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Paralysed Metropolis
A chilling reminder for retention ponds
With the monsoon showering the city with 103 mm of rain in just six hours' time from 6am yesterday, the city dwellers once again knew they did not have a drainage system working.
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Beware of thunderbolts!
Dhaka dwellers are extremely vulnerable to electrocution through thunderbolts due to lack of awareness and flimsy preventive measures against such natural calamities.
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BRTA Vehicle Inspection Centres
Private operators to run business
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) will hand over its five vehicle inspection centres (VIC) to private operators within next two years. Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing Tk 3.
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Use of Telegraph
A matter of forgotten technology
Once upon a time telegram was a vital mode to send message overseas and within the country quickly. With the passage of time that role of telegram is almost nonexistent.
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"city express"
The latest crop of quotes from the city's press -- words worth repeating, we feel, for their humour, insight or sheer outrageousness.
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