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

Bangladesh

Winter lost to heat? Bangladesh records warmest season since 1948

A man works on the tangled electric cables hanging above a street in Dhaka. File Photo: Collected

Bangladesh

Dhaka's overhead cable chaos: No end in sight?

Rajuk’s beautification and embankment work at Uttara Lake caused severe environmental damage, with collapsed walkways and embankments leading to cracks in nearby buildings. The photo was taken recently in Uttara. Photo: Md Jahidul Islam

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Rajuk's beautification effort damages Uttara Lake area, puts nearby buildings at risk

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?

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?

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

Bangladesh