Standing shorn of past glory
It certainly is a walk of pride for students, or anyone, down the Dhaka Collegiate School campus, now at 1 Lyall Street in Old Town of Dhaka, founded in 1835 as the first government high school in undivided Bengal...
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Eviction of cleaners without rehabilitation must stop
THE eviction of cleaners from their colony in Old Town of Dhaka where they have lived since the British era with no rehabilitation plans is deplorable. Dhaka鈥檚 south city authorities have conducted the eviction drive at the Miranzilla Harijan Sweepers Colony at Bangshal since June 10 and have already demolished...
Shocking delay in ensuring legal accountability for Nimtali fire
IT HAS been 14 years since a fire at a chemical warehouse at Nimtali in the Old Town of Dhaka killed 124 people, but no action has been taken against those responsible for the fire. On the anniversary of the deadly fire on June 2, the National Human Rights Commission issued a statement expressing frustration at the failure of the police to investigate the fire...