urban housing crisis Bangladesh

The case for reshaping Dhaka’s social housing landscape

Dhaka is a city of startling contrasts, where shimmering glass towers often stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the fragile corrugated iron of informal settlements. While the elite neighbourhoods of Gulshan and Banani represent the nation’s economic aspirations, they are held aloft by an invisible workforce that retreats to the shadows at sunset.
24 June 2026, 12:21 PM