Dhaka city

Dhaka city

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Give the mayor real power to make city life better

To address the problems of urbanisation, there must be an administrative structure which will vest power in the hands of the chief administrator, which could be the mayor, who has integrated...

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

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

Photo: REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

Gas shortage hits many areas in capital city

Photo: Jahir Rayhan

Commuters suffer as BNP, Jamaat blockade causes lean traffic

File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

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

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

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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

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

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Gas supply to remain suspended for 4 hours in northern part of Dhaka city Thursday

An aerial view of Dhaka Elevated Expressway. Photo: Olid Ebna Shah/TBS

Want to use elevated expressway? Here are some tips you must follow

Authorities managing Dhaka North’s Shaheed Zayan Chowdhury Playground in Banani impose a litany of rules and regulations on public access to the space. Photo: Md Jahidul Islam/TBS

Dhaka North playground in Banani: A public facility for a select few?

Traffic can hardly go by as household garbage blocks at least one-third of a road in the capital’s Sadarghat area. The city generates at least 6,800 tonnes of waste daily. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Garbage woes continue to haunt Dhakaites

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AIIB approves $75m for Rampura-Demra Expressway, but design not finalised yet