Dhaka City
Gas supply to remain suspended for 2 hours at East Rampura Tuesday
Gas supply will remain suspended from 12pm to 2pm at different points of East Rampura Bhuiya Goli and adjoining areas in Dhaka city on Tuesday for relocation of gas pipelines.
Gas supply to remain suspended at Zurain for 6hrs
Gas supply will remain shut from 12pm to 6pm at different points of Zurain in Dhaka city for relocation of gas pipeline.
4 DPDC officials suspended over inflated electricity bills
Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) has suspended four of its officials after they were found to be involved in bill inflating activities in a primary investigation.
Corona scare: Dhaka nearly falls silent
As the government-declared 10-day general holiday started on Thursday and a large number of people left the capital amid the growing fear of coronavirus, Dhaka city wore a complete deserted look with only police and army personnel patrolling around.
WB provides $170mn for better sanitation in Dhaka
The World Bank has approved $170 million to improve sanitation services in Dhaka city benefiting around 1.5 million people.
Dhaka’s air quality improves but still ‘unhealthy’
Although the air of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka marked a significant improvement on Wednesday morning, it was still classified as ‘unhealthy’ in the Air Quality Index (AQI).
Dhaka had an AQI score of 135 at 10:17am. It stood 20th in the list of cities with worst air.
Air Quality Index: Dhaka ranks 2nd worst
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked second among cities with worst air quality on Sunday morning.
Minister blames mega infrastructure projects for Dhaka’s air pollution
Environment Minister M Shahab Uddin on Sunday said the air quality of Dhaka city has turned worse between 2016 and 2019 as works on various large infrastructure projects saw a sharp rise during the period.
‘Robber’ killed in Dhaka ‘gunfight’
A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Beribadh in city’s Turag area early Wednesday.