housing

DAP: The high stakes of high-rise buildings

Housing developers' interests are getting in the way of making Dhaka a liveable city
25 December 2022, 05:05 AM

No respite from air pollution even at home

Lack of awareness and policy initiatives about indoor air pollution is deeply worrying
4 June 2022, 10:45 AM

PM stresses taking measures to end beggary

Terming beggary a mean job, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directs the Social Welfare Ministry to take steps for the rehabilitation of those living in the streets and put an end to this malaise across the country.
2 January 2016, 08:30 AM

Jheelpar structure owner arrested (video)

Rab claims arrest of the owner of the Jheelpar structure that caved in two weeks ago and killed a dozen people in Dhaka’s Rampura.
4 May 2015, 06:53 AM

Slum dwellers are worse off than villagers in terms of health

APPROXIMATELY 30 to 45 percent of slum dwellers are ill and 60 percent of their children chronically malnourished.
11 April 2015, 18:00 PM