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National Tree Fair
Prospectus for a green revolution
The National Tree Fair (NTF) is slowly gaining momentum with streams of tree lovers starting to turn up at the old airport premises after heavy monsoon rains of the last few days slightly dampened the
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Kamrangirchar
Sick child in growing pain
Kamrangirchar, an island over the river Buriganga, encompassing an area of around 10 square kilometres, could have become a jewel in the crown in terms of modern urbanisation.
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Gulshan Lake Area Derequisition
Greatest threat to lake's existence
Plot allotments encroaching upon the Gulshan-Banani-Baridhara Lake by Rajuk and derequisition of acquired land to private claimants over the past decades are major impediments to the recovery and conservation
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CNG buses offer no cheap fares
CNG-run buses, five times cheaper to operate than any other buses charge commuters as high a fare as any other city buses
Despite big difference between the price of diesel and CNG, fares of diesel and CNG-run buses and other public transports remain identical in the city.
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