Dhaka city

Dhaka aims for clean air, green streets with ambitious climate action plan
Bangladesh

Dhaka aims for clean air, green streets with ambitious climate action plan

The plan outlines goals for 2030, 2040, and 2050

Rickshaws clog the Chawk Circular Road in Old Dhaka, making the movement of pedestrians difficult. A glut of rickshaws on narrow roads and alleys contributes to traffic jams across the city. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

One-way street, clear footpath: The way Dhaka can untangle its traffic knots

Many traders, whose shops in Mohammadpur Notun Kacha Bazar were damaged by fire last year, are now running their business on the footpath. Traders say customers assume their products are of inferior quality and want to pay lower prices as their businesses are in the open. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Jahir Rayhan
Bazaar

Poor sales dim recovery hope for fire-ravaged Mohammadpur market

Photo: Md Jahidul Islam/TBS
Bangladesh

Urban planners want separate policy, body to protect open spaces

Pallabi metro rail station at Mirpur-12 substantially eased Mirpur residents’ commute. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

How the metro rail changed the life of Uttara and Mirpur residents

Illustration: TBS
Supplement

Give the mayor real power to make city life better

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman speaks to media during his visit to the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka on Tuesday (14 November). Photo; Zia Chowdhury
Crime

BNP locked their own office; no bar to opening it: DMP chief

Photo: REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
Energy

Gas shortage hits many areas in capital city

Photo: Jahir Rayhan
Transport

Commuters suffer as BNP, Jamaat blockade causes lean traffic

File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS
Environment

Dust in the wind: Dhaka dwellers choke as authorities fail to act

Representational image. Photo: Pixabay
Bazaar

Farmers' initiative to sell eggs at Tk12 apiece hits a snag amid management woes

Illustration: Collected
Environment

Dhaka to observe 1 minute of silence on Sunday

Experts say Dhaka has at least 18 times more than the population it can actually support. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

DAP relaxes floor area ratio, planners raise concerns over Dhaka's livability