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Helemul Alam

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Metro under ground, but chaos is above

5 October 2026
On a recent Thursday afternoon, Selim Badsha, a chauffeur, found himself in a fix when he got stuck on the road near Jamuna Future Park in the capital’s Bashundhara R/A.
5 October 2026
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Dengue deaths reach 250, fourth highest since 2000

3 October 2026
With one more dengue patient dying in the 24 hours until yesterday morning, the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease has reached 250 this year, the fourth-highest annual figure since the first outbreak in Bangladesh in 2000.
3 October 2026
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Dengue outbreak: Heavy caseloads straining hospitals

1 October 2026
Safia, mother of 22-year-old Md Sahadat, sat anxiously beside her son’s hospital bed as he battled dengue after undergoing a surgery.
1 October 2026
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Dengue deaths up 12-fold, cases over 15 times in 7 years

24 September 2026
Bangladesh has recorded a sharp rise in dengue deaths and cases in recent years compared with the 18-year period from 2000 to 2018.
24 September 2026
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Public sanitation in four cities / Too few facilities for too many people

19 September 2026
From crowded bus terminals to bustling markets, public toilets are difficult to find in Bangladesh’s major cities, depriving millions of commuters, shoppers and travellers of access to safe sanitation.
19 September 2026
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Dengue crisis far from over

19 September 2026
With rainfall continuing, dengue cases could rise further through October unless urgent measures are taken to eliminate breeding sites and control adult mosquitoes, experts have warned.
19 September 2026
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Surge in dengue deaths breaks monthly records

14 September 2026
At least 52 dengue patients died in the first 13 days of September, the highest monthly toll recorded so far this year, raising fresh concerns over the worsening dengue situation in the country.
14 September 2026
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Dengue spreads amid weak mosquito control

12 September 2026
Despite spending around Tk 825 crore on mosquito control over the last 11 years, Dhaka’s two city corporations have failed to prevent recurring outbreaks of dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases.
12 September 2026
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School kids suffer due to slow progress

It takes only 15 minutes for schoolchildren to reach their school from home. Nevertheless, Mohammad Tanvir and
31 July 2016
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Box culverts choking city's lifelines

One of Md Aslam's favourite pastimes was to spend time with his father near the bank of Dholai Khal. The father and son duo used to sit together in the afternoon, enjoy fresh air and watch boats gently glide over the canal.
27 July 2016
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New exit route causes public sufferings

Introduced as a security and traffic control measure, Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's new exit route has apparently
26 July 2016
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Dhaka city canals in death throes

Although it is almost impossible to fathom, canals have been a significant part of the capital's landscape. Even in the late
20 July 2016
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When a bamboo pole is the saviour

A bamboo pole with a torn plastic sheet wrapped around its top has been doing the commuters of Sutrapur's Katherpool in the capital a huge favour for the last one month: it warns people about a deep lidless manhole. Local people helped themselves because the authorities "did not notice" it yet.
18 July 2016
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Riders forced to deal with potholes

Mohammad Nadim has been riding motorbikes ever since he was young. He is an experienced and careful rider and he takes a lot of
15 July 2016
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Battered roads impeding business for years

The DIT industrial area in the capital's Shyampur is a hub of around 200 big and small factories, but authorities have neglected
14 July 2016
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Dayaganj in need of pedestrian crossing

During the rush hour, the capital's Dayaganj intersection turns into a huge mess: people walk randomly to cross the
12 July 2016

I walk half km daily to fetch water

Lutfunnesa is a woman on a mission.
3 July 2016
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East Jafrabad new victim of Dhaka water crisis

In the family of Sarfaraz, there has been a recent addition in the list of everyday chores: fetching water for household
29 June 2016

Water crisis deepens in Senpara Parbata

Md Shawkat Akbar was hurrying to his friend's house at Monipuri Para, 1km away from his. He was running out of time before Juma
25 June 2016
Food adulteration

Rush for Old Dhaka iftar on

Sexagenarian Md Zahid Hossain never started his Ramadan without iftar items from Chawkbazar since 1970s, as he cannot break his fast without the popular dish “Barobaper Polay Khay.”
7 June 2016
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DSCC to spruce up 19 parks, 12 playgrounds

In the overcrowded Dhaka city, where free space is a blessing, 19 parks and 12 playgrounds will be spruced up to give children a place
29 May 2016
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Another oasis under threat

Open fields and greeneries are essential for the wellbeing and safety of any urban community and a healthier
20 May 2016
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People take it on themselves

Jannatul Ferdous, a house wife from Chingipara, has to carry at least five pitchers of water every day to meet the
29 April 2016
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Waste bins to make a cleaner South Dhaka

After emptying the water bottle, Aminul Islam looked around for a suitable place to discard it. Eventually he found one -- the street -- and dropped the bottle there. He did not have a choice.
26 April 2016
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Sudden water crisis affects parts of Dhaka

With a heat wave sweeping the country for more than two weeks in the absence of rain, sufferings of the residents in several parts of the city have worsened due to an acute crisis of water for the last few weeks.
26 April 2016

Water crisis makes life tough on Bepari Goli

Alamin Hossain, a resident of Bepari Goli in the capital's Moghbazar, was moving out of the neighbourhood to Malibagh yesterday. His
11 April 2016

New architecture to repaint Suhrawardy Udyan

The government has drawn up a plan to give an architectural makeover to Suhrawardy Udyan and freeze the
22 March 2016
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Uttara trees being sacrificed for road widening

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) have felled several hundred trees in the capital's Uttara in the last two months
8 March 2016

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