Volume 4 Number 126 Mon. September 29, 2003    
 
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Violation rules construction sector
Experts say 99 per cent of all constructions are in violation of the construction laws. If the trend continues it would create social problems
Violation of the building construction act 1996 has become a common practice among the building owners while the RAJUK and other authorities have hardly taken any action against offenders, sources said.
 
DCC market a refuge for day labourers
The remaining section of the large space, allotted for the market in Kawran Bazar, has been a makeshift day labourer's hostel for the last few years.
 
Implement DMDP for a prosperous Dhaka
Speakers at a roundtable expressed their anger in not implementing the Dhaka Metropolitan Development Plan (DMDP) though it was prepared in 1995.
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Pushing rickshaws into chaos
Lanes and by-lanes in the city, already jammed with thousands of rickshaws, will plunge into more traffic tangles, as a move is on to phase out rickshaws from six major roads from November in the latest
 
Mishuk days are numbered
There are now 3,000 Mishuks plying on the city streets which is one third of the number of CNG-run three wheelers
The three-wheeled Mishuks may be taken off the streets of Dhaka as their recently installed fare-meters are not working, according to Communications Minister Barrister Nazmul Huda.
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DESA and DESCO clip illegal electricity connections
Government is losing revenue from illegal electric connections that supply electricity to shanties in the city. The legal supply of electricity has been hampered due to the temporary nature of the shanties.
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Towering menace
Silver Tower in Gulshan-1 is perhaps the latest addition to hundreds of high-rises in the city, constructed without adequate parking space.
 
Sweating at a shopping mall
He became dumbstruck for a moment. This was the situation least expected by him. Being stuck in a maze of different vehicles, Parvez couldn't fathom where or how to move his car.
 
Special fTorce to fine wrong parking
As the government plans to build at least three multi-storied car parks in Motijheel, it has apparently forgotten to form a separate force to impose fines for wrong parking.
 
Parking relief in sight
The city's commercial hearts Motijheel and Dilkusha hope to have at least five multi-storied commercial-cum-parking facilities in not too distant future for bringing about discipline in the traffic system
 

 
   
 
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