The mayor of Chittagong said yesterday that he would pay hundreds of beggars a daily wage to keep them off the streets during the cricket World Cup. Manzur Alam said that about 300 disabled beggars would be given Taka 150 a day after the tournament’s opening ceremony on February 17 to compensate them for loss ... Read more
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Dhaka to be kept free of beggars, hawkers during WC
The government is planning to keep most of the capital city areas free of beggars and hawkers for the duration of Cricket World Cup matches in Bangladesh. A home ministry meeting on Tuesday decided to recommend the authorities concerned to free major roads to and from the match venues of beggars and hawkers during the