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Dhaka Population swelling beyond control
Dhaka's population of a staggering 12 million people crowded into 2,000 square kilometres, projects around 10 percent of the country's total population, creating one of the highest urban densities inthe
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Road network and transport system need overhaul
Despite ban on major roads rickshaws continue to serve commuters
Despite a ban on major city roads for one third of the population rickshaw is the primary mode of transport, discussants at a seminar said on Thursday.
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Dhaka limping, but for how long?
Dhaka as the world's fastest growing city is facing severe constraints in the process of growth in terms of overwhelming population influx, inefficient service delivery systems and corruption in centralised
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Follow-up
Environmentalists vow to save Achin Brikkhya
Environmentalists, local residents and the National Botanical Garden authorities have finally taken initiative to save the 165-year-old banyan tree, widely known as 'Achin Brikkhya', at Goran Chadbari
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Follow-up
DCC lingers on action against Ibn Sina
The Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) has failed to take any action against Ibn Sina Trust, a leading healthcare provider, who chopped down over 150 krishnachura trees illegally five days into the offence.
 

 
   
 
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