unplanned urbanisation
Community-based approach needed for environmental management in cities
Urban environmental management challenges are quite serious in Bangladesh due to unplanned urbanisation, and with no national policy to regulate it.
Time to equip fire service properly
Increasing fire risks mean the fire service too must increase its capability
Fire service: Ill-fitted for tricky city fires
Unplanned urbanisation over the last decade has worsened fire risks in the cities, but firefighters have not been given additional training and proper equipment so they can deal with the heightened threats and the changing nature of fire incidents.
East Jurain: Saga of a manmade mess
Ward 53 of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) covers most parts of East Jurain’s Muradpur area. According to the 2011 census, more than 27,000 people live in this ward which, according to them, has become probably the worst place to live in Dhaka.
Goodbye master planning - Hello bottom-up urbanism
Cities are by nature messy. Unless they are Brasilia, Chandigarh or Myanmar's gaudy new capital Naypyidaw, cities grow organically...
High risk for buildings built with high-weight bricks: Expert
The buildings constructed with high-weight bricks are highly vulnerable to earthquake, says a seismic expert here on Sunday.
Community-based approach needed for environmental management in cities
Urban environmental management challenges are quite serious in Bangladesh due to unplanned urbanisation, and with no national policy to regulate it.
Time to equip fire service properly
Increasing fire risks mean the fire service too must increase its capability
Fire service: Ill-fitted for tricky city fires
Unplanned urbanisation over the last decade has worsened fire risks in the cities, but firefighters have not been given additional training and proper equipment so they can deal with the heightened threats and the changing nature of fire incidents.
East Jurain: Saga of a manmade mess
Ward 53 of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) covers most parts of East Jurain’s Muradpur area. According to the 2011 census, more than 27,000 people live in this ward which, according to them, has become probably the worst place to live in Dhaka.
Goodbye master planning - Hello bottom-up urbanism
Cities are by nature messy. Unless they are Brasilia, Chandigarh or Myanmar's gaudy new capital Naypyidaw, cities grow organically...
High risk for buildings built with high-weight bricks: Expert
The buildings constructed with high-weight bricks are highly vulnerable to earthquake, says a seismic expert here on Sunday.
