building

A view of Dhaka city. File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Thoughts

Are we safe in the city's urban architecture?

File Photo: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid
Bangladesh

Tk1 crore, a weapon, ammunition seized from Nasrul Hamid's Banani building

Samiul Hasan. Sketch: Courtesy
Thoughts

Green real estate: Challenges and opportunities

The Khudi Bari space frame structure is built with structural bamboo and steel joints to facilitate assembly and disassembly in a short period of time. Photo: Asif Salman
Panorama

I have to do more than just serve the 1%: Marina Tabassum

Representational Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Man dies after falling off 4-storey Khilgaon building

The complex is built on a 7,466 square metre site, which is almost rectilinear in shape, with the western arm skewed by eight degrees. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Habitat

A building with a soul: Inside GP corporate headquarters

Representational Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Man dies after column of under-construction building falls on his head in Mohammadpur

10-storey building in Dhaka sold for Tk60,000!
Bangladesh

10-storey building in Dhaka sold for Tk60,000!

Aamer Tahseen. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Of skyrises and visceral discomfort: Notes from an American on his return to Bangladesh after a decade

Navana Tower billboards steal its beauty: Building owners
Bangladesh

Navana Tower billboards steal its beauty: Building owners

Dhaka North demolishes 10-storey building on Ramchandrapur canal
Infrastructure

Dhaka North demolishes 10-storey building on Ramchandrapur canal

Fire engulfs a multi-storied building in Reazuddin Bazar area of Chattogram city on 8 February. Photo: TBS/Mizanur Rahman Yousuf
Bangladesh

Fire breaks out in multi-storeyed commercial building in Ctg

These traders buy old houses, break them down, and then sell different materials to different retailers. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Features

Recycling buildings: Inside the country’s largest market for second-hand construction materials