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Experts urge full-fledged city govt to revive Dhaka

Staff Correspondent

Urban experts, politicians, and civic leaders have stressed that Dhaka and other major cities can only be transformed by forming ...

Hawkers protest against evictions, harassment in city

Staff Correspondent

Members of the Bangladesh Hawkers Union staged a protest march and rally in the capital on Monday, demanding an end ...

Electricity production at Barapukuria plant fully suspended

Observer Correspondent

Full power generation at Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur has been suspended following a boiler tube burst.All three units ...

Missing man found dead in city

Police recovered the body of a man who remained missing since Monday from an abandoned market at Paris road in ...

How to stop electricity theft by battery-run rickshaws

Pranto Chatterjee

In the dense urban fabric of Dhaka and the sprawling industrial belts of Narayanganj, a quiet revolution hums on three ...

New US envoy Christensen arrives in city

Diplomatic Correspondent

Newly appointed United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent Christensen arrived in Dhaka on Monday.He is expected to present his credentials ...

Vegetable prices show upward trend adding owes to city consumers

Mizanur Rahman

The winter vegetable market in Dhaka has seen a sudden surge in prices over the last few days, with several ...

No gas in many city areas

Special Correspondent

Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC began repair work on a damaged gas valve on Mirpur Road and a gas ...

Operation Devil Hunt nets 64 in city

Staff Correspondent

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested a total of 64 people involved in various crimes during raids across the capital in ...

LPG prices soar on artificial scarcity in Ctg

Staff Correspondent

CHATTOGRAM, Jan 9: The supply of LPG cylinder crisis has deepened in the port city, Chattogram following an artificially created ...

Michigan’s Hamtramck city renames street in honour of Khaleda Zia

Observer Online Report

Hamtramck city in Michigan, USA, has officially renamed a section of Carpenter Street as 'Khaleda Zia Street' to honour the ...

RAB arrests 3 over extortion with illegal firearms in city

Staff Correspondent

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three alleged extortionists along with firearms and ammunition during a raid in ...

NSU student, two others killed in road crash in city

Staff Correspondent

Three people including a student of North South University have been killed in seperate road accidents in Dhaka. Two of ...

Jamaat won't make promises beyond capacity: Ameer

Staff Correspondent

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman on Tuesday said the party would not make promises beyond its capacity and would present ...

2 held with arms, ammo in city

Staff Correspondent

Police have arrested two people along with arms and ammunition from in front of Ideal School in Gulshan area of ...

Ctg WASA 60 MLD water supply plant running at 20pc capacity for low demand

Nurul Amin

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 22: The 60 MLD Bhandal Jhuri water Supply project (BJWSP) of Chattogram WASA, constructed at a cost of ...

Electricity outage hits San Francisco, thousands without power

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 21: A huge electricity outage hit San Francisco on Saturday, leaving 130,000 residents without power for several ...

Ctg mayor assures solving city’s waterlogging problem

Observer Online Report

Mayor of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Dr Shahadat Hossain has said the waterlogging in the city’s Katalgonj residential area and ...

Death of Hadi

AL office in Rajshahi city demolished

Observer Online Report

Protesters demolished the Rajshahi Metropolitan Awami League office in the city using a bulldozer during protests on Thursday night over ...

Let city dwellers breathe clean air

S M Taslim Reza

Alongside Bangladesh's economic achievements, an invisible and deadly crisis has deepened-air pollution. The capital Dhaka, along with other large urban ...

Dhaka Capitals mentor Shoaib Akhtar in city

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhter arrived in Dhaka today to join Dhaka Capitals as their mentor for the upcoming ...

Dhaka-8 JS candidate, Inquilab Mancha leader Hadi shot in city

Staff Correspondent

Dhaka-8 parliamentary candidate and Inquilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi lies on life support after being shot in broad daylight ...

City IT Mega Fair-2025 begins in city

Business Correspondent

The City IT Mega Fair-2025 has once again commenced to showcasing the latest technology products from world-renowned brands. The country's largest ...

Dhaka ranks as world’s 2nd most polluted city on Friday morning

Observer Online Desk

Air pollution remains one of the biggest challenges for Bangladesh, with its capital ranked as the second most polluted city ...

Vendors charge Tk 600 for new Tk 500 notes on city sidewalks

Business Correspondent

Bangladesh Bank has released newly designed Tk 500 notes into the market. However, the central bank is not distributing the ...

Rampal Power Plant produces over 700m electricity units in Nov

Special Correspondent

Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Limited (BIFPCL), known as Rampal power plant has achieved a significant milestone by generating over 700 ...

It's alarming as Dhaka ranks world's second most populous city

MIR MOSHARREF HOSSAIN PAKBIR

On November 26, 2025, the United Nations announced a milestone that should have shaken Bangladesh to its core: Dhaka is ...

Messi leads inter Miami to first-ever MLS cup final after 5–1 rout of New York city FC

Observer Online Desk

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami booked a place in the MLS Cup final for the first time in the club’s ...

Dhaka ranks 3rd most polluted city worldwide Saturday morning

Observer Online Report

Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 264 ...

NBR struggles as revenue targets surge beyond capacity

Hasib Murad

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is under mounting strain as the government continues to set revenue targets that far ...