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- Aug 31, 2026
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No silence in Dhaka’s silent zones (opens the original)
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Despite new stricter regulations to curb noise pollution, all nine designated silent zones in Dhaka city remain exposed to relentless honking from all types of vehicles, with many using high-decibel hydraulic horns. Last year, the interim government introduced the Noise Pollution (Control) Rules, 2025, expanding the scope of enforcement and regulations on import, production, storage and sale of illegal horns. The new rules allow traffic police officers of the rank of sergeant and above to impose
The children we lost in July uprising (opens the original)
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The last thing 16-year-old Aminul Islam Amin told his mother before leaving home on July 21, 2024, was, “Maa, give me Tk 20. I want to buy some jhalmuri from the street”. After she gave him the money, he stepped outside and never returned home. His father, Md Obaidul Islam, had left shortly afterwards to drive his auto-rickshaw. While waiting near the Kajla bus stand area in Jatrabari, two boys ran to him asking for help to take someone who was shot to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. As he d
Admission to class-1: Heavy loads on tender shoulders (opens the original)
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The government’s move to reintroduce written admission tests for class-1 from the next academic year has sparked concern among parents, with many turning to coaching centres and private tutors to help their children prepare for the exams. The tests are set to replace the lottery-based admission system for public schools. In an effort to allay parents’ concerns, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon last month said the entrance process for young children would be simple and would not encoura
How sound pollution affects your children (opens the original)
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Every morning, six-year-old Zarif Ahmed Ayan must endure the city’s relentless noise even before he reaches his classroom. Accompanied by his mother, he rides a rickshaw to school through the rush-hour traffic at Mirpur-10, surrounded by a stream of buses, motorbikes and cars. When honking begins, and it always does, he presses his palms against his ears and cups them tightly, trying to shut out the cacophony around him. “Whenever there is loud honking, he gets uncomfortable. He covers both ears
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