Volume 4 Number 93 Wed. August 27, 2003    
 
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Protecting the parliament complex
The UIA (Union Internationales des Architectes) a global body of architects, has appealed to the Prime Minister, Begum Khaleda Zia to extend her support in protecting the Parliament Complex, which the
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Finding a decent balance in film censoring
The film industry is at a loggerhead fighting vulgarity
Boycott and banning of the directors, producers and artists, a strike call and its subsequent withdrawal has tensed the atmosphere of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC).
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Commercial suburbia
Rajuk has recently sent a draft proposal to the housing and public works ministry for allowing limited business activities in the residential areas like Gulshan, Banani and Dhanmandi, as the traditional
 
A more comfortable policy for commuters
Private leases of the BRTC Dhaka city bus services will be scrapped within a short time following allegations of poor services and ill maintenance of the buses.
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Prepare for an earthquake, top developer urges government
Bangladesh sits in an active seismic zone, steps should be taken for safe rescue
As Bangladesh sits in an active seismic zone, immediate steps should be taken for retrofitting key installations for smooth rescue operation after a tremor, said SM Kamaluddin, a leading developer.
 
DCC gets back WB fund for bus-terminal development
The World Bank (WB) finally agreed to give a fund of Tk 52 crore back to the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) for development of three inter-district bus terminals in the city, but with a condition for privatisation.
 
Wasting city wetlands
Industrial waste and sewage are contaminating the city's lakes, and the way the lakes have been encroached was nothing short of a 'robbery'
The wetlands of the city are being encroached due to non-implementation of Dhaka Metropolitan Development Plan, said speakers at a press conference organised by Dhaka City Governance Program Committee
 

 
   
 
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