Box culverts choking city's lifelines
One of Md Aslam's favourite pastimes was to spend time with his father near the bank of Dholai Khal. The father and son duo used to sit together in the afternoon, enjoy fresh air and watch boats gently glide over the canal.
27 July 2016, 18:00 PM
New exit route causes public sufferings
Introduced as a security and traffic control measure, Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's new exit route has apparently
26 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Dhaka city canals in death throes
Although it is almost impossible to fathom, canals have been a significant part of the capital's landscape. Even in the late
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM
When a bamboo pole is the saviour
A bamboo pole with a torn plastic sheet wrapped around its top has been doing the commuters of Sutrapur's Katherpool in the capital a huge favour for the last one month: it warns people about a deep lidless manhole. Local people helped themselves because the authorities "did not notice" it yet.
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Riders forced to deal with potholes
Mohammad Nadim has been riding motorbikes ever since he was young. He is an experienced and careful rider and he takes a lot of
15 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Battered roads impeding business for years
The DIT industrial area in the capital's Shyampur is a hub of around 200 big and small factories, but authorities have neglected
14 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Dayaganj in need of pedestrian crossing
During the rush hour, the capital's Dayaganj intersection turns into a huge mess: people walk randomly to cross the
12 July 2016, 18:00 PM
I walk half km daily to fetch water
Lutfunnesa is a woman on a mission.
3 July 2016, 18:00 PM
East Jafrabad new victim of Dhaka water crisis
In the family of Sarfaraz, there has been a recent addition in the list of everyday chores: fetching water for household
29 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Water crisis deepens in Senpara Parbata
Md Shawkat Akbar was hurrying to his friend's house at Monipuri Para, 1km away from his. He was running out of time before Juma
25 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Rush for Old Dhaka iftar on
Sexagenarian Md Zahid Hossain never started his Ramadan without iftar items from Chawkbazar since 1970s, as he cannot break his fast without the popular dish “Barobaper Polay Khay.”
7 June 2016, 18:00 PM
DSCC to spruce up 19 parks, 12 playgrounds
In the overcrowded Dhaka city, where free space is a blessing, 19 parks and 12 playgrounds will be spruced up to give children a place
29 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Another oasis under threat
Open fields and greeneries are essential for the wellbeing and safety of any urban community and a healthier
20 May 2016, 18:00 PM
People take it on themselves
Jannatul Ferdous, a house wife from Chingipara, has to carry at least five pitchers of water every day to meet the
29 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Waste bins to make a cleaner South Dhaka
After emptying the water bottle, Aminul Islam looked around for a suitable place to discard it. Eventually he found one -- the street -- and dropped the bottle there. He did not have a choice.
26 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Sudden water crisis affects parts of Dhaka
With a heat wave sweeping the country for more than two weeks in the absence of rain, sufferings of the residents in several parts of the city have worsened due to an acute crisis of water for the last few weeks.
26 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Water crisis makes life tough on Bepari Goli
Alamin Hossain, a resident of Bepari Goli in the capital's Moghbazar, was moving out of the neighbourhood to Malibagh yesterday. His
11 April 2016, 18:00 PM
New architecture to repaint Suhrawardy Udyan
The government has drawn up a plan to give an architectural makeover to Suhrawardy Udyan and freeze the
22 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Uttara trees being sacrificed for road widening
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) have felled several hundred trees in the capital's Uttara in the last two months
8 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Acute water crisis dogs Eskaton Garden in capital
Several thousand residents of Eskaton Garden have been facing severe water crisis for the last 10 days as the main
2 March 2016, 18:00 PM