The Muktangan, an iconic political epicentre at the heart of Dhaka, once echoed with slogans, rallies, and protest speeches.

Ideally, a geographical area is supposed to have 25 percent tree coverage to protect its environment, but Dhaka has less than 7 percent.

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

With the gradual increase in population and rapid urbanisation, the number of open spaces in our megacity is drastically decreasing.

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

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

A city the size of Dhaka should ideally have 92 parks. In reality it has 54 and those too are under constant threat of encroachment by both public and private sectors.