city

A top shot of Dhaka city. The photo was taken from the Gulshan area in the capital. Photo: TBS
Panorama

To build or not to build? Dhaka's high-rise dilemma

A group of landowners under the banner of the Dhaka Landowners Association have recently protested to scrap or revise the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) once again. We revisit the state of the city’s...

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Civil society press 11 demands for equitable city

Surviving a city without police
Panorama

Surviving a city without police

There is a lake in the middle of the complex but it resembles a dirty swamp. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Panorama

Another concrete jungle in the name of 'garden city'

The Merlion and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Photo: Bloomberg
World+Biz

These are the world's most expensive cities to live in right now

Photo: Collected
World+Biz

As city heat rises, bird diversity declines

Most surveilled cities in the world
By The Numbers

Most surveilled cities in the world

Why 'good' initiatives to make Dhaka citizen-friendly go in vain
Panorama

Why 'good' initiatives to make Dhaka citizen-friendly go in vain

Photo: Reyad Abedin
In Focus

The name of my city is dust, smoke and life

The two-storey house costing just Tk1 lakh in Vennatala village shows how the community-driven Sobai Mile Jhenaidah Gori was geared towards making cities more livable. Photo: Mumit M
Features

Vision for a modern city: The quiet transformation of Jhenaidah town

A capital city should ideally have a population of 6 to 7 million whereas Dhaka currently has a population of roughly 21.7 million people. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Panorama

Should Bangladesh move its capital away from Dhaka?

Picture: MumitM/TBS
Supplement

The city that grows without children in mind

Still, Dhaka can be made livable
Supplement

Still, Dhaka can be made livable