Helemul Alam

Although according to a survey carried out in 2006 by the Dhaka City Corporation, there are four ponds in the capital's Wari, two of them have disappeared completely. The other two need proper maintenance and protection.

Laila Rani has always been an early riser.

Amid narrow and dusty alleys, endless traffic and people pushing and shoving to go about their business in Old

Once Ward-76 of the undivided Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) was full of ponds, providing a much-needed breathing space for the residents.

During the British period, a pond was dug up in the capital's Dhupkhola. It was shaped like a “dui anna” -- a currency unit formerly used in the Indian subcontinent.

Once there were six ponds in Ward-83 of the undivided Dhaka City Corporation (DCC), offering a much-needed respite to the residents from the jaded city life.

The day was hot with an occasional glimpse of cirrus clouds. It was almost noon and the sun shone with all its might.

It was around 11:00am on Eid-day. Mohammad Saiful Islam was frantically looking for a doctor at the child medicine ward of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) as the time for medication of his two-year-old son had been over some two hours back.

Once Dhaka was adorned with several hundred ponds. Like canals, only a handful exist now. But they are also in death throes due

Imagine a pond surrounded by trees that were home to many birds, welcoming all with their chirps.

The pond was not just a source of water for the households.

Once Dhaka was adorned with several hundred ponds. Like canals, only a handful exist now. But they are also in death throes due to negligence of the authorities concerned. Although, according to the Field, Open Space, Park and Natural Water Body Protection Act 2000, filling up of any water body including pond is illegal, it's going on unabated.

Once Dhaka was adorned with several hundred ponds. Like canals, only a handful exist now. But they are also in death throes due to negligence of the authorities concerned. Although, according to the Field, Open Space, Park and Natural Water Body Protection Act 2000, filling up of any water body including pond is illegal, it's going on unabated.

The sufferings of commuters travelling along Mouchak-Rampura road know no bounds as around a kilometre stretch of it from Mouchak to Abul Hotel remains in an awful state.

As soon as the clock strikes midnight, Shahreen Noor wakes up.

Asma Akhtar and her two classmates didn't know who to blame for being 45 minutes late for their HSC practical examination yesterday. Keeping in mind the dismal condition of two-km stretch of the Jatrabari-Demra road, Asma along with Antu Akhtar and Jakiya Sultana left their homes in Demra for the exam hall in the capital's Jatrabari 75 minutes before the test scheduled to begin at 9:00am.

Nearly a hundred people were sweltering in the midday boiling heat, waiting in line for about an hour to enter Lalbagh Shahi Mosque.

For the last two months, Yasmin Zaman, a housewife in the capital's west Rampura, has been waking up around midnight.

Many areas of Barisal city have the horrible stench of rotting garbage as the waste has not been collected in three days.

Long tailbacks and people's sufferings have been a common scenario for the last few days at Chashara in