Avoiding an urban nightmare: Time to get planning right
The future of housing in Bangladesh
In the 1920s, the French-Swiss architect and pioneer of modern housing, Le Corbusier, declared: “Architecture or revolution.”
'Existing policies cover most issues related to transportation, but very few of them have been implemented'
Dhaka Urban Transportation Project was launched in 1999 with financial assistance from World Bank to address traffic problems in
Satellite towns and the need for a new mode of urban development
In the Economic Intelligence Unit's list every year, Dhaka keeps showing up as one of the worst liveable cities in the world. For
The looming threat of earthquakes
We are trying our best to reach the status of middle-income country but an earthquake of magnitude of 7 or above can shatter that
A golden era for the construction industry
The infrastructure of a country is one of the major wheels needed to keep an economy moving towards further growth. Development,
Harnessing the potential of Blue Economy
Seas have always been instrumental in defining the destiny of the world, be it as a means of transportation or as trade routes or as a hub of resources.
Without proper urban facilities, quality life is unachievable
The word “city” comes from the Latin root “civis/civitas”, meaning citizen/citizenship. The expressions “civil/civic/civilisation” owe their pedigree to this Latin origin. Eventually, it came to correspond with the French “urbs”, meaning city in a more physical sense.
Humanising Dhaka with civic spaces
Imagine yourself as an international tourist who just arrived in Dhaka to explore a quintessential city of the Global South. You checked into your hotel somewhere in Banani.
EDITOR'S NOTE
In today's world, urbanisation is an inescapable reality. In fact, for the first time in history, more than half the world population lives in urban areas.
The dark side of Dhaka's urbanisation
Just over a decade ago, in 2008, almost half of the world's total population used to live in urban areas. This phenomenon has continued and is expected to gain further momentum in future.
Towards a better, balanced metropolis
If you look hard at a map of Dhaka city, you may notice a striking similarity with the side profile of a human face. The more you focus, the more you will notice that Uttara resembles the forehead, Mirpur resembles the eyes, Tongi resembles the scalp, Gabtoli resembles the nose, Motijheel resembles the mouth and Keraniganj resembles the throat.