Dhaka city

Dhaka city

An aerial view shows densely packed residential buildings, courtyards and narrow alleyways in the Bangshal neighborhood of Old Dhaka on 4 July 2026. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

Rajuk's Old Dhaka makeover: Lessons from past failures

The proposed project, covering wards 24 to 61 of the Dhaka South City Corporation and part of ward 62, also envisions wider roads, green spaces, communal parking and restored water bodies, among...

Old Dhaka. Photo: Peter Bialobrzeski

Project taken to unlock economic potential of neglected Dhaka areas

Photo: TBS

Only one tree per 28 people in Dhaka as forest cover shrinks nationwide 

File photo of Dhaka. Picture: TBS

Dhaka can only be made safe with proper planning, building rules: IPD

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Protecting waterbodies key to Dhaka's survival: Rizwana

Photo: Collected

Millions leave Dhaka city for Eid, city roads nearly empty

Representational Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Buyers happy with declining winter vegetable prices

Sketch: TBS

Lost and found: Remembering Dhaka

Dhaka South Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh inspected the designated place for the rickshaw stand in Dhanmondi 2/A area on Wednesday (2 August). Photo: Jahidul Islam

Dhaka South implemented 38% of allocated budget in last fiscal year

Vehicles and commuters struggle to navigate a road, submerged in stagnant rainwater, in the Kalshi area of Dhaka’s Mirpur on Saturday. Following Friday’s downpour that flooded many areas in the capital, some roads in the Mirpur area again went under water even in light rainfall on Saturday. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Dhaka waterlogging: Rains for few hours, suffering for a week

Monsoon mayhem: A trader tries to save his products as continuous heavy rain causes waterlogging in the capital’s New Market on Friday. With 130 millimetres of rainfall in six hours from 6am, many roads in the capital were flooded. People waded through knee-deep water to their destinations and vehicles broke down all over the city. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Waterlogging woes persist in parts of Dhaka even after 24 hours

Sketch: TBS

Unified governance is crucial for Dhaka’s survival

Illustration: TBS

The science behind Dhaka's 'wind pockets'