The traffic tangle in the Dhaka city shows no sign of improvement, with the government initiatives going all in vain. Residents from different areas, especially Farmgate, Mirpur, Motijheel, Dhanmondi, Jatrabari, Mouchak, Moghbazar, Rampura, Badda, Mahakhali, Banglamotor,
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Ministry to form joint demolition team
The Ministry of Housing and Public Works on Wednesday decided to form a joint committee to demolishing the listed 321 risky buildings in the Dhaka city. The committee will be comprised of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha and the Dhaka North City Corporation officials and some experts of the Bangladesh University
Experts stress decentralisation to ‘save’ Dhaka
Amid the mounting pressure of population on the sprawling Dhaka city, experts have said it is not mega structures but decentralisation can help solve the city’s growing problems. Talking to UNB on Saturday, the urban and local government experts said decentralisation can help ease many problems of the mega city, paving the way for overall
Shabby underpasses fail to attract pedestrians
Underpasses in the capital city are in a shabby condition and are failing to serve the pedestrians for lack of proper maintenance. Users have alleged that neither the Dhaka South City Corporation, nor the Dhaka North City Corporation properly monitor and maintain the underpasses,
AC minibus, taxicab to be launched in city
Experts say city need more buses for low-income people The communications minister, Obaidul Quader, on Wednesday said air-conditioned minibuses and taxicabs would be inaugurated in Dhaka city within the next four months to meet the demand for comfortable vehicles. The minister said the ministry withdrew its restriction
Rain turns capital streets into canals
A total of 115 mm of rains in 36 hours since 6 am on Thursday till 6 pm on Friday again contributed to flooding of some city streets, whose clogged drains were unable to flush out the pre-monsoon downpour. There was a rerun of the worst scenario on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway near Gazipur, which remained ... Read more
Shop owners take to streets against extortion
Shops owners on Wednesday blocked roads and staged demonstration at Dholaikhal in the Dhaka city’s Gendaria, protesting at extortion by local thugs for long. Over a hundred angry shop owners took to the streets in front of Sadek Hossain Khoka Math at Gendaria at about 11:00am and held demonstration,
Dhaka city fails to become successful economic hub
Says Brac University research Although Dhaka city had a favourable geographical location to become a successful hub of economic opportunities, it has failed to make its way due to a lack of proper planning, a recent study on urban life and governance has revealed. The research has identified planning deficit in the administration, social formation, ... Read more
Dhaka plan pro-rich
Say experts The Detailed Area Plan (Dap) of Dhaka City is biased towards the wealthy people as it proposes unequal urban facilities, speakers at a discussion said yesterday. It proposes 20 times more residential land for the wealthy than for the low-paid people in the capital, said Mahabubul Bari, adviser to the Rwanda government on
Eid shoppers gridlocked
Most roads that lead to the major shopping hubs in the city were clogged yesterday with thousands of vehicles as Eid shoppers poured in ahead of Eid. The tailbacks reached out to the adjacent streets, intensifying the usual daylong traffic congestion in the city, traffic policemen said. Hundreds of shoppers could not reach their home ... Read more
Sahara claims traffic jam reduced in city
Although home affairs minister Sahara Khatun was late in joining the parliamentary session on Tuesday and attributed the delay to traffic jam, in reply to questions by a lawmaker she claimed that traffic congestion in Dhaka had been reduced considerably as the police had brought about some discipline in the traffic flow. Responding to a ... Read more
Removal stops for World Cup
Overhead Cables Removal stops for World Cup Although the 23-kilometre overhead data cables between Uttara and Shahbagh had been shifted to underground, steps to clean more parts of Dhaka city are yet to see any progress. Under a project that seeks to remove overhead cables from Dhaka, data cables on the main streets between Shahbagh ... Read more
Reckless driving kills two more in city
Two more people, including a student, were killed as vehicles hit them in separate accident in the Dhaka city’s Jatrabari and Farmgate. At Farmgate, Mujibul Arefin Basunia, a Dhaka International University student, was killed as bus hit him in front of the Ananda Cinema Hall at the
Keep highways clear
HC asks cops to free roads of markets, shops up to 20km from Dhaka city, asks for compliance report in 2 weeks The High Court yesterday ordered the police authorities to take immediate steps for removal of all shops, markets and bazars on the highways within 20 kilometres of the capital to ease traffic congestion ... Read more
WC trophy takes a trip in city
Cricket fans in Dhaka had their first glimpse of the ICC World Cup 2011 trophy, the game’s ultimate prize, when it was paraded in different parts of city on Thursday. Hero Honda, a global partner of the ICC, hosted a series of progammes with the trophy, which arrived in Dhaka a day earlier amid tight ... Read more
BRTC starts operating buses for schoolchildren
The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation on Sunday began its new bus service for schoolchildren in a move to ease the Dhaka city’s traffic congestion. Seven buses each from Pallabi and Azimpur operated every 10 minutes with schoolchildren and some of their guardians