smart city

An urban asset going to waste

Spaces under Dhaka flyovers can be utilised so much better

A rudimentary approach to controlling traffic

Traffic police using laser light is an ineffective and potentially dangerous practice

What will it take to be Smart Bangladesh?

What more will we achieve through being 'smart'?

Finland keen on development of smart city, small port in Bangladesh

Finland has shown interest in promoting cooperation in the development of a smart city and smart port in Bangladesh.

A not-so-smart proposal for an offshore smart city

In an unprecedented move, the parliamentary standing committee on housing and public works ministry has directly recommended a major development project—to build an offshore smart city claiming land from the Bay of Bengal—directly to the prime minister.

Offshore Smart City: Can a parliamentary committee recommend a project to PM without due diligence?

Can a parliamentary standing committee recommend a project directly to the prime minister without any due diligence? The law explicitly does not permit it.

June 26, 2023
June 26, 2023

An urban asset going to waste

Spaces under Dhaka flyovers can be utilised so much better

March 1, 2023
March 1, 2023

A rudimentary approach to controlling traffic

Traffic police using laser light is an ineffective and potentially dangerous practice

December 23, 2022
December 23, 2022

What will it take to be Smart Bangladesh?

What more will we achieve through being 'smart'?

June 8, 2022
June 8, 2022

Finland keen on development of smart city, small port in Bangladesh

Finland has shown interest in promoting cooperation in the development of a smart city and smart port in Bangladesh.

May 11, 2022
May 11, 2022

A not-so-smart proposal for an offshore smart city

In an unprecedented move, the parliamentary standing committee on housing and public works ministry has directly recommended a major development project—to build an offshore smart city claiming land from the Bay of Bengal—directly to the prime minister.

April 29, 2022
April 29, 2022

Offshore Smart City: Can a parliamentary committee recommend a project to PM without due diligence?

Can a parliamentary standing committee recommend a project directly to the prime minister without any due diligence? The law explicitly does not permit it.