Ideally, a geographical area is supposed to have 25 percent tree coverage to protect its environment, but Dhaka has less than 7 percent.
There needs to be a push for a strong public library culture in Dhaka.
With the gradual increase in population and rapid urbanisation, the number of open spaces in our megacity is drastically decreasing.
Ever since I started living in Dhaka, I feel suffocated.
A lack of safe public spaces in Dhaka has aggravated a lot of issues, especially among the youth.
A city the size of Dhaka should ideally have 92 parks. In reality it has 54 and those too are under constant threat of encroachment by both public and private sectors.
Ideally, a geographical area is supposed to have 25 percent tree coverage to protect its environment, but Dhaka has less than 7 percent.
There needs to be a push for a strong public library culture in Dhaka.
With the gradual increase in population and rapid urbanisation, the number of open spaces in our megacity is drastically decreasing.
A lack of safe public spaces in Dhaka has aggravated a lot of issues, especially among the youth.
Ever since I started living in Dhaka, I feel suffocated.
A city the size of Dhaka should ideally have 92 parks. In reality it has 54 and those too are under constant threat of encroachment by both public and private sectors.
