Dhaka
Death is built into our cityscapes
Why do authorities gamble with our lives?
#Fiction / Dhaka 2084: Interview of a Time Traveller
The sudden appearance — and the equally sudden disappearance — of a middle-aged woman named Eli Kaizer, who claimed to be a time traveller, has caught the attention of not only our city, but the entire world.
Free up our footpaths!
We need a walkable city, not just grand infrastructures
#Perspective / Friendship knows no time: Dhaka's heart-warming hospitality
Dhaka means the world to me. Most of my professional life has been here and a large chunk of my personal life is intrinsically linked with Dhaka. I am never tired of the city. Yes, there are obstacles. Yes, there are resource shortages. Yes, there are insane traffic snarls. But there is one thing which is never in short supply — great people!
Top 10 student-friendly cities in the world: Dhaka ranks extremely low
London, Tokyo, and Seoul lead the list. Out of the 160 cities in this list, Dhaka ranked 149th with a score of 44.1, one of the lowest on this list.
Poetry / Cleaner of dawn
She doesn’t need an alarm For the last hour of the night.
World Cities Day / A Dhaka we’ll want to arrive at
The city, the one that we want to arrive at, remains illusory
A forgotten history: The Prince who dethroned Dhaka as a capital
His tenure in Bengal began in 1639, and a curious footnote would be that he actually stripped Dhaka of its status as a Mughal capital, shifting the seat of government to Rajmahal (a place now in India).
Don’t let Dhaka turn into a battlefield
Let good sense—and constitutional obligations—prevail
'Emi, welcome to Bangladesh', writes elated Mashrafe
Bangladesh cricket team's former captain and Member of Parliament, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, expressed his delight in meeting Argentine World Cup winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who is currently on a short trip to Dhaka.
No public appearance for Emi Martinez in Dhaka
There will, however, be a few selected guests apart from the Next Ventures officials, at the morning event including former national cricket team’s captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and state minister for information and communication.
How we should design the next generation of parks
Do we need the 24/7 hustle and bustle of Dhaka – the cacophonous dramas of this sleepless city – reproduced in its parks too?
Air pollution, depression, and our health
Dhaka's rapid urbanisation and industrialisation have led to a significant increase in air pollution levels.
More roads are not the answer to Bangladesh’s traffic problem
The more roads you build, the more cars there will be to fill them up. I am no expert, but the numbers don’t lie.
Can a city be smart without adequate finance?
Although Dhaka and Kolkata, two major South Asian cities, are just 240 kilometres apart and share a common history and culture, not many comparative studies on these cities have been undertaken so far.
London cabs, jams and kinship
London, once the centre of the empire where the sun never set, dates back to prehistory with evidence of structures from Mesolithic times.
Understanding Dhaka’s urbanism
A review of 'Dhaka Delirium,' a collection of essays by Adnan Z Morshed.
Why I feel suffocated by Dhanmondi
Dhanmondi these days is a cacophony of people, traffic, events, vendors, schools, hospitals, restaurants, and construction sites.
The waffle-on-a-stick revolution
I visited the highest-rated waffle places that have been taking Dhaka’s foodgram by storm.
