Dhaka city

Dhaka city

The construction of the Banani playground in the capital started in 2020. In this photo from June 2021 it is seen that construction did not end even after a year. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

No parks, playgrounds in Dhaka’s 37 wards

 Psychologists say juvenile crime levels are closely connected with playgrounds, the number of parks, and the amount of open spaces

Public transports/Courtesy

Rush of passengers in long-haul buses, typical traffic jam in capital

Portrait: Dr Mohammad Mushtuq Husain

More antigen tests needed at highly infected areas of Dhaka

Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS

Thousands leaving Dhaka with uncertain future ahead

Vehicles ply on a dust-filled road. File Photo: Saikat Bhadra/TBS

‘Elephant Road most, Mohammadpur least polluted areas in Dhaka’

Pitch-black water from factories running through a canal in Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital, and draining into the Buriganga River. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Dhaka riversides going to get gorgeous

Inadequate measures repeatedly failing to control mosquitoes

Inadequate measures repeatedly failing to control mosquitoes

File photo of LGRD Minister Md Tajul Islam

Demography to define building heights in Dhaka: LGRD minister

LGRD Minister Mohammad Tajul Islam. Photo: Collected

Influential encroachers, corruption challenges in recovering city canals: Minister

Primary Waste Collection Service Provider (PWCSP) issued a list of six demands during a human chain at the National Press Club. Photo: TBS

Waste collectors threaten strike if tender system not scrapped

Mustapha Khalid Palash/TBS Sketch

Energizing Cities with Sustainable Building Design

In a photocopy shop near Dhaka University’s Faculty of Business Studies, a man sat idly as there were no customers nearby. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Dusty copiers and shuttered food stalls

Photo/Courtesy

Dhaka north to get 36 new footbridges