Rajuk

Beyond concrete and chaos / Can Dhaka’s spirit be reclaimed?

For years, I’ve watched two young boys hang out at a family-owned tea stall near my home. Their conversations evolved from debates about football and bikes to heavier topics like shoshon (exploitation) versus shashon (rule) during the curfew of July, questioning which path Hasina was following.

Someone must answer for the rising fires

Statistics reveal continual decline in fire safety standards

Rajuk grants 10 kathas of land to Arifin Shuvoo

Renowned actor Arifin Shuvoo has recently been granted a significant parcel of land measuring 10 kathas by Rajuk (Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha).

42 Risky Buildings: Rajuk evacuation move going nowhere

It appears the evacuation notice handed out to 41 risky buildings by the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) on March 13 was not well-thought-out.

Dhaka, a victim of poor governance

If government officials were held responsible and accountable for every incident, things would have been corrected much earlier.

Building’s design: Rajuk doesn’t know whether it was approved

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha still doesn’t know whether the seven-storey building in which an explosion on Tuesday claimed 22 lives was constructed as per the approved design. 

Gulistan blast / Writing was on the wall

The loss of 22 lives in Tuesday’s explosion is the result of sheer greed and negligence of the building owners, police said

Gulistan blast: Rajuk yet to find building documents

"The building is old, so is its file which has been maintained manually [only files that were approved by Rajuk after May 2019 are digitised]. On top of that yesterday was a holiday. That's why it is taking time"

New DAP has too many loopholes

There’s no way to call this a “people’s DAP.” It does mention some goals, but without sketching out a plan to achieve them.

December 1, 2024
December 1, 2024

Can Dhaka’s spirit be reclaimed?

For years, I’ve watched two young boys hang out at a family-owned tea stall near my home. Their conversations evolved from debates about football and bikes to heavier topics like shoshon (exploitation) versus shashon (rule) during the curfew of July, questioning which path Hasina was following.

March 17, 2024
March 17, 2024

Someone must answer for the rising fires

Statistics reveal continual decline in fire safety standards

January 2, 2024
January 2, 2024

Rajuk grants 10 kathas of land to Arifin Shuvoo

Renowned actor Arifin Shuvoo has recently been granted a significant parcel of land measuring 10 kathas by Rajuk (Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha).

March 27, 2023
March 27, 2023

42 Risky Buildings: Rajuk evacuation move going nowhere

It appears the evacuation notice handed out to 41 risky buildings by the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) on March 13 was not well-thought-out.

March 12, 2023
March 12, 2023

Dhaka, a victim of poor governance

If government officials were held responsible and accountable for every incident, things would have been corrected much earlier.

March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023

Building’s design: Rajuk doesn’t know whether it was approved

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha still doesn’t know whether the seven-storey building in which an explosion on Tuesday claimed 22 lives was constructed as per the approved design. 

March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023

Writing was on the wall

The loss of 22 lives in Tuesday’s explosion is the result of sheer greed and negligence of the building owners, police said

March 9, 2023
March 9, 2023

Gulistan blast: Rajuk yet to find building documents

"The building is old, so is its file which has been maintained manually [only files that were approved by Rajuk after May 2019 are digitised]. On top of that yesterday was a holiday. That's why it is taking time"

November 25, 2022
November 25, 2022

New DAP has too many loopholes

There’s no way to call this a “people’s DAP.” It does mention some goals, but without sketching out a plan to achieve them.

October 25, 2022
October 25, 2022

Detailed Area Plan for Dhaka: Is a liveable and sustainable future too much to ask for?

DAP depicts a vision, but whose vision that is and how it came to be are not clear.