Parks
Our lack of open spaces reinforces class disparity
Are open spaces a luxury reserved only for the wealthy? If that is the case, we should be asking whether these spaces are open to begin with.
28 June 2024, 04:00 AM
Who owns the public spaces of Dhaka?
Ideally, a geographical area is supposed to have 25 percent tree coverage to protect its environment, but Dhaka has less than 7 percent.
18 May 2024, 02:00 AM
Amusement parks turn over Tk 5,000cr annually
Investment in Bangladesh’s amusement and theme park segment is on the rise as investors are pumping money into the fast-expanding industry to serve visitors, according to industry people..About Tk 12,000 crore has been invested in the sector in the last two decades and about 6 lakh people
28 September 2023, 02:00 AM
How we should design the next generation of parks
Do we need the 24/7 hustle and bustle of Dhaka – the cacophonous dramas of this sleepless city – reproduced in its parks too?
15 June 2023, 17:00 PM
Making the best of Ramadan and vacation for kids
Children often find it difficult to make their summer vacations productive and end up spending the whole day glued to their gadgets. As this time Ramadan and vacation have coincided it has become doubly difficult to make time for the children.
10 July 2015, 07:43 AM
Save our parks
A report published by this newspaper yesterday reveals an alarming fact about Dhaka's parks. The capital city, ranked one of the worst liveable in the world, has only 54 parks when, ideally, it should have 92.
28 April 2015, 18:00 PM