Helemul Alam

There are several parts of Dhaka city where, if you travel through the roads and alleyways by a rickshaw or an auto-rickshaw, you will experience a jerky ride, as many streets remain unrepaired for months after being dug up by utility service providers.

The government is weighing potential revisions to the Detailed Area Plan (DAP), a blueprint meant to guide Dhaka’s development, just two years after its approval, raising serious concerns among urban planners.

Over the years, the authorities spent over Tk 119 crore on modernising the equipment, but Dhaka traffic is mostly managed manually.

The centuries-old Chawkbazar iftar market, the largest in the capital, draws hundreds of visitors daily during Ramadan. Several hundred makeshift stalls sell a variety of delicacies made from meat, vegetables, sweets, milk, and spices -- many dating back to the Mughal era

The persistent delay in moving the warehouses from the congested neighbourhoods has left residents living in constant fear of another tragedy

Despite a drop in dengue cases due to the winter chill, city dwellers continue to suffer from an alarming rise in mosquito infestations, with authorities failing to take effective measures to control the surge in Culex mosquitoes.

The government has decided to construct a road, connecting Fulbaria’s Phoenix Road to Abdul Gani Road, through the Osmani Udyan, in order to facilitate vehicles heading towards the Secretariat.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has been operating without an administrator for over a month, severely disrupting its day-to-day activities.

The Dhaka South City Corporation has decided to revive its four-canal development project with a modified demarcation approach. Initially, the project was to follow the Bangladesh Water Act 2013, which requires keeping a 10-metre buffer from water to determine a river’s width.

The rivers encircling Dhaka have been gasping for survival for decades, choked by pollution and encroachment.

City dwellers are still experiencing poor civic services six months after the formation of the interim government.

As Bangladesh braces for another year with the threat of dengue looming, experts have urged the government to adopt comprehensive and year-round strategies to curb the spread of the mosquito-borne disease.

Throughout this month, we have published six reports on Dhaka’s canals, detailing how these water bodies, once the lifeblood of the capital’s drainage system, are now clogged, encroached upon, and reduced to narrow, polluted channels.

At first glance, Dayaganj in the old part of Dhaka appears to be a typical city street scene.

Once upon a time, boats would glide through the waters of Karwan Bazar. Laden with goods -- sacks of rice, fresh vegetables, timber, and pottery -- these boats would anchor at the dock near what is now the Film Development Corporation.

Flood-flow zones, crucial for maintaining Dhaka’s ecological balance, are rapidly vanishing, leaving the city increasingly vulnerable to waterlogging, loss of groundwater recharge, and potential flooding.

Designed to rescue Dhaka from floods, water retention ponds are now in need of rescue themselves. These basins, meant for stormwater management, are shrinking rapidly due to encroachments, unplanned urbanisation, and government neglect..Just like the capital’s canals, these lifelines are n

The annual death toll from dengue so far crossed 500-mark yesterday, for the second year in a row.

Is it a road or a lake? This is the question that commuters often ask themselves when they step into the streets of Dhaka even after a little drizzle.

In Dhaka, rain comes as a call for chaos. Streets get submerged, water often invades homes in low-lying areas, and life in the capital slows to a frustrating crawl.