Cleaning up of Buriganga proves futile

DHAKA, MAY 24: All steps to revive the Buriganga river from persistent pollution have turned into a fiasco, as dumping of garbage and untreated industrial effluents into the river is going on unhindered. People living on the banks of the river continue to dump garbage into the Buriganga, even though the government has already spent Tk. 16.53 crore under a pilot project to clean the river.

Opposition calls hartal on Sunday

DHAKA, MAY 24: The BNP-led 18-party Opposition alliance has called a daylong countrywide hartal on Sunday, demanding restoration of the caretaker government system, release of its arrested leaders and activists. It is also to protest against the "ban" on rallies and processions.