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Kheter biruin Chawl to nai re ba! Bazar thaki kiniya ana lagbo...
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accha aoar aga, apmar profile o janaimu, ba.
A heart touching story with good making.This natok has achieved 7 million views in youtube in just 2 weeks.It seems the golden days of our natok is returning.
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I watched it, ending was too touching! Just got a crush on Mehzabin!
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Apurbo is a superb actor in tele films,
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Saving Bangladesh’s last rainforest
https://news.mongabay.com/2016/09/saving-bangladeshs-last-rainforest/
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Watched part 1, a little while back, will watch Part#2 subsequently.@Species @Banglar Bir watch another beautiful natok.Both these 2 part are very good but 2nd part is more good.
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Agreed life is indeed full of bittersweet realities, at my age I have had much more bitter experiences, then what in the Telefilm depicted, believe in me, just strive onwards full steam ahead till you reach the Zenith, full of both heart breaking and sweet experiences awaits ahead.
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Finished watching the "Last Page",no comments, the telefilm tells the story, we just wore different Uniforms, 4+decades earlier.@Species @Banglar Bir watch another beautiful natok.Both these 2 part are very good but 2nd part is more good.
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Now watch another! a different,funny,entertaining,heart warming story.Finished watching the "Last Page",no comments, the telefilm tells the story, we just wore different Uniforms, 4+decades earlier.
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Will Purbachal become another mess?
Shohel Mamun
Published at 04:53 PM September 26, 2017
The government says it plans to build Purbachal as a model residential area in Dhaka Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune
Rajuk is currently giving approval only at sectors four and five of the project
The Purbachal New Model Town area, with its 300-feet wide arterial road, has been hyped up for long as a modern suburb that will soon adorn the outskirts of Dhaka.
But even before the project has taken off, there are now worries whether the project will eventually retain its look on paper.
Beyond the vicinity of the Purbachal Expressway, unplanned and unauthorised constructions are already encroaching on the model town. Many people are already living in these illegally built homes. Many buildings are also being used as hotels, resorts, restaurants, amusement centres, warehouses and shops.
Over the decades, Dhaka’s efforts to build clean, organised residential zones have repeatedly failed in the old neighbourhoods of Dhanmondi, Banani and Gulshan. Even the Uttara Model Town, built from scratch, fell victim to commercial encroachment and illegal constructions.
The government says it plans to build Purbachal as a model residential area in Dhaka.
Also Read- Purbachal to be first smart city by 2018
The initiatives to redesign or remodel Dhaka’s residential areas have been largely unsuccessful due to strong resistance from owners of illegal and unplanned structures. Concerned authorities have only served notices to the building owners, asking them to remove or replace the illegal structures, and threatening to otherwise destroy them. But these threats have had little effect, while sporadic drives against illegal structures also failed as the encroachers soon returned to occupy the spots.
The Housing and Public Works Ministry issued notices to 1,636 building owners in Gulshan, Banani and Dhanmondi residential areas after the terror attack in July last year, saying that they would have to stop using residential buildings for business purposes, or that they did not follow the building code and original design. But little heed has been paid to these notices. On the other hand, authorities have been forced to designate parts of these areas as commercial zones.
Is Purbachal moving in the same direction? Experts say if the government cannot control the growth of illegal and unplanned structures from the beginning, Purbachal will meet the same fate.
During a recent visit to Purbachal, the Dhaka Tribune found a building under construction at sector 17, road number 303, plot number 8, without any plan or design approved by Rajuk (Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha), the city development authority.
The building already has three floors and it will be six-storied, the workers said.
Workers said the owner of the five katha plot was one Ripon Miya. They could not provide his contact number.
Hundreds of other buildings have been completely built or are under construction, on around 200 plots in different sectors which have no approval from Rajuk.
“If the authorities do not rein in the illegal construction at Purbachal immediately, the new city will become unlivable,” said Professor Sarwar Jahan, of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Buet.
“If commercial structures like amusement centres, restaurants and dairy farms are constructed in an unplanned way, it will be a sign that the city will face chaos in the future,” he added.
“If Rajuk does not control illegal structures, it will not be a residential area, it will be another mixed area like Dhanmondi or Banani,” said Sarwar Jahan.
Rajuk Chairman Abdur Rahman told the Dhaka Tribune: “Development work is underway there. Our officials are regularly monitoring the area. If anyone raises any illegal structures, we will take necessary action. If any officials are involved in allowing illegal structures and taking bribes, they will be punished.”
Rajuk is currently giving approval only at sectors four and five of the project in Rupganj Upazila under Narayanganj, which is ready for building construction.
But people are raising buildings without approval in different sectors, sometimes without utility connections. Some of the commercial establishments are run on generators. Some use illegal and old Palli Bidyut (rural electricity) connections.
Additional Project Director Ujjal Mandol said: “I am aware that many illegal structures are being built without proper plan or design. But Purbachal is a big area, authorised officers designated to various zones are responsible for checking illegal structures.”
Adilur Rahman, the authorised officer for Purbachal, told the Dhaka Tribune: “Only eight plans and designs for buildings have been approved by Rajuk in the Narayanganj part of Purbachal. One plot owner is starting construction work while the rest are preparing for it.
“Outside of these, all structures are illegal in Purbachal. We have already sent notices to around 130 people,” he added.
“But Purbachal is far from Dhaka and officials do not want to go there. We have shortage of manpower as well,” he added.
Some of the buildings are already fully built, and people are living there with their families. Some use their buildings as a vacation home. Most building owners do not hide the fact that they built without Rajuk’s approval.
Also Read- Factbox: Purbachal project at a glance
Local people say Rajuk continuously runs eviction drives alongside the 300-feet road but they cannot see illegal structures and businesses on the plots.
Kudratullah, a building owner at sector 13 road 203, told the Dhaka Tribune: “I am yet to get any approval from Rajuk. But the structure I have built is temporary. Purbachal will be completed in 10 years and then I will bring it down and build something new with a proper design.”
His building however, looks too expensive to be brought down in 10 years.
Adjacent to the Kudratullah’s building there is another building, owned by one Din Mohammad Dilu.
Dilu’s nephew Mohammad Al Amin told the Dhaka Tribune: “When the government acquired land for Purbachal we lost all our land. My uncle got the plot as an original resident of the area. So after development of the area we built a four-storey building for our accommodation.”
Dilu himself admitted over phone that he had permission from Rajuk to use the land without building any permanent structure.
“But we needed a home, so we built it and also submitted a plan to Rajuk, which is yet to get approval,” he added.
A three-storey luxurious villa stands out at Sector 1, just beside the Balu River.
Most of the building’s work is complete. Site Engineer Milon Sarker told the Dhaka Tribune that the owner of the building was a senior member of the government.
The house was built from photos of homes in London and the US, he added.
“Though Rajuk is yet to approve the design, we will get it soon,” he added.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/development/2017/09/26/purbachal-become-another-mess/
Shohel Mamun
Published at 04:53 PM September 26, 2017
The government says it plans to build Purbachal as a model residential area in Dhaka Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune
Rajuk is currently giving approval only at sectors four and five of the project
The Purbachal New Model Town area, with its 300-feet wide arterial road, has been hyped up for long as a modern suburb that will soon adorn the outskirts of Dhaka.
But even before the project has taken off, there are now worries whether the project will eventually retain its look on paper.
Beyond the vicinity of the Purbachal Expressway, unplanned and unauthorised constructions are already encroaching on the model town. Many people are already living in these illegally built homes. Many buildings are also being used as hotels, resorts, restaurants, amusement centres, warehouses and shops.
Over the decades, Dhaka’s efforts to build clean, organised residential zones have repeatedly failed in the old neighbourhoods of Dhanmondi, Banani and Gulshan. Even the Uttara Model Town, built from scratch, fell victim to commercial encroachment and illegal constructions.
The government says it plans to build Purbachal as a model residential area in Dhaka.
Also Read- Purbachal to be first smart city by 2018
The initiatives to redesign or remodel Dhaka’s residential areas have been largely unsuccessful due to strong resistance from owners of illegal and unplanned structures. Concerned authorities have only served notices to the building owners, asking them to remove or replace the illegal structures, and threatening to otherwise destroy them. But these threats have had little effect, while sporadic drives against illegal structures also failed as the encroachers soon returned to occupy the spots.
The Housing and Public Works Ministry issued notices to 1,636 building owners in Gulshan, Banani and Dhanmondi residential areas after the terror attack in July last year, saying that they would have to stop using residential buildings for business purposes, or that they did not follow the building code and original design. But little heed has been paid to these notices. On the other hand, authorities have been forced to designate parts of these areas as commercial zones.
Is Purbachal moving in the same direction? Experts say if the government cannot control the growth of illegal and unplanned structures from the beginning, Purbachal will meet the same fate.
During a recent visit to Purbachal, the Dhaka Tribune found a building under construction at sector 17, road number 303, plot number 8, without any plan or design approved by Rajuk (Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha), the city development authority.
The building already has three floors and it will be six-storied, the workers said.
Workers said the owner of the five katha plot was one Ripon Miya. They could not provide his contact number.
Hundreds of other buildings have been completely built or are under construction, on around 200 plots in different sectors which have no approval from Rajuk.
“If the authorities do not rein in the illegal construction at Purbachal immediately, the new city will become unlivable,” said Professor Sarwar Jahan, of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Buet.
“If commercial structures like amusement centres, restaurants and dairy farms are constructed in an unplanned way, it will be a sign that the city will face chaos in the future,” he added.
“If Rajuk does not control illegal structures, it will not be a residential area, it will be another mixed area like Dhanmondi or Banani,” said Sarwar Jahan.
Rajuk Chairman Abdur Rahman told the Dhaka Tribune: “Development work is underway there. Our officials are regularly monitoring the area. If anyone raises any illegal structures, we will take necessary action. If any officials are involved in allowing illegal structures and taking bribes, they will be punished.”
Rajuk is currently giving approval only at sectors four and five of the project in Rupganj Upazila under Narayanganj, which is ready for building construction.
But people are raising buildings without approval in different sectors, sometimes without utility connections. Some of the commercial establishments are run on generators. Some use illegal and old Palli Bidyut (rural electricity) connections.
Additional Project Director Ujjal Mandol said: “I am aware that many illegal structures are being built without proper plan or design. But Purbachal is a big area, authorised officers designated to various zones are responsible for checking illegal structures.”
Adilur Rahman, the authorised officer for Purbachal, told the Dhaka Tribune: “Only eight plans and designs for buildings have been approved by Rajuk in the Narayanganj part of Purbachal. One plot owner is starting construction work while the rest are preparing for it.
“Outside of these, all structures are illegal in Purbachal. We have already sent notices to around 130 people,” he added.
“But Purbachal is far from Dhaka and officials do not want to go there. We have shortage of manpower as well,” he added.
Some of the buildings are already fully built, and people are living there with their families. Some use their buildings as a vacation home. Most building owners do not hide the fact that they built without Rajuk’s approval.
Also Read- Factbox: Purbachal project at a glance
Local people say Rajuk continuously runs eviction drives alongside the 300-feet road but they cannot see illegal structures and businesses on the plots.
Kudratullah, a building owner at sector 13 road 203, told the Dhaka Tribune: “I am yet to get any approval from Rajuk. But the structure I have built is temporary. Purbachal will be completed in 10 years and then I will bring it down and build something new with a proper design.”
His building however, looks too expensive to be brought down in 10 years.
Adjacent to the Kudratullah’s building there is another building, owned by one Din Mohammad Dilu.
Dilu’s nephew Mohammad Al Amin told the Dhaka Tribune: “When the government acquired land for Purbachal we lost all our land. My uncle got the plot as an original resident of the area. So after development of the area we built a four-storey building for our accommodation.”
Dilu himself admitted over phone that he had permission from Rajuk to use the land without building any permanent structure.
“But we needed a home, so we built it and also submitted a plan to Rajuk, which is yet to get approval,” he added.
A three-storey luxurious villa stands out at Sector 1, just beside the Balu River.
Most of the building’s work is complete. Site Engineer Milon Sarker told the Dhaka Tribune that the owner of the building was a senior member of the government.
The house was built from photos of homes in London and the US, he added.
“Though Rajuk is yet to approve the design, we will get it soon,” he added.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/development/2017/09/26/purbachal-become-another-mess/
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Keep your eyes off from my girlI watched it, ending was too touching! Just got a crush on Mehzabin!
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The forbidden love between a Bangladeshi and a Rohingya
Motiur Rahman, Manikganj
Published at 02:36 PM October 05, 2017
Last updated at 03:19 PM October 05, 2017
Representative photo of a Rohingya woman from a documentary on their persecution Shofiur Rahman
They got married in defiance of the government ban, now they are on the run from the law
Foyzul Islam and Hafsa Bibi fled from the Rakhine state of Myanmar to Bangladesh with over 500,000 other Rohingya, including their 18-year-old daughter Rafiza. Lost and afraid in the hustle and bustle of the camp, they decided to try their luck elsewhere in the country.
They fled to Singair in Manikganj on September 14. The family took up shelter in the house of a local Muslim cleric. But as word spread of Rohingya refugees hiding in the village, people flocked to see them – the victims of ethnocide in a neighbouring country.
Also Read- 20 Rohingyas held in Manikganj
Shoaib Hossain Jewel was among the curious onlookers. A 25-year-old who was teaching at a madrasa in Jatrabari, he felt his heart stirring at the sight of Rafiza.
As per the regulations, the Rohingya were rounded up by law enforcement and sent back to the refugee camp in Kutupalong. Little did they know, they were driving away with the heart of this lovestruck madrasa teacher.
Shoaib followed his heart to Teknaf. He searched camp after camp, spoke to hundreds of people, and finally tracked down Rafiza. He asked her parents for her hand, and in defiance of the 2014 ban on marrying Rohingyas by the government, he married her.
But of course, like every cliché love story, theirs had to have an overwhelming obstacle to overcome. How does one sneak a Rohingya bride out of the camp, when the army had been tasked to take over administrative duties?
On September 21, a teacher coalition from Singair went to Teknaf to provide relief. Shoib hid Rafiza under a burkha and joined the group on their way back to Manikganj on September 23. But the thrill was not over just yet, Shoaib and Rafiza went into hiding after returning, afraid of government retribution.
Also Read- Bangladeshis can’t marry Rohingya refugees
Shoaib’s family, although delighted by the prospect of their son getting married, remained quiet. A teacher who was part of the aid group that sneaked out Rafiza admitted to the matter. The local UP chairman also confirmed the matter. Singair police now remain on the lookout for this couple on the run.
This is the first known marriage between a Bangladeshi and a Rohingya after the August 2017 crisis broke out in Rakhine. The military crackdown by the Myanmar army has forced over 507,000 Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh and thousands more are feared dead in what is being called a modern-day genocide or ethnic cleansing.
The marriage ban was issued by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs in July 2014 after the Cox’s Bazar district administration proposed a legal measure to prevent Rohingyas from assuming Bangladesh citizenship by marrying into the country.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2017/10/05/forbidden-love-bangladeshi-rohingya/
Motiur Rahman, Manikganj
Published at 02:36 PM October 05, 2017
Last updated at 03:19 PM October 05, 2017
Representative photo of a Rohingya woman from a documentary on their persecution Shofiur Rahman
They got married in defiance of the government ban, now they are on the run from the law
Foyzul Islam and Hafsa Bibi fled from the Rakhine state of Myanmar to Bangladesh with over 500,000 other Rohingya, including their 18-year-old daughter Rafiza. Lost and afraid in the hustle and bustle of the camp, they decided to try their luck elsewhere in the country.
They fled to Singair in Manikganj on September 14. The family took up shelter in the house of a local Muslim cleric. But as word spread of Rohingya refugees hiding in the village, people flocked to see them – the victims of ethnocide in a neighbouring country.
Also Read- 20 Rohingyas held in Manikganj
Shoaib Hossain Jewel was among the curious onlookers. A 25-year-old who was teaching at a madrasa in Jatrabari, he felt his heart stirring at the sight of Rafiza.
As per the regulations, the Rohingya were rounded up by law enforcement and sent back to the refugee camp in Kutupalong. Little did they know, they were driving away with the heart of this lovestruck madrasa teacher.
Shoaib followed his heart to Teknaf. He searched camp after camp, spoke to hundreds of people, and finally tracked down Rafiza. He asked her parents for her hand, and in defiance of the 2014 ban on marrying Rohingyas by the government, he married her.
But of course, like every cliché love story, theirs had to have an overwhelming obstacle to overcome. How does one sneak a Rohingya bride out of the camp, when the army had been tasked to take over administrative duties?
On September 21, a teacher coalition from Singair went to Teknaf to provide relief. Shoib hid Rafiza under a burkha and joined the group on their way back to Manikganj on September 23. But the thrill was not over just yet, Shoaib and Rafiza went into hiding after returning, afraid of government retribution.
Also Read- Bangladeshis can’t marry Rohingya refugees
Shoaib’s family, although delighted by the prospect of their son getting married, remained quiet. A teacher who was part of the aid group that sneaked out Rafiza admitted to the matter. The local UP chairman also confirmed the matter. Singair police now remain on the lookout for this couple on the run.
This is the first known marriage between a Bangladeshi and a Rohingya after the August 2017 crisis broke out in Rakhine. The military crackdown by the Myanmar army has forced over 507,000 Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh and thousands more are feared dead in what is being called a modern-day genocide or ethnic cleansing.
The marriage ban was issued by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs in July 2014 after the Cox’s Bazar district administration proposed a legal measure to prevent Rohingyas from assuming Bangladesh citizenship by marrying into the country.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2017/10/05/forbidden-love-bangladeshi-rohingya/
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The story of saving the vultures of Bangladesh
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