Dipan Nandy

The government is set to bring battery-powered rickshaws under a new regulatory framework in an effort to streamline their operations and enforce a court directive.

With her seven-year-old daughter, Mariam Begum, 32, was heading to school on a rickshaw along the road adjacent to the water pump at Ashkona in the capital’s Uttara.

In an exclusive interview with The Daily Star on Thursday afternoon, Ishraque talked about some of the issues regarding the legality of the mayoral post, his stance over the matter, his current strife with the government, and the ongoing situation surrounding the Nagar Bhaban

Dhaka South City Corporation has remained effectively crippled for around 40 days due to a contested mayoral claim by BNP leader Ishraque Hossain and the government’s apparent mishandling of the matter.

However, the state-run agency claims the water is of standard quality when it leaves their facilities

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has begun discharging duties as the “self-declared” mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), despite not having taken an oath of office.

More than a month has passed since Nagar Bhaban, the headquarters of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), was locked down amid protests by supporters of BNP leader Ishraque Hossain, who is demanding to be sworn in as DSCC mayor following a court verdict.

The familiar city now appears in an unfamiliar form—no traffic jams, no honking, no packed footpaths

To deploy 20,000 sanitation workers

Though 20 cattle markets in Dhaka officially started operating from yesterday, the number of customers remains very low.

Rajib Hasan of Tantibazar returned home empty-handed yesterday for the third time in 10 days. Each visit to Nagar Bhaban, in search of his daughter’s birth certificate, ended in frustration.

Standoff over Ishraque Hossain’s mayoral post halts civic services in half of Dhaka

Officials of the local government ministry are discussing when BNP leader Ishraque Hossain will be sworn in.

City corporations yet to finalise leases

The ongoing movement demanding Ishraque Hossain’s immediate swearing-in as mayor of Dhaka south spread across several key locations in the capital yesterday, including Matsya Bhaban, Kakrail, and the Jatiya Press Club.

​​​​​​​All 28 civic services that the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) delivers from the Nagar Bhaban have stopped as supporters of BNP leader Ishraque Hossain continued their sit-in for the fifth consecutive day yesterday.

Abdullah Abbas, a resident of Dilu Road, uses mosquito repellents daily in a desperate attempt to protect his family from the worsening mosquito situation in Dhaka.

Mohammed Saiful Alam and his family have acquired vast wealth at home and abroad, using money siphoned off through loans taken in the name of front companies

In 12 vivid motifs, the July uprising came alive, tracing the heroism of Abu Sayed and the stirring role of women in the movement

The programme commenced at Dhanmondi's Rabindra Sarobar at 6:00am with a performance by artists from Bengal Parampara Sangeetalay