Suhrawardy swamped with dengue patients
10 August 2026
With 1,156 dengue patients hospitalised as of yesterday, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital has topped the list of hospitals treating dengue patients this year, followed by Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Mugda Medical College Hospital and Mitford Hospital.
10 August 2026
Dhaka tops dengue cases, deaths
8 August 2026
Dhaka division has emerged as the country’s dengue hotspot, recording 6,871 cases, including 4,404 infections in Dhaka city alone this year.
8 August 2026
DENGUE OUTBREAK / DENV-3 now dominant strain
4 August 2026
Say experts; hospitals report rising admissions
4 August 2026
Govt moves to revive Dhaka waterways
3 August 2026
The government has announced a series of measures to restore Dhaka’s rivers and waterways, including preventing pollution, improving drainage, maintaining navigability and exploring private-sector operation of water bus services.
3 August 2026
High risk, little readiness
29 July 2026
Despite being an earthquake-prone country, Bangladesh remains poorly prepared for a major seismic event, experts warn.
29 July 2026
Tk 32,554cr plan for Dhaka’s water future
24 July 2026
The government has unveiled a Tk 32,554 crore plan to strengthen Dhaka’s water security by developing five large reservoirs around the capital to reduce dependence on rapidly depleting groundwater.
24 July 2026
Flightpaths strewn with tall buildings
22 July 2026
Year after year the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has been battling to keep the airspace surrounding Dhaka’s airports clean of buildings that exceed the height limit.
22 July 2026
The fault in our buildings
18 July 2026
A large number of buildings across Bangladesh -- particularly older ones -- were not designed to withstand earthquakes, as they were constructed without fully complying with the Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC), experts warned.
18 July 2026
Change of plans for building a new TSC
Dhaka University’s Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) is set to be built anew, in line with directives provided by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
21 June 2021
Liveability Index: Dhaka fourth least livable city in world
Dhaka has been ranked the fourth least liveable city in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual global survey.
9 June 2021
Purbachal: An extension of chaotic Dhaka?
The “ideal town” planned in Purbachal to ease Dhaka’s burden of overgrowing population is likely to become yet another extension of the unplanned capital, thanks to the long delay in implementation and constant changes in project design, according to urban planners.
8 June 2021
To fence off or not?
It seems like the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has plenty of public money to burn.
8 June 2021
‘Affordable housing for all should be the goal’
After the finance minister in his budget speech revealed the government’s plan to construct up to 60,000 flats in Purbachal New Town and 8,400 in
5 June 2021
85mm rain drowns Dhaka
With the two city corporations taking charge of canals and drainage system from Wasa around five months back, Dhaka dwellers had high hopes that there will be significant improvement in the waterlogging situation.
1 June 2021
Water Tariff: Dhaka Wasa hikes it again by 5 percent
Amid allegations of poor quality of tap water in the mega city, Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has once again increased the price of water by 5 percent for residential and commercial uses.
25 May 2021
Shadhinota Stambha Project: Tree-felling wasn’t part of original plan
The primary design of the Shadhinota Stambha (third phase) in Suhrawardy Udyan had no provision for cutting down trees but many were chopped down for walkways that were included in the design later, said architects involved in the project.
8 May 2021
4 city areas at risk of dengue
Four areas of the capital are at risk of dengue infection due to the presence of Aedes mosquitoes, which are carriers of the disease.
7 May 2021
In hopes of safer, better buildings across country
With the introduction of a provision for mandatory rainwater harvesting for buildings across the country, the government on February 11 published a gazette notification, making the revised Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) a law.
3 May 2021
Armanitola Fire: Newlyweds now on life support
Around one and a half months ago, Muna Sarkar and Ashiquzzaman Khan, both computer engineers by profession, tied the knot.
24 April 2021
Chemical Warehouses of Old Dhaka: Relocation a far cry
Relocation of the hazardous chemical warehouses from old Dhaka is still a far cry since the government failed to accomplish any of the goals set after the devastating fires in the past decade.
23 April 2021
All work, no play makes Dhaka an unhealthy city
Thirty percent of the wards in Dhaka city do not have any playground or park, which particularly harms the mental and physical growth of children as they have no space to play and interact with friends.
18 April 2021
Mosquitoes make DSCC residents’ lives miserable
Nazmul Hasan’s family had adopted every measure they had heard of to save themselves from mosquitoes. They applied repellents and lit mosquito
17 April 2021
Century-old botanical wonder lies in neglect
Baldha Garden no longer bustles with life, as it used to in the past with a delightful array of exotic plants and trees.
4 April 2021
Extortion institutionalised?
Donning vests that say “DSCC Toll Collector”, they move around Gulistan, Jai Kali Mandir Road (between Thathari Bazar and Wari), Motijheel, Fulbaria, Azimpur and Laxmibazar (near Bahadur Shah Park) in the capital -- signaling commercial vehicles to stop.
3 April 2021
Acute gas crisis continues to hit city parts
Sazzad Hossain was waiting to buy food for his family of four at a restaurant in Mohammadpur’s Zakir Hossain Road. They could not cook anything at home because of a gas crisis.
24 March 2021
Gas supply Disruption in City: Titas, RHD trade blame
Thousands of people in different parts of the capital suffered badly after being hit by a severe gas crisis as a Titas connection was damaged in Amin Bazar on the outskirts of the city on Monday night.
23 March 2021
Water tariff in Dhaka set to rise again
Dhaka Wasa has again proposed hiking water prices by five percent for residential and commercial uses from July 1.
22 March 2021
Two city corporations chalk out priorities
The two city corporations of Dhaka have drawn up immediate and long-term plans to solve the perennial waterlogging problem in the capital, but recovering canals from encroachers and making them functional remain key challenges.
11 March 2021