The fine arts market in Bangladesh is growing in size and stature every year but not in an organised way, with no regulations governing the market growth and little research to evaluate its pros and cons and formulate strategies based on the findings. While the market is almost exclusively based in the capital city and ... Read more
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Floating people lose shelter
City facelift for Cricket World Cup With the capital city getting a facelift on the eve of World Cup Cricket the floating population were dislodged from their make shift shanties, mostly on the roadsides. The ultra poor numbering about 30,000 suddenly woke up to the stark reality of losing the last shelter. They have just ... Read more
Drivers ignore meter compliance
Commuters in the capital city had to pay exorbitant fares on Sunday, the first of the new arrangement, as the drivers of CNG-run auto-rickshaws, barring a few exceptions, continued to charged more and refused to go by the meter. Auto-rickshaw drivers charged fares in excess, often several times more that the newly fixed