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Govt should mend transport system to stop forced walking

WALKING is a good exercise. But this is not so when it becomes involuntary, especially amidst a poor environment for walking. An increased share of walking in daily trips in the greater Dhaka area — which is composed of, wholly and partly, five districts of the Dhaka division which are Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Narsingdi and Munshiganj — appears to be no sign...

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Share of walking in trips doubles in greater Dhaka

The share of walking in covering daily trips generated in Greater Dhaka has more than doubled in 14 years, as people are forced to walk to take trips amid intensified traffic congestion on roads in the area.

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Walker joins Milan from City

England right-back Kyle Walker has completed a loan move to AC Milan from Manchester City, the clubs announced on Friday.

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BWC observes 9th National Walking Day

Bangladesh Walking Club, a non-profit organisation, observed the 9th National Walking Day in 10 districts-upazilas, including Dhaka, on Saturday.

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New device blasts kill nine, wound 300 in Lebanon

A second wave of device explosions killed nine people and wounded more than 300 in Hezbollah strongholds of Lebanon in the Middle East on Wednesday, officials said, stoking fears of an all-out war in the region.

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Celebrating walking

YEARS ago, while attending the Asian Development Bank’s Transport Forum, a group of us went on a walking tour. At one point the sidewalk was so narrow pedestrians were in single file, queued up to wait to walk. In the midst of the noise and chaos, someone was burning trash on the sidewalk. The situation was so dismal I started cheering...

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Govt mustn’t walk back austerity steps amidst economic decline

THE government’s plan to walk back austerity measures, even if partly, in the national budget for the 2025 financial year only because the measures that have been in place have failed to produce result appears impractical. Such a proposition of reversal would...