Editorial

Cumilla City Corporation goes to polls tomorrow

Cumilla City Corporation goes to polls tomorrow

Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) polls are slated for tomorrow (Wednesday). The electoral campaign of the CCC ended formally on Monday. The nominees of Awami League and independent c...

 Jun. 13
Unplanned urbanisation and earthquake risks

Unplanned urbanisation and earthquake risks

In his budget speech for 2022-23, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal pointed out that an earthquake vulnerability assessment for buildings in Dhaka city is going on under the Urban Resilience Project. Under the project, a risk assessment of Dhaka is being done and will be complet...

 Jun. 13

Plight of the slum dwellers

Plight of the slum dwellers Around 6, 50,000 people are now living in 3,400 slums in the capital Dhaka city. Dhaka North City Corporation has 1,639 slums with 4,99,011 people,  and 1,755 slums with 1,47,...

Jun. 12

More institutions to come under MPO

More institutions to come under MPO Education Minister Dipu Moni on Friday said the government would publish a list of educational institutions within a week for bringing them under the government’s pay order.M...

Jun. 12