Dhaka city

Dhaka: A sustainable city?

The annual 'Liveability Index', published by the Economist Intelligence Unit, listed Dhaka as the second least liveable city in the world.
6 September 2015

Dhaka now more prepared to face major earthquake: US

Appreciating the progress made in Bangladesh, the United States says the country is more prepared for a major earthquake in Dhaka city today than in the past.
3 September 2015

Curbing traffic jam: JS body formed to suggest ways

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home today formed a three-member sub-committee to find ways to reduce Dhaka’s traffic agony.
5 August 2015

Dhaka as a people-friendly, liveable city

One of the primary tasks of the new mayors of Dhaka should be to turn Dhaka into a people-friendly, liveable city.
21 May 2015

EXCLUSIVE: Vote rigging at Kamalapur (video)

Supporters of Awami League-backed mayoral and councilor candidates stuffed ballot boxes indiscriminately driving out poling agents of BNP-backed candidates from a polling booth at Kamalapur Sher-e Bangla Railway High School Centre-1 today.
28 April 2015

Shujan for city govt to ensure good governance

Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) calls for initiating a city government to provide better services to citizens and good governance to cities.
23 April 2015

Wasteland

THE plight that is Dhaka city, the magnitude of its unlivability (though we continue to live and endure) has become a daily platitude,
13 April 2015