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Tk 460m spent, unutilised for 15 years

DCC building Tk 460m spent, unutilised for 15 years

An undivided Dhaka City Corporation building built in 2006 in the name of ensuring facilities of the citizens now remains empty. The building cost almost Tk 460 million

City residents clean up waste on their own

City residents clean up waste on their own

Employees from the waste management department of Dhaka’s both city corporations are seeing this awareness of the city dwellers as a positive thing. With the cooperation of city residents, they ...

Monirul Haque

Interview: Monirul Haque Cumilla city polls: ‘CEC faces hindrance at the very outset’

The chief election commissioner directly said, forcing an MP to leave his constituency is not their task. Then, whose responsibility is this? I don’t know the law much. If there’s no such law, then ...

Farooq Ahmed, superintendent of police (SP) of Cumilla, briefed police members on the election at Bhasha Shoinik Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in the city on 14 June 2022.

Cumilla city polls Law enforcers violating rules to face the music: SP

The superintendent of police (SP) of Cumilla, Farooq Ahmed, on Tuesday said stern actions will be taken against law enforcers who will violate rules or show negligence on the election day in Cumilla ...

Rape

Gazipur city councillor arrested for attempted rape

The woman managed to flee as neighbours came forward hearing her screams

Election commission

CCC polls to be held by 20 June: EC

The Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) election won’t be held on time. Although there is a legal obligation in holding the election within 16 May, the election commission (EC) decided to conduct the ...

REHAB president Shamsul Arefin reads out a written statement during a press conference at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel in Dhaka on Saturday

City corporation approval for construction to increase sufferings: REHAB

The decision to seek approval from city corporations apart from RAJUK for the construction of new buildings or any kind of infrastructure is not investment friendly, said REHAB leaders

Selina Hayat Ivy poses for photograph with victory sign after being elected as mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) for the third consecutive terms. The picture was taken from Deobhog in Narayanganj on 16 January.

NCC election: Ivy, councillors take oath

Awami League candidate Selina Hayat Ivy was elected mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation for the third consecutive term

Minister for local government Tajul Islam

City corporations' approval will be needed for construction work: LGRD minister

Approval will be needed from the concerned city corporation along with Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) to erect any kind of establishment in Dhaka

Mayoral candidate in Narayanganj City Corporation election, Taimur Alam Khandaker addresses a media conference at the house of ATM Kamal, his chief electoral agent, in Missionpara of Narayanganj, on 11 January 2022

Taimur threatens to campaign in front of SP office if ‘arrests, harassment not stopped’

Calling for a stop to arrests and harassment of his supporters and workers, the independent candidate also sought prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s intervention for fair elections

Extravagant expenditure on vehicles at Dhaka city corporations

Extravagant expenditure on vehicles at Dhaka city corporations

Such car extravaganza is rampant at both city corporations. At least 45 officials, who are not entitled to vehicle privilege, use the vehicles of the city corporations in the DSCC while 42 officials ...

File photo

Urban primary health services A tug of war between two ministries over World Bank loan of Tk 25.5b

A tug of war is ongoing between the local government ministry and the health ministry over taking charge of primary healthcare services in all city corporations including Dhaka

Editorial

Who will draw a line on luxury cars of DCC officials?

Although the officials of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) often fail to provide proper service to Dhaka residents, it is transpired that they are very ...

Selina Hayat Ivy

Ivy gets AL nomination for NCC polls again

Awami League has nominated Selina Haya Ivy as mayoral candidate for Narayanganj City Corporation polls again.

Gunfight

Main accused in Cumilla city councillor murder killed in ‘gunfight’

Three accused have been killed in alleged gunfights while three of the accused – Sohel Prakash, Saimon and Rony – are on the run

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