Vol. 5 Num 33 Mon. June 28, 2004       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Star City WB team comes next week to review wobbling DUTP Displeased with the snailing Dhaka Urban Transportation Project (DUTP), the World Bank (WB) is sending a mission next week to review the progress of the scheme funded by the Bank. Land ownership dispute fuels Buriganga encroachment Indecision over the ownership of Buriganga foreshore has given rise to encroachment of Dhaka's lifeline, said a high official of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA). Save Buriganga Open box culverts: Virtual death traps Open box culverts have become virtual death traps for city dwellers, as Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) removed concrete slabs from the sewage outlets for dredging. DCC proposes surplus budget The Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) has planned a budget of Tk 922.01 crore for the 20042005 fiscal, which is a nearly 21 per cent rise from the previous financial year's budget of Tk 762.96 crore. Footbridges Turn Unsafe Pedestrians on some overhead footbridges face the same difficulty as traffic on the main roads as the numbers using them are increasing.     Advertisement