Category: Dhaka City

  • Play golf or preserve sites?

    The High Court on Monday declared illegal the government decision to allocate two and a half acres of land of Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital for the use as a golf course by Dhaka Club violating environment law. Since the land of the historical ground at Shahbagh is a public property, the court said it…

  • ঢাকার অধ:পতনঃ দায়ি আমাদের মানবিকতার পতন

    গতকাল এক জরিপের ফলাফলে জানতে পারলাম আমাদের ঢাকা শহর বসবাসের যোগ্যতার বিচারে ১৪০টি দেশের মধ্যে তৃতীয় হয়েছে, তালিকার শেষ দিক থেকে। মাপকাঠি ছিল রাজনৈতিক-সামাজিক-সাংস্কৃতিক-অপরাধ প্রবণতার অবস্থা, স্বাস্থ্য, শিক্ষা, অবকাঠামো এবং পরিবেশ। দুই বছর আগে, ইকোনমিস্টের গবেষনা বিভাগের এই জরিপে আমরা ছিলাম ১৩৮তম অবস্থানে। তারও আগে, ২০০৭ সালে ফোর্বস ম্যাগাজিনের এক স্বাস্থ্য ও স্যানিটেশন জরিপে ২১৫টি…

  • Of RAB, 2009-2010

    May 13, 2011 bdnews24.com Paramilitary force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) was formed in March 2004 with the commitment to root out terrorism. * It’s mission is to “prevent crime and apprehend criminals”. * “Bangladesh is my pride” is the motto of all RAB members. * Capabilities of the elite force are ensuring internal security, carrying…

  • Off to a colourful start

    Curtains went off the World Cup 2011 with spectacular displays at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on Thursday evening. The official opening ceremony of the 10th cricket World Cup began around 6:10pm after the arrival of prime minister Sheikh Hasina at the stadium. Hasina declared open the biggest-ever sporting event in the country around…

  • Japan Garden City authorities ‘ignored fire concerns’

    Japan Garden City authorities ‘ignored fire concerns’

    Jointly conducted with Liton Haider on Feb 12, 2010, published on bdnews24.com Japan Garden City, the sprawling tower block housing project in Dhaka where a devastating fire claimed seven lives on Thursday night, has been developed without proper fire-safety features and facilities, residents said on Friday, while the country’s top fire official said the housing…

  • 2.5 lakh buildings in 3 cities at earthquake risk

    2.5 lakh buildings in 3 cities at earthquake risk

    read the story on bdnews24.com Around 250,000 buildings in the three major cities of Bangladesh—Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet—are extremely vulnerable to earthquakes, according to a recent survey. Some 142,000 among 180,000 buildings in Chittagong; 24,000 out of 52,000 in Sylhet; and 78,000 out of 326,000 buildings in Dhaka were detected as risky. “The survey results…

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