Md Jahidul Islam

Md Jahidul Islam is a Staff Correspondent at The Business Standard who has nine years of experience and specializes in city corporation, utility service and environment. He can be reached at jahid.cou.edu@gmail.com

Motorcyclists and rickshaw pullers navigate a narrow lane as excavation work disrupts traffic on Shahid Sangbadik Selina Parvin Road. Large potholes and stagnant water create hazards for commuters. The photo was taken on Thursday. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

Moghbazar road: Commuters bear the brunt of slow, chaotic construction

According to the BRTA, about 40 new private cars are added to Dhaka’s roads daily. Photo: TBS
Panorama

Beyond flyovers and expressways: What can solve Dhaka’s traffic crisis?

Infographic: TBS
Bangladesh

Is Rajuk's centralisation move a step backward? 

Garbage trucks navigate a road flanked by piles of waste, shrouded in white smoke, at the AminBazar landfill, on the outskirts of Dhaka. The city corporation reportedly burns waste to free up space in the exhausted landfill. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Md Jahidul Islam.
Bangladesh

Expired Aminbazar landfill – a growing threat to Dhaka's air, global climate

An excavator removes waste from the Baunia canal in Dhaka, which stretches about 7.2 km from Mirpur-13 before merging with the Turag River in Uttara, recently. City corporation officials say given the current situation, apart from cleaning the waste from the canal, it is not possible to demolish or remove illegal structures. Photo: Md Jahidul Islam
Bangladesh

Recovering Dhaka’s canals from encroachers won’t be easy – Baunia canal shows why

Photo shows a dusty road in Dhaka. File Photo: TBS
Supplement

What are the ways to control Dhaka's air pollution?

Infographic: TBS
Bangladesh

How BWDB plans to evict 4,000 illegal structures along Dhaka embankment

The scarcity of land in Dhaka is set to increase due to the new Detailed Area Plan. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

LGRD ministry drafts Urban Policy after 21yrs, experts say multiple issues untouched

Dhaka has been struggling with poor air quality for years, particularly during the winter months, consistently topping global lists of cities with the worst air quality. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Dusty Dhaka: A city battling air pollution

Infographic: TBS
Bangladesh

Tk30cr road sweepers prove ineffective, burdening city corporations

Vehicles at the capital’s airport intersection are stuck in a long traffic jam with minimal space to move while drivers honk continuously resulting in deafening noise pollution. Despite a regulation imposing a maximum fine of Tk500 for honking within a three-kilometre radius of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, the rule is widely ignored with horns blaring even near signs prohibiting honking. This photograph was recently taken in the airport area. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Bangladesh

3 months of silent zone around Dhaka airport: Noise pollution rises, study finds

Representational image: TBS
Bangladesh

Off-limiting vehicles on DU streets causes extra congestions

A group of environmentalists and activists stage a human chain at Panthakunja Park in the Karwan Bazar area of Dhaka, demanding the cancellation of the planned ramp construction for the Dhaka Elevated Expressway which involves cutting down trees in the park. Photo: Bulbul Islam
Environment

Fresh protests erupt over tree felling at Panthakunja Park for expressway ramp