Playgrounds

Playgrounds

Children play in the grounds of a local primary school. Photo: Collected

Primary schools ordered to ensure playgrounds, sports mandatory from Class IV

The directives were issued through an office order yesterday.

Photo: Collected

No more fairs to be allowed on stadiums: State minister

The construction of the Banani playground in the capital started in 2020. In this photo from June 2021 it is seen that construction did not end even after a year. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Dhaka lacks 795 playgrounds to meet standard: Study

A group of children play football in an alley in the capital’s Eskaton area. The number of playgrounds in the capital is shrinking alarmingly, forcing kids to either play on the roads or to force them to stay indoors and resort to gadgets, which is affecting them in the long run. Photo: Zia Chowdhury

Authorities unconcerned as children lose playgrounds in Dhaka

Photo: Md Jahidul Islam/TBS

Golapbagh playground yet to open a year after renovation

Representation image. Photo: MumitM/TBS

Six cities have only 20% of required playgrounds

Dhaka North transforms an abandoned land, used for illegal parking and waste dumping, in the capital’s Mirpur-10 area into a child-friendly public space. Photo: Md Jahidul Islam

Dumping ground now a child-friendly public space

DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam. Photo: BSS

DNCC Mayor Atiqul invites youths to the playground

Photo: MumitM/TBS

A city where children can’t play

Playgrounds decrease while police stations increase in Dhaka

Playgrounds decrease while police stations increase in Dhaka

The construction of the Banani playground in the capital started in 2020. In this photo from June 2021 it is seen that construction did not end even after a year. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Dhaka sees 150 playgrounds reduce to 24 in two decades

‘We want the playground to stay, everyone does’

‘We want the playground to stay, everyone does’

Dhaka South playgrounds to remain open at all times: DSCC Mayor

Dhaka South playgrounds to remain open at all times: DSCC Mayor