With the expansion of the publishing business, bookshops also sprang up in various parts of Old Dhaka, particularly in Chawkbazar, Islampur, Mughaltuli and Patuatuli. It is estimated that the number of bookshops in Dhaka till 1900 were no less than 40. 

Icddr,b will administer the second dose of oral cholera vaccine in five areas of Dhaka from August 3 to 10, under the supervision of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Despite all her flaws, Dhaka is still the home that loves with reckless abandon

Fix the crucial connecting road, ease people's suffering

If you want to fall in love with the city—walk. This simple aphorism opens up a full discourse on how we can make our cities liveable and civic, and how we might live together as a collective.

For most guests of honour at seminars, inaugurations or book launches, if they are VIPs, being on time is unthinkable. The norm is to arrive at least an hour later than the stipulated time, while the other guests and participants huff and puff with exasperation and then speak well over the allotted time.

A lack of safe public spaces in Dhaka has aggravated a lot of issues, especially among the youth.

Living close to a noisy school, studying at home becomes impossible for me.

Ever since I started living in Dhaka, I feel suffocated.

Being a student with limited finances is quite the challenge with the recent price hike.

Bangladesh Railway (BR) has taken a move to bring Manikganj under the railway network.

A walkable city prioritises pedestrians over motorised vehicles in urban planning.

Dhaka traffic, a never-ending nuisance

With Dhaka's traffic, is it still fair to expect people to be on time?

The government has been working on building 258km of underground rail to ease up the traffic of Dhaka city. This plan consists of 11 different subway routes in Dhaka by 2050. Urban planners have called the project "costly" and "ambitious." They are saying that the project will not bring any positive change in the traffic congestion of the capital.

Rail communications of Chattogram with Dhaka and Sylhet was restored after around 10 hours of suspension following a train derailment at Rajapur station in Cumilla’s Burichang upazila early today.

The number of homebound people on Dhaka-Aricha and Nabinagar-Chandra highways in Savar increased this noon. However, the number of vehicles did not.

Every morning the hustle of going to work and thinking of their little munchkins all day long often urges working parents to find a suitable daycare nearby. Here is a list of some of the daycare centres in Dhaka that you may be interested in checking out, depending on your location.

MA Mannan, former mayor of Gazipur City Corporation, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka today. He was 72.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam today advised city dwellers to leave their gold ornaments with relatives who live nearby before leaving Dhaka city during Eid.