Vol. 5 Num 56 Wed. July 21, 2004    
 
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Lost in the labyrinth of law
Polythene makes a comeback because of confusing cop role, weak monitoring and poor infrastructure
Illegal polythene traders remain out of the police dragnet, as law enforcers are reluctant to catch them on apparently flimsy grounds that they were not directly empowered by law.
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Chirpy childhood in shackle of poverty
Raju and Ramiz, aged around 12 want to go to school. They want to study. But poverty compels them to work to help to put food on the table to keep the home fires burning.
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Turning for the Worse


 
Plight of poor Mostakinas
Al least 90 child home helps were tortured from January to December last, ASK says quoting newspaper reports
The dreams of a better living dragged 10-year-old Mostakina to Dhaka that she thought would find her a home away from home.
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Water crisis at Mazar Road, Taltola drags on
Residents of Gabtoli Mazar road in Mirpur and Khilgaon Taltola of Malibagh face severe hardship with inadequate water supplies.
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Plan multistoried parking lot for Karwan Bazar
With the city's commercial hubs like Motijheel and Dilkusha looking towards multistoried parking facilities to address the acute space constraint for keeping vehicles, people in Karwan Bazar feel it is
 

 
   
 
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