Dipan Nandy

For Dhaka residents, when the winter breeze starts flowing through the city, it almost brings about a calling -- a calling to fly kites.

Millions of school students are starting their new year with the refreshing scent of new textbooks, as authorities all across the nation began distributing the books yesterday.

Expatriate workers usually come to Dhaka one of two days ahead of their flight abroad from different districts of the country.

As the metro-rail train started its maiden journey yesterday afternoon, Swadhin Ahmed, a young man, had a wide smile on his face. In fact, it was a day of pride for Swadhin, who had been working for the metro-rail project  for three years.

Dhaka South City Corporation started renovating Sheikh Russell Park, situated on the north side of Jatrabari intersection, in 2017, so that residents can take a break from the concrete jungle and spend some quality time with friends and families there.

Allaying public fears of violence, the BNP yesterday held its Dhaka rally peacefully and unveiled a 10-point demand to “restore democracy”.

Postogola Maha Shamshan (crematorium) is being modernised at a cost of around Tk 1 crore. Dhaka South City Corporation has taken this initiative to meet a long-time demand of the city’s Hindu community.

Even after going through the horrific experience of losing a loved one, families who had to bury their deceased relatives at the Muradpur cemetery faced another layer of suffering.

Located in a narrow alley of Lakshmi Bazar, near the famous St Gregory church, stands Dhaka’s oldest bakery (at least according to the current owners and some historians).

The authorities of Lalbagh Fort have banned filming of TikTok videos on its premises.

Buses of 30 companies started operation under e-ticketing between Mirpur and other parts of Dhaka this morning.

When naturalist, and poet Narendra Narayan Roy Chaudhury, landlord of the Estate of Baldha, established Baldha Garden at Wari in Old Dhaka back in 1909, a sundial was also installed on this property.

The government introduced a creative question system for public exams in 2008 but it has still not been able to train 55 percent of the teachers on preparing questions under this method.

Dhaka South City Corporation is planning to build a business district -- similar to Shanghai or Dubai -- in Kamrangirchar, to attract global business tycoons through this project.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has taken a move to prepare a complete database of regular conservancy workers.

In Old Dhaka’s Bangshal stands a park in the shape of a triangle. It used to provide citizens with an avenue to go on morning and evening walks, or spend their leisure surrounded by greenery.

Dhaka North City Corporation’s Zone-5 office in Kawran Bazar has been declared unsafe a long time ago. On September 25, a part of the ceiling of the regional executive officer’s room collapsed.

Festivals have always been a cornerstone of the country’s culture. It’s not only about the rituals and traditions that promote a sense of community but also about the various customs and the spirit of Durga Puja that buzzes in the air.

Mizanur Rahman, popularly known as Mia Bhai, is the owner of a private company called  Infinity Maritime.

The much-hyped housing project taken up five years ago for middle-income people in Keraniganj is in limbo, as the authorities have yet to start construction work of the Tk 9,978-crore mega scheme.