Dhaka

More roads are not the answer to Bangladesh’s traffic problem

The more roads you build, the more cars there will be to fill them up. I am no expert, but the numbers don’t lie.

Book Review / Can a city be smart without adequate finance?

Although Dhaka and Kolkata, two major South Asian cities, are just 240 kilometres apart and share a common history and culture, not many comparative studies on these cities have been undertaken so far.

London cabs, jams and kinship

London, once the centre of the empire where the sun never set, dates back to prehistory with evidence of structures from Mesolithic times.

Understanding Dhaka’s urbanism

A review of 'Dhaka Delirium,' a collection of essays by Adnan Z Morshed.

Why I feel suffocated by Dhanmondi

Dhanmondi these days is a cacophony of people, traffic, events, vendors, schools, hospitals, restaurants, and construction sites.

The waffle-on-a-stick revolution

I visited the highest-rated waffle places that have been taking Dhaka’s foodgram by storm.

Parks and recreation, a distant dream

Do authorities care at all about citizens' quality of life?

Two weeks in the dysfunctional megacity of Dhaka

Today, Dhaka is a dysfunctional megacity, an economic hub that has grown chaotically – outwards and upwards – to absorb more than 20 million people who live there, and hundreds of thousands more arriving each year.

Public libraries could solve our public space problem

There needs to be a push for a strong public library culture in Dhaka.

June 3, 2023
June 3, 2023

More roads are not the answer to Bangladesh’s traffic problem

The more roads you build, the more cars there will be to fill them up. I am no expert, but the numbers don’t lie.

May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023

Can a city be smart without adequate finance?

Although Dhaka and Kolkata, two major South Asian cities, are just 240 kilometres apart and share a common history and culture, not many comparative studies on these cities have been undertaken so far.

May 27, 2023
May 27, 2023

London cabs, jams and kinship

London, once the centre of the empire where the sun never set, dates back to prehistory with evidence of structures from Mesolithic times.

May 19, 2023
May 19, 2023

Understanding Dhaka’s urbanism

A review of 'Dhaka Delirium,' a collection of essays by Adnan Z Morshed.

May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023

Why I feel suffocated by Dhanmondi

Dhanmondi these days is a cacophony of people, traffic, events, vendors, schools, hospitals, restaurants, and construction sites.

May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023

The waffle-on-a-stick revolution

I visited the highest-rated waffle places that have been taking Dhaka’s foodgram by storm.

May 15, 2023
May 15, 2023

Parks and recreation, a distant dream

Do authorities care at all about citizens' quality of life?

May 13, 2023
May 13, 2023

Two weeks in the dysfunctional megacity of Dhaka

Today, Dhaka is a dysfunctional megacity, an economic hub that has grown chaotically – outwards and upwards – to absorb more than 20 million people who live there, and hundreds of thousands more arriving each year.

May 9, 2023
May 9, 2023

Public libraries could solve our public space problem

There needs to be a push for a strong public library culture in Dhaka.

May 6, 2023
May 6, 2023

An odd memory in Dhaka city

The only thing I like about this city is the thought of leaving it. And I was leaving it finally, after one and a half months, my longest stretch of stay in the last three years. Juggling my luggage with one hand and my phone with the other to get Google Maps directions while I balance myself on the rickshaw racing through bumpy Dhaka roads–it is a metaphor that sums up my life in this city.