Uttara-Agargaon corridor by Dec uncertain
Shawdesh Desk: A government monitoring agency has expressed doubt about timely completion of the Uttara–Agargaon corridor of the much-hyped metro rail project while the implementing agency claims that they are ReadMore
Govt plans to reduce 40 per cent dependency on Sadarghat
Shawdesh Desk: The government has a plan to reduce 40 per cent dependency on Dhaka’s main river port Sadarghat by developing a modern port at Smashanghat of Postagala. As part ReadMore
Eight killed as bus falls off Faridpur bridge
Shawdesh Desk: At least eight people were killed and 20 others injured after a bus fell off a bridge in Sadar upazila on Saturday afternoon. Three of the deceased were ReadMore
No entomologist in city corporations
There is no entomologist at any of the 12 city corporations in the country although their job of carrying out research and preparing action plan is vital for controlling mosquito ReadMore
Foreign debt to double in 5 years
The country’s external credit will more than double in 2022 – just in a span of five years – amid high growth of suppliers credits and short-term borrowings to finance ReadMore
Two more die of dengue in Dhaka, Barishal
Shawdesh Desk: Two more people died of dengue in the capital and Barishal on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Gias Uddin, 40, son of Abdul Awal of Chandpur and ReadMore
Government offices, public spaces still a threat
Shawdesh Desk: As Bangladesh, especially the capital is reeling under massive dengue outbreak, mobile courts run by Dhaka’s two city corporations are penalising the residents keeping public places and government ReadMore
DNCC launches ‘combing operation’ to tackle dengue
Shawdesh Desk: Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation Md Atiqul Islam on Tuesday said owners would be fined if Aedes larvae were found in houses under his city corporation after ReadMore
