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Vertical housing key to accommodating our growing urban population

Urbanisation

Vertical housing key to accommodating our growing urban population

At the event titled “Urbanisation of Bangladesh: Challenges of Housing and Affordable Living” held on Sunday in Dhaka, they also emphasised a long-term plan to promote healthy urbanisation, protect...

Uttara Lake is in the process of being lined with concrete, an expensive and often delayed development plan that residents feel is a waste of money that could be better spent maintaining the lake itself. Photo: TBS

Urbanisation

Concreting Uttara Lake is how to kill it

Heavy rainfall in Azimpur leaves city dwellers wading through waist-deep water on rickshaws and vans on Friday. Parts of Dhaka were submerged after 130mm of rain fell in just 6 hours. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Urbanisation

Dhaka's drainage master plan stalled for 8 years, new plans underway

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Md Atiqul Islam receives a crest after a seminar on “Transformative Change in Stormwater Management of Dhaka City” in Dhaka on 3 October 2023. Photo: Courtesy

Urbanisation

Nature-based drainage system stressed to address Dhaka’s waterlogging

Risky buildings: Provide evidence for objections about Rajuk evaluation, says chairman

Urbanisation

Risky buildings: Provide evidence for objections about Rajuk evaluation, says chairman

The 700-acre of land in Chattogram's Sitakunda recovered by evicting slum dwellers is now being eyed by different entities to set up establishments. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Urbanisation

Now 200 govt, private entities want to build on land cleared of Ctg slum dwellers

Photo: TBS

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DSCC evicts illegal shops of Phulbaria Supermarket amid protests

Dhaka can still be made liveable: BIP

Urbanisation

Dhaka can still be made liveable: BIP

Urbanisation

DSCC demarcation, eviction drives at Shyampur Canal begin

If DAP is approved, no more new buildings will be permitted, violating the height ceiling. Photo: Collected

Panorama

Building heights: Is the cap rational?

Rickshaw registration has resumed after 34 years Picture: TBS/Mumit

Urbanisation

Rickshaw registration begins after 34 years: Taposh

Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh. Photo: Collected

Urbanisation

Integrated master plan for Dhaka city underway: Taposh

DSCC drives against illegal overhead cables, mosquito breeding grounds continue

Urbanisation

DSCC drives against illegal overhead cables, mosquito breeding grounds continue