Bangladesh’s Cabinet approved in principle a proposal Sunday to build a new Secretariat in Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, targeting the start of government office operations there by 2029. The Business Standard reported that the proposed complex would occupy about 31.58 acres of former trade fair grounds and contain 14 buildings, each with 12 stories and three […]
Firefighters brought a blaze at Manzur Khan Plaza in Bangladesh’s Old Dhaka under control at 5:20 a.m. Tuesday after more than 12 hours, the Fire Service said. Crews were still extinguishing remaining flames inside the Chawkbazar building. Four firefighters became ill from smoke inhalation and were under observation at the National Institute of Burn and […]
Nine firefighting units were battling a blaze at Manzur Khan Plaza in Bangladesh’s Chawkbazar area Monday evening, with narrow lanes, heavy smoke, and water shortages hampering their work. The fire remained out of control more than four hours after it started, The Financial Express reported, citing bdnews24.com. Fire service control room duty officer Shahjahan Hossain […]
Bangladesh’s government has decided in principle to relocate its Secretariat to the former trade fair grounds in Agargaon, but the proposal still requires cabinet approval. Housing and public works minister Zakaria Taher said the preliminary decision was made at a meeting chaired by the prime minister last Wednesday. “Various aspects of this matter have been […]
Bangladesh police have arrested three men accused of demanding Tk 50 lakh (approximately $40,600) a month from Gulshan Society, which manages household waste collection in part of Dhaka. Dhaka Metropolitan Police deputy commissioner Akhtar Hossain said Sunday that Anwar, 30, Md Nazmul, 25, and Zidan Mia, 19, were arrested near Ashian Medical College Hospital in […]
Bangladesh’s Osmani Udyan is scheduled to reopen to the public Oct. 19 after a decade, state minister for local government, rural development, and cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam announced Sunday. Prime minister Tarique Rahman is expected to inaugurate the renovated Dhaka park and a newly constructed July Memorial, The Business Standard reported. The Dhaka South City […]
A Supreme Court lawyer has sent a legal notice demanding sustained action against illegal occupation of roads, sidewalks, and other public spaces in Bangladesh’s Dhaka and Gazipur cities. Nazmul Hasan Rakib sent the notice Oct. 8 to government officials, city administrators, and police leaders. He gave authorities seven days to take necessary steps, warning that […]
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman directed authorities Sunday to expedite the Inner Circular Road project, saying faster implementation is needed to ease traffic congestion in Dhaka.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday directed authorities to intensify coordinated efforts to curb pollution in lakes in Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara, Niketan, and Dhanmondi.
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister’s Office has formed a 35-member central cell and three high-level subcommittees to curb pollution and restore navigability in rivers and canals around Dhaka.
