Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is a megacity, and one of the most crowded cities in the world. The urban areas of the city are home to more than 22 million people. However, the number of open ...

Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, ranked fourth among the world’s most polluted cities on Friday morning, ...

Recently, I needed to go to New Market for a not-so-important errand and decided to try Dhaka’s grand public transport -- the metro rail -- instead. From Uttara north to TSC, th ...

Dhaka, the vibrant capital of Bangladesh, sits just north of the Buriganga River, a tributary of the Dhaleswari River, nestled in the heart of the nation's south-central region. Boasting the title of ...

It identified Jatrabari, Demra, Mohammadpur, Kuril Bishwa Road, and Airport Road as major accident hotspots in the capital city.

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2020 — The World Bank today approved $170 million to improve sanitation services in Dhaka city benefiting around 1.5 million people. The Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project will ...

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2019 —The World Bank today approved $100.5 million to improve public spaces and urban services in four large neighborhoods under the Dhaka South City Corporation benefitting ...

This article was originally written by Shamsuddin Illius and published in Unbias The News as part of the “Sinking Cities” series. An edited version is republished in two parts by Global Voices as part ...