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DSCC drives to recover Shyampur canal to continue

DSCC drives to recover Shyampur canal to continue

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) drives to recover sections of Shyampur and Manda canals are set to continue for a few more days, DSCC Public Relations Officer Abu ...Details

Fire guts over 500 shanties at Mohakhali slum

Fire guts over 500 shanties at Mohakhali slum

The fire started at Mohakhali Sattola slum around 3:40am, said Kamrul Hassan, a duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence.

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City water tariff increased 14 times in 13 years

City water tariff increased 14 times in 13 years

 The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has again increased water tariffs by five per cent without addressing water crisis in different places in the city ...Details

Metro rail test run likely this month

Metro rail test run likely this month

The authorities may begin a test run of the country's first metro rail service later this month.

After this test, the authorities will operate the trains between ...Details

‘No passengers on my rickshaw, no food on my table’

‘No passengers on my rickshaw, no food on my table’

Most rickshaw pullers are now earning Tk100-300 per day, indicating that they lost over 80% of their incomes to the lockdown
 

Before the lockdown, rickshaw-puller ...Details