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Dhaka sleeps over earthquake risks
No tangible progress in earthquake management and risk reduction has taken place as yet mainly due to lack of government initiatives in drawing up a strategic plan, according earthquake experts.
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Gulshan Lake
Rajuk officials fear encroachment during Eid holidays
Rajuk officials have expressed fear that during Eid holidays Gulshan Lake, one of the last remaining water bodies in the city, might come under the grip of the encroachers as most law enforcement officials
 
Police to monitor New Year celebrations
All is set to welcome the New Year 2007 amid great fanfare and jubilation with the authorities taking tight security measures to prevent any untoward incidents during the celebrations.
 
Organised gang after electrical transformers
Police suspect involvement of DESA technicians in the thefts
A highly organized gang of criminals is stealing electrical transformers from different city areas causing huge damages and further disruption in electricity supply.
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Glaring Example of Mismanagement
Karwan Bazar main road where some of the most prestigious business houses are located is a glaring example of mismanagement by the authorities.
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Cleanliness After Sacrifice
DCC urges imams to educate mass
Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) has urged city imams to inform people about 'waste management of sacrificial animals' in their sermons during the Eid congregations.
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Housewives not sitting idle
Homemakers are increasingly becoming a part of income source all over Dhaka. In order to fight the on going price hike they are taking over the frontline creating new ways of money making schemes everyday.
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Busy Eid for city blacksmiths
The city blacksmiths are busy making and sharpening different kinds of butcher knives and other accessories on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha.
 

 
   
 
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