Overhead Cables

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?

Experts suggest that simply shifting cables underground may not be feasible in Dhaka’s current state. Instead, they propose regulatory enforcement and structured cable management

Overhead cables create an eyesore and carry a risk of accidents. Photo: UNB
Panorama

Underground cabling: Can cities escape the tangled web of cables?

Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Overhead cables in Ctg to go underground: Mayor

Hanging overhead cables in Dhaka. Picture: Collected
Bangladesh

Overhead cables, other issues to be fixed in phases: BTRC

Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Overhead cables to go underground by Nov: DSCC mayor

DSCC drives against illegal overhead cables, mosquito breeding grounds continue
Urbanisation

DSCC drives against illegal overhead cables, mosquito breeding grounds continue

Hanging overhead cables in Dhaka. Picture: Collected
Bangladesh

‘Removal of overhead cables by DSCC a good move at a wrong time’

File photo: Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam/ UNB
Bangladesh

Overhead cables on Gulshan Avenue to go underground: DNCC Mayor