Why do authorities gamble with our lives?
The sudden appearance — and the equally sudden disappearance — of a middle-aged woman named Eli Kaizer, who claimed to be a time traveller, has caught the attention of not only our city, but the entire world.
We need a walkable city, not just grand infrastructures
Dhaka means the world to me. Most of my professional life has been here and a large chunk of my personal life is intrinsically linked with Dhaka. I am never tired of the city. Yes, there are obstacles. Yes, there are resource shortages. Yes, there are insane traffic snarls. But there is one thing which is never in short supply — great people!
London, Tokyo, and Seoul lead the list. Out of the 160 cities in this list, Dhaka ranked 149th with a score of 44.1, one of the lowest on this list.
She doesn’t need an alarm For the last hour of the night.
The city, the one that we want to arrive at, remains illusory
His tenure in Bengal began in 1639, and a curious footnote would be that he actually stripped Dhaka of its status as a Mughal capital, shifting the seat of government to Rajmahal (a place now in India).
Let good sense—and constitutional obligations—prevail
Major cities, including metropolises like Dhaka and Chattogram, consistently rank among the world's least liveable urban areas.
Brazilian legend Ronaldinho Gaucho spent a hectic 12 hours in Dhaka yesterday on way to Dubai from Kolkata, where he had spent the previous two days and attended a number of events.
Democracy needs its voters; and in the case of Dhaka University, this meant recruiting enough of the right kind of voters
There are too many people in Dhaka. So many that it’s choking the city. However, every person here is here for a reason.
In many cities around the world, elderly people literally cannot cross the road because the timing on crossing signals is too brief. At least we don’t have that problem in Dhaka, if only due to the absence of functional traffic lights.
Dhaka is now a black hole: a city consuming millions of residents but has no sense of quality life.
Unplanned transport infrastructure.
Characterised by a culture of ad hocism, these valuable urban lands below elevated road infrastructures rarely reach their full potential.
Whether you want to sway to some classical music or be enraged at the wrongdoings of the society displayed in a tantalising play, the city has it all.
Managing sales and picking out the right venue is crucial if Dhaka is headed down the road of indoor concerts.