Dipan Nandy

The government introduced a creative question system for public exams in 2008 but it has still not been able to train 55 percent of the teachers on preparing questions under this method.

Dhaka South City Corporation is planning to build a business district -- similar to Shanghai or Dubai -- in Kamrangirchar, to attract global business tycoons through this project.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has taken a move to prepare a complete database of regular conservancy workers.

In Old Dhaka’s Bangshal stands a park in the shape of a triangle. It used to provide citizens with an avenue to go on morning and evening walks, or spend their leisure surrounded by greenery.

Dhaka North City Corporation’s Zone-5 office in Kawran Bazar has been declared unsafe a long time ago. On September 25, a part of the ceiling of the regional executive officer’s room collapsed.

Festivals have always been a cornerstone of the country’s culture. It’s not only about the rituals and traditions that promote a sense of community but also about the various customs and the spirit of Durga Puja that buzzes in the air.

Mizanur Rahman, popularly known as Mia Bhai, is the owner of a private company called  Infinity Maritime.

The much-hyped housing project taken up five years ago for middle-income people in Keraniganj is in limbo, as the authorities have yet to start construction work of the Tk 9,978-crore mega scheme.

To make access to citizen services easier, Dhaka North City Corporation launched a mobile app called “Shobar Dhaka” in January last year.

In Old Dhaka’s Northbrook Hall Road, right next to Bangla Bazar, stands Zamindar House.

More than half of the capital’s residents belong to middle or lower-middle-income backgrounds. For hosting social events like weddings and birthdays, they have to rely on the city corporation’s community centres.

The name of the house is “Mangal Abash” (home of good omens). However, for the 150 students living there at present, there's nothing auspicious about it.

What will you do if you want to research the history and traditions of Dhaka -- the ever growing capital of Bangladesh.

If you live in Dhaka, you know how  frighteningly frequent fires in slums are. In this year alone, fires have engulfed several large slums in the city, notably in  Kalyanpur, Madhubagh and Dakshinkhan -- causing damage to lives and property.

Two U-loops were constructed a year and a half ago in Uttara area on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway by Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) to ease traffic congestion.

One’s interest may pique after seeing that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University’s (BSMMU) B-Block doesn’t have a single patient or attendant walking the halls. 

The waterbodies of Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara and Hatirjheel are set for a transformation.

Three years ago, after the tragic fire incident at Churihatta in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar, the industries ministry started building a cluster of chemical warehouses at the site of Ujala Match Factory in Shyampur, with an aim to relocate the warehouses in Old Dhaka.

They had valid visas, training and work permits.

It seems like Dhaka is on its way to remove all traces of its glorious past as another heritage building is on the brink of destruction, ready to be lost like many other historical structures of the city.