43 killed in Dhaka building fire
At least 43 people were killed in a deadly fire that broke out at a six-storey commercial building on Baily Road in Dhaka late on Thursday night.
At least 43 people were killed in a deadly fire that broke out at a six-storey commercial building on Baily Road in Dhaka late on Thursday night.
The Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) has rescued a Bangladeshi woman from the red light area in Neamatpur under Kulti police station area and arrested the alleged human traffickercum-pimp.
He made this statement after visiting the injured policemen at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Saturday evening.
Will Dhaka become an isolated island, disconnected from the rest of the country as it was on December 10 last year and July 28 this year?
Leaks in gas pipelines in parts of Dhaka left a strong odour, creating panic among city residents, an official said on Tuesday.
A group of 10-12 students were assaulted by the workers of Capital Hostel when they came to support workers of Welcome which finally led to the daylong violent clash, he added.
Dhaka, according to the latest report of the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep), is also the world's noisiest city now. Its average noise level stands at a stupefying 119 decibels. In another ironic twist, Dhaka is regularly cited as one of the most expensive yet least liveable cities in the world.
Dhaka city, along with the greater Dhaka region, account for 48 per cent of all the jobs in Bangladesh. All the major infrastructures of governance, including the secretariat, are based in Dhaka. The best educational institutions and medical facilities are concentrated in Dhaka. Who would not want to have these facilities? The question is: For how long would we be able to sustain this rampant concentrated urbanisation?
An official from the transport department said that under the UDAN-RCS, bids would soon be floated by the Civil Aviation Ministry to finalise the routes.
The total number of recovered patients in the country stood at 1,552,893 including 293 new recoveries, said the DGHS.
