Despite the 2015 labor rules mandating benefits like provident fund, gratuity and group insurance, most private owners keep these facilities limited to paper only. As a result, these workers have no job security, no pension and lack any minimal financial or social safety net. Worth noting is that Bangladesh Labor Act-2006 and Labor Rules-2015 outline […]
Mahdi Amin said that the HSC and equivalent examinations are being conducted at 2,697 centers across the country, and photographs and videos from only a handful of centers should not be considered representative of the examination system as a whole. He warned that the dissemination of false or outdated photographs and videos for propaganda purposes, […]
Due to continuous heavy rains, water has increased at several points on the Khagrachhari-Rangamati road, leading to halt of all vehicular movement on the road since Tuesday morning. As a result, road connectivity between Khagrachhari and Rangamati has been lost. Incessant heavy rains that started on Monday have left knee-deep waterlogging on several stretches of […]
Despite massive initiatives, not all the canals in the city have been covered. The CDA says there are 74 canals in Chattogram, of which 61 have been included in various schemes over time. However, only 36 canals are part of current major projects, leaving 38. Experts have warned that neglecting these canals will prevent residents […]
According to local administration, public representatives and flood victims, around 600 areas and villages in the city and district were submerged on Monday. The worst affected areas are Gowaighata and Kampaniganj upazilas, where roads have been submerged in water at various places, cutting off road connectivity. A large portion of crop fields and ponds have […]
The weather forecast for the next 24 hours given by the Meteorological Department on Friday said that various parts of Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal and Sylhet divisions may experience thunderstorms accompanied by temporary gusty wind or squall wind. Some places in Rangpur and Chattogram divisions. Apart from this, random hailstorm may also occur at […]
From December 2020, Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation officially took over the charge of canals and drains from Dhaka WASA. South City got the responsibility of maintaining seven canals. Of these, three are box culverts (Arambagh-Segunbagicha, Panthapath and Dholai Khal). Dhaka North City got the responsibility of maintaining 29 canals. In […]
As the newly elected mayor has not yet assumed responsibility, a Chief Executive Office is in charge of the overall functioning of the municipal corporation, Prothom Alo reports. He had no knowledge about this journey. The mayor and councilors who won the latest Municipal Corporation elections have not yet assumed responsibility. The tenure of the […]
Experts have blamed the city’s weak drainage system for water logging. Speaking to Prothom Alo, MD Hadiuzzaman, former director of the Accident Research Institute (ARI) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, said, “Dhaka’s drainage system is not planned at all. Rain water should be drained through drains built on both sides of the road. […]
The water logging in Dhaka city is so severe that even till Friday afternoon water had not receded from many areas. New Market Traders Association president Dewan Aminul Islam angrily told Prothom Alo, “Incidents of waterlogging may occur. But the water will not go down even after 12 to 14 hours, what is this situation? […]
Due to continuous rain on Thursday night, there has been waterlogging in various parts of Dhaka. Many houses and business establishments were flooded. Even on Friday morning, many roads were seen submerged. Many people had to face all kinds of problems in coming out of the house. These pictures were clicked while roaming in New […]
At some places vehicles are not able to move due to excessive waterlogging. Meanwhile, the rain continued, so the water did not recede. This caused serious traffic jams on various roads. People got trapped in vehicles. Still, traffic police members are performing their duties at those places, he said. The Meteorological Department said that Dhaka […]