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Ex-mayor Ivy arrested amid protests, clash

A Narayanganj court on Friday sent former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Selina Hayat Ivy to jail in connection with a murder case after overnight protests and clash.

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Tk 100cr allocated for 18 new DNCC wards

The Dhaka North City Corporation has allocated Tk 100 crore for the development of drainage networks and roads in 18 newly added wards to alleviate public sufferings, said DNCC administrator Mohammad Azaz on Wednesday...

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DEPZ demands quick solution to power issue

The industrialists of the Dhaka Export Processing Zone urged the government to resolute the existing electricity issues as soon as possible as it may hinder the country’s businesses...

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No chance for day’s vote to happen at night, CEC says

Reiterating Election Commission’s commitment to organising a free, fair, neutral and peaceful election, Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin said, ‘There is no possibility of taking place day’s vote at night.’

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Stray kite string blamed for April grid failure

A kite string falling on a power transmission line on April 26 caused a massive short circuit, severing electricity supply to 21 districts, a recent probe found, highlighting the risks for the national power grid arising out of its close proximity to human settlements...

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Time for govt to bolster city transport system

A DECLINING use of buses in the capital, largely because of no improvement in services, on part of users, and the absence of fresh investment, on part of operators, is worrying. Without an efficient and functional public transport system, the capital city stands the chance of getting out of the reach of the poor, low- and fixed-income people, forcing them to use expensive...

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City shops to be registered: labour adviser

The Adviser to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, M Sakhawat Hossain, said that all residential hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, shopping malls, and major market shops in Dhaka must compulsorily complete registration under the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006...

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District council, DNCC in dispute over land occupation, revenue

The Dhaka District Council and the Dhaka North City Corporation have been in long-standing conflict over the occupation of the council’s land used by the corporation as a cattle market at Gabtoli and a half of the revenue collected from the market since 2002-2003....

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Restaurant owners at loggerheads with DSCC

The country's restaurant owners threatened to launch a nationwide movement involving all restaurant owners and workers if the Dhaka South City Corporation did not revoke their notice over roof-top eateries and engage in constructive dialogue...

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Groundwater needs more focus

IN BANGLADESH, where rivers dominate the landscape and flood narratives shape public discourse, groundwater continues to flow silently beneath the surface — out of sight, out of mind. Yet this invisible resource is the true lifeline of our resilience to climate extremes, food insecurity, and water scarcity. It sustains more than 80 per cent of irrigation, provides 97 per...

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Guardiola to take break from football when he leaves City

Pep Guardiola says he will take a break from football when he leaves Manchester City but does not know if he will retire from the game. The 54-year-old signed a two-year contract extension in November keeping him at the Etihad until June 2027, which would be 11 years after he joined the club.

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DNCC pulls down 8 illegal gates at Rupnagar

The Dhaka North City Corporation in a drive on Thursday demolished eight illegally constructed gates on several road stretches at Rupnagar of Mirpur Section 2 in the capital...