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City dwellers for unique plan to save Dhaka
Ershad Kamol | Updated at 12:00am on January 03, 2020
The city dwellers demand the newly elected mayors and councillors in the upcoming Dhaka south and north city corporation elections scheduled on January 30 will...
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Home ownership still a dream for many in Bangladesh capital
Rashad Ahamad | Updated at 01:20am on December 27, 2019
The middle-income group of people living in Dhaka cannot afford any house of their own and are compelled to live their lives in rented houses...
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Govt, realtors should join hands to widen scopes: REHAB chair
Rashad Ahamad | Updated at 01:18am on December 27, 2019
Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh president and also Shamsul Alamin Real Estate Limited’s managing director Alamgir Shamsul Alamin Kajal said that government agencies...
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Restrict ownership of multiple houses to ensure housing for all: Akter Mahmud
Rashad Ahamad | Updated at 01:16am on December 27, 2019
Jahangirnagar University Urban Planning professor and also Bangladesh Institute of Planners president-elect Akter Mahmud said that there were many people who were earning only from...
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Dhaka’s hygiene crises threaten public health
Rashad Ahamad | Updated at 12:23am on December 20, 2019
Lack of safe water, sewage treatment, safe disposal of solid wastes and unavailable and affordable sanitation facilities in public spaces continue to haunt Dhaka, for...
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Water and waste pollutions threaten city hygiene: Adil Mohammed Khan
Rashad Ahamad | Updated at 12:16am on December 20, 2019
Jahangirnagar University urban planning professor and also general secretary of the Bangladesh Institute of Planners Adil Mohammed Khan said that different types of pollutions around...
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Lack of preconditions for hygiene ails Dhaka: Abdullah Al-Muyeed
Rashad Ahamad | Updated at 12:14am on December 20, 2019
WaterAid Bangladesh head of policy and advocacy Abdullah Al-Muyeed said that for lack of safe water and sanitation facilities Dhaka is now faced a sever...
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Decent public transport service still elusive in Bangladesh capital
Rashad Ahamad | Updated at 12:43am on December 13, 2019
Decent public transport is nowhere to be found in the capital today. In fact, for years, commuters in Dhaka have been suffering from the absence...
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Dhaka urgently need infrastructure, transport policy: Akter Mahmud
Rashad Ahamad | Updated at 12:38am on December 13, 2019
Jahangirnagar University urban and regional planning professor and the president of Bangladesh Institute of Planners Akter Mahmud said that considering the socio-economic context and purchasing...
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Stop extortion, ensure governance in transport sector: Musleh Uddin Hasan
Rashad Ahamad | Updated at 12:37am on December 13, 2019
No decent public transport system emerged in Dhaka over the years as the policymakers did not emphasise its importance, said Musleh Uddin Hasan, Bangladesh University...