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid, now on a three-day visit to Sweden, will hold a series of discussions there focusing on energy and sustainable urban development. He is leading a delegation…
7-day drive to ensure jute packaging from May 15
Dhaka – The government will conduct a weeklong special drive across the country from May 15, aiming to ensure the use of jute bags in packaging of 17 products and stop use of polythene bags. UNB news agency reported
Flying green in Bangladesh
By Sohara Mehroze Shachi Dhaka, May 4 (IPS) – New technology could be the answer to reducing negative climate impacts of aviation – one of the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gases. And a recent quantitative research at North South University…
Encroachment, pollution put Mayur River in peril
Khulna – Rampant encroachment and unchecked pollution have put the Mayur River, one of the freshwater rivers in Khulna, at stake destroying its freshwater resources and ecosystem. UNB news agency reported
70 pc buildings to collapse if 7-8 magnitude quake hits Ctg
Chittagong – About 70 percent of high-rise buildings in the port city will collapse if an earthquake of 7-8 magnitude on the Richter scale hits the city, says a new study of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUST). UNB…
Heavy rain submerges parts of Ctg city
Chittagong – Heavy rain submerged many streets of the port city on Friday, leaving the normal life in disarray. UNB news agency reported
Pro-Al Panel sweeps RUTA polls
The pro-Awami League teachers, known as the Yellow Panel, have won all of the 15 committee posts in the Rajshahi University Teacher’s Association (RUTA) election on Thursday.
Dhaka City bus services resume operation chagring high fare
Dhaka – The city bus services resumed their operations in the capital Thursday after the government withdrew its embargo on the gate-locked or sitting services.
Drive against sitting bus services suspended
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has suspended its drive against ‘sitting or gate lock’ bus services in the city for 15 days. However, the drive will continue against the buses that are charging additional fares and not keeping seats reserved…
Obaidur Quader asks BRTA to review decision on stopping
In the wake of public transport crisis in the capital following a BRTA drive, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday asked the BRTA authorities to review its decision of stopping ‘sitting service’ of buses in a bid…
No ‘gate lock’ or ‘sitting service’ from Sunday in Dhaka
No passenger bus will be allowed to ply the city streets in the name of ‘Sitting Service’ or ‘Gate Lock’ from Sunday, said Chairman of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) Md Moshiar Rahman on Saturday. He came up with…
Britain’s deadliest bed: Hundreds sleep in wheelie bins
Refuse operators live in fear of accidentally killing a rough sleeper The UK homeless crisis means that refuse collectors are now living with the fear that they could accidentally kill a person sleeping in a commercial wheeled bin as they…
Commuters suffer as roads closed for ulema rally
Dhaka – Dhaka city residents on Thursday experienced huge sufferings due to the closure of roads enforced for congregation of Ulema, Imams and Islamists in the city’s Suhrawardi Udyan.
Unjela Kaleem joins WSSCC as head of external affairs
Geneva, 30 March – The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) is pleased to announce Ms. Unjela Kaleem as its new Head of External Affairs, Communications and Coordination.
Catch stray dogs!
Stray dogs are now frequently seen freely wondering in different parts of the metropolis. Some days back I read a news report stating some stray dogs attacked a police officer’s house in some district and killed his goats. Even in…
Why not steps for hawker rehabilitation: HC
Dhaka Mar 14 – The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why it should not be directed to take necessary steps for the rehabilitation of hawkers.
Inhabitants evacuated from 321 risky Dhaka buildings
Though 321 identified risky buildings of Dhaka city are yet to be demolished completely, the two city corporations of Dhaka and Rajdhani Unnayan Kattripakkha (RAJUK) have started demolishing the buildings to save the lives of its inhabitants. However, the inhabitants…
Death in manhole: HC summons Wasa MD, DSCC official
The High Court on Tuesday summoned the Managing Director of Dhaka Wasa and chief executive officer of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) to appear before it on March 19 in connection with the death of a man falling into an…
Last bid to save BGMEA building rejected
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a petition filed by BGMEA seeking review of the court’s verdict that directed the authorities concerned to demolish the unauthorised multi-storey office building at Hatirjheel in Dhaka.
9 injured in gas cylinder explosion in Old Dhaka
At least nine people, including employees of a restaurant, and pedestrians sustained burn injuries when an explosion occurred from a gas cylinder at a restaurant-cum-sweetmeat shop near Lalbagh crossing in Old Dhaka on Saturday afternoon. Wearhouse Inspector of Fire Service…
BD, India sign MoU for development of Sylhet city
Bangladesh and India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Friday for the sustainable development of Sylhet city with the financial assistance of India. Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla, on behalf of the Government of India and…
The 15 worst cities for rush hour traffic
Plenty of drivers complain about rush hour traffic, but some have more to gripe about than others. Bangkok has the worst evening rush hour traffic in the world for a second consecutive year, according to GPS manufacturer TomTom.
Trump Should Press Netanyahu on Settlements
For Israel and Palestine, 2017 marks several major anniversaries: the 100th of the Balfour Declaration, which proclaimed British support for establishing a national home for the Jewish people in historic Palestine, the 70th of Palestine’s partition into Jewish and Arab…