traffic chaos
#Perspective / Are battery-run rickshaws Dhaka’s newest traffic menace? Hear what city dwellers think!
Dhaka's battery-run rickshaws spark debate over efficiency versus safety. Critics cite accidents, recklessness, and safety concerns, while supporters highlight cost-effectiveness. A High Court ban fuels tensions, affecting livelihoods and intensifying calls for regulation over elimination.
Battery-powered rickshaw is the way forward
It is essential to bring the entire rickshaw industry under government administration.
Mega-projects, mega-corruption, mega-greed
For how long will public money be plundered without any accountability?
Can AI solve the insanity of Dhaka’s traffic?
Before jumping into the realm of artificial intelligence, we should start with some old-fashioned “common sense”
MRT not enough, Dhaka needs better planning to rescue its traffic
Dhaka needs an integrated traffic management plan, based on advanced technology and a scientific approach.
#Perspective / The art of tolerance in Dhaka
Some say that living in Dhaka is not easy and for those who have lived here for years, nothing is easy. In fact, living in this city makes it easier to tolerate any other inconvenience with a hair-flip. Someone spat inches away from your feet? Tolerate. It landed on you? Wipe and move on. The world might have a fancy word like noise pollution for needlessly honking cars but we know it for what it really is — soothing white noise that one could even fall asleep to. Which happens often, during the long respites the city graciously bestows on us to and from work every day without fail. We lovingly call them traffic jams.
The romance of rain, or not!
Monsoon is dreamy for some and exasperating for others, yet it is the best season in Bangladesh. The rivers are full and abundant with sweet water fish, nature is at its greenest best.
A guide to surviving Dhaka traffic in the heat
Dhaka traffic, a never-ending nuisance
Traffic woes continue to hamper people’s lives and limit the potential for growth
A few days ago I travelled to Kushtia, a city situated in the southwest of Bangladesh from my hometown, Mymensingh. As our car was about to enter the city, we were faced with a huge tailback of trucks, cars, buses, and vans carrying passengers and goods.
Are battery-run rickshaws Dhaka’s newest traffic menace? Hear what city dwellers think!
Dhaka's battery-run rickshaws spark debate over efficiency versus safety. Critics cite accidents, recklessness, and safety concerns, while supporters highlight cost-effectiveness. A High Court ban fuels tensions, affecting livelihoods and intensifying calls for regulation over elimination.
Battery-powered rickshaw is the way forward
It is essential to bring the entire rickshaw industry under government administration.
Mega-projects, mega-corruption, mega-greed
For how long will public money be plundered without any accountability?
Can AI solve the insanity of Dhaka’s traffic?
Before jumping into the realm of artificial intelligence, we should start with some old-fashioned “common sense”
MRT not enough, Dhaka needs better planning to rescue its traffic
Dhaka needs an integrated traffic management plan, based on advanced technology and a scientific approach.
The art of tolerance in Dhaka
Some say that living in Dhaka is not easy and for those who have lived here for years, nothing is easy. In fact, living in this city makes it easier to tolerate any other inconvenience with a hair-flip. Someone spat inches away from your feet? Tolerate. It landed on you? Wipe and move on. The world might have a fancy word like noise pollution for needlessly honking cars but we know it for what it really is — soothing white noise that one could even fall asleep to. Which happens often, during the long respites the city graciously bestows on us to and from work every day without fail. We lovingly call them traffic jams.
The romance of rain, or not!
Monsoon is dreamy for some and exasperating for others, yet it is the best season in Bangladesh. The rivers are full and abundant with sweet water fish, nature is at its greenest best.
A guide to surviving Dhaka traffic in the heat
Dhaka traffic, a never-ending nuisance
Traffic woes continue to hamper people’s lives and limit the potential for growth
A few days ago I travelled to Kushtia, a city situated in the southwest of Bangladesh from my hometown, Mymensingh. As our car was about to enter the city, we were faced with a huge tailback of trucks, cars, buses, and vans carrying passengers and goods.
Khamarbari Roundabout: Traffic chaos for poor management
The Khamarbari roundabout in the capital on the southeast end of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban has become a traffic nightmare largely