Dhaka

Dhaka

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BNP activist hacked to death in Dhaka's Sabujbagh

Police say the victim was attacked following an altercation linked to a local arbitration.

Rupnagar Canal in 2005 (left) and 2022 (right), showing how dense settlement has narrowed Dhaka’s waterways. Photos: Syed Zakir Hossain.

Dhaka: A city that built over its canals is now drowning in rain

A covert camera disguised as an electrical socket is sold openly at Dhaka market, along with other surveillance devices that are concealed inside everyday objects. Photos: TBS

Used covertly, sold openly: How a legal blindspot allows the unregulated sale of spy cams

People wading through water after heavy rainfall in Azimpur, Dhaka. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Poor waste segregation a major cause of Dhaka waterlogging, experts say

Gridlocked traffic stretches along Airport Road near the Kakoli ramp of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway. Screengrab from a video/TOB

HSC students' daylong road blockades leave Dhaka commuters stranded in gridlock

Gridlocked traffic stretches along Airport Road near the Kakoli ramp of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway. Screengrab from a video/TOB

Commuters suffer for hours as student protest in Uttara paralyses Elevated Expressway, Airport Road

Housing and Public Works Minister Zakaria Taher. File Photo: BSS

Govt plans 'secondary city' near Dhaka to ease capital's growing pressure

HSC candidates blocked the road outside the Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, demanding the education minister's resignation.Photo:Rajib Dhar/TBS

Why HSC candidates are demanding education minister's resignation

In Dhaka, days of rainfall left many roads submerged, disrupting public transport and bringing large parts of the city to a standstill. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Heavy rain leaves parts of Dhaka waterlogged, slows traffic and disrupts commuting

An enormous concentration of concrete infrastructure in the deltaic landscape of earthquake-prone Bangladesh makes Dhaka a highly risky place to live. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

This city is no longer mine

A man hauls groceries in waist-deep waters near the New Life Hospital in Green Road, Dhaka on 12 July 2026 as incessant rains caused severe waterlogging in parts of the capital. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Why Dhaka keeps drowning every monsoon despite years of drainage projects

A picture showing a blanket of smog in Satmasjid Road, Dhanmondi this morning (3 February) as today's air was classified as ‘very unhealthy'. Photo: Md Tajul Islam

Dhaka's air quality 'moderate' this morning

Heavy dust from development work in Dhaka's Dayaganj area pollutes the air. The World Health Organisation’s report links 80,000 annual deaths to air pollution in Bangladesh. The report also notes that air pollution can heighten risks of wheezing, coughing, lower respiratory tract infections, and depression. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Why Dhaka must improve its liveability