Dhaka

Dhaka: Day one and counting

There are too many people in Dhaka. So many that it’s choking the city. However, every person here is here for a reason.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Our forgotten elderly

In many cities around the world, elderly people literally cannot cross the road because the timing on crossing signals is too brief. At least we don’t have that problem in Dhaka, if only due to the absence of functional traffic lights.
7 September 2023, 00:00 AM

Do we have a vision for Dhaka?

Dhaka is now a black hole: a city consuming millions of residents but has no sense of quality life.
29 August 2023, 04:27 AM

What do Dhaka and Bangkok have in common?

Unplanned transport infrastructure.
17 August 2023, 00:00 AM

How to reclaim flyovers as people-centric ‘green’ infrastructure

Characterised by a culture of ad hocism, these valuable urban lands below elevated road infrastructures rarely reach their full potential.
12 August 2023, 04:00 AM

What’s happening in Dhaka today?

Whether you want to sway to some classical music or be enraged at the wrongdoings of the society displayed in a tantalising play, the city has it all.
14 July 2023, 07:08 AM

Concert organisers need to do better

Managing sales and picking out the right venue is crucial if Dhaka is headed down the road of indoor concerts.
6 July 2023, 09:14 AM

'Emi, welcome to Bangladesh', writes elated Mashrafe

Bangladesh cricket team's former captain and Member of Parliament, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, expressed his delight in meeting Argentine World Cup winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who is currently on a short trip to Dhaka.
3 July 2023, 06:35 AM

No public appearance for Emi Martinez in Dhaka

There will, however, be a few selected guests apart from the Next Ventures officials, at the morning event including former national cricket team’s captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and state minister for information and communication.
2 July 2023, 13:29 PM

How we should design the next generation of parks

Do we need the 24/7 hustle and bustle of Dhaka – the cacophonous dramas of this sleepless city – reproduced in its parks too?
15 June 2023, 17:00 PM

Air pollution, depression, and our health

Dhaka's rapid urbanisation and industrialisation have led to a significant increase in air pollution levels.
4 June 2023, 09:38 AM

More roads are not the answer to Bangladesh’s traffic problem

The more roads you build, the more cars there will be to fill them up. I am no expert, but the numbers don’t lie.
3 June 2023, 04:10 AM

Can a city be smart without adequate finance?

Although Dhaka and Kolkata, two major South Asian cities, are just 240 kilometres apart and share a common history and culture, not many comparative studies on these cities have been undertaken so far.
31 May 2023, 13:12 PM

London cabs, jams and kinship

London, once the centre of the empire where the sun never set, dates back to prehistory with evidence of structures from Mesolithic times.
26 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Understanding Dhaka’s urbanism

A review of 'Dhaka Delirium,' a collection of essays by Adnan Z Morshed.
19 May 2023, 17:00 PM

Why I feel suffocated by Dhanmondi

Dhanmondi these days is a cacophony of people, traffic, events, vendors, schools, hospitals, restaurants, and construction sites.
18 May 2023, 13:00 PM

The waffle-on-a-stick revolution

I visited the highest-rated waffle places that have been taking Dhaka’s foodgram by storm.
18 May 2023, 00:00 AM

Parks and recreation, a distant dream

Do authorities care at all about citizens' quality of life?
15 May 2023, 05:45 AM

Two weeks in the dysfunctional megacity of Dhaka

Today, Dhaka is a dysfunctional megacity, an economic hub that has grown chaotically – outwards and upwards – to absorb more than 20 million people who live there, and hundreds of thousands more arriving each year.
13 May 2023, 05:04 AM

Public libraries could solve our public space problem

There needs to be a push for a strong public library culture in Dhaka.
9 May 2023, 07:58 AM