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Economy

Dhaka ranks as costliest city again in South Asia for expatriates: Survey

Dhaka is the only South Asian city among the top 100 costliest cities in the world

A Dhaka Nagar Paribahan double-decker bus is stuck in a traffic jam in the capital. The service was launched on some routes to restore order in the public transport service in the capital but it is yet to solve the problems due to various reasons. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Transport

Illegal buses, gridlocks hurting Nagar Paribahan

A top view of the Ring Road, occupied by illegal parking and a dumping place of Adabor Police Station in Shyamoli. The photo was taken on Thursday. Photo: Mumit M

Bangladesh

Nuisance parking, seized vehicles block most of Mohammadpur Ring Road

Dhaka city authorities have resumed providing licences for non-motorised rickshaws, which remained suspended since 1986. The resumption has drawn criticism from urban experts who have called it legalising transport chaos only for revenue. The photo was taken from the capital’s New Market area recently. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Transport

Rickshaw licensing: Legalising traffic chaos for cash?

Illustration: Sharier

Satire

Here cometh the birdmen

A long queue of garbage collection vans is parked on the road in front of the secondary waste transfer station in the capital’s Kalabagan, creating a nightmare every evening for pedestrians. Photo: TBS

Bangladesh

Long queue of garbage vans causes misery for Kalabagan pedestrians

A bird’s eye view of the Hatirjheel Lake in Dhaka. The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha implemented a cleaning project in the lake and at presnt an odour-free Hatirjheel welcomes more visitors. Photo: Mumit M

Bangladesh

An odour-free Hatirjheel welcomes more visitors

No public toilet around? No problem, toilets are everywhere!

Bangladesh

No public toilet around? No problem, toilets are everywhere!

Movement through the roads in the capital’s Tejgaon industrial area has been a constant struggle for school goers and commuters as road digging work has been going on for some six months. Photo: Mumit M

Bangladesh

Road digging, dust in Tejgaon area add to people’s woes

Non-compliance of approved designes

Infrastructure

Changing designs, flouting codes

Historial Osmani Udyan in the capital is closed to the public for a long time due to its renovation which has not been completed in five years. Photo: Mumit M

Bangladesh

No one knows when Osmani Udyan renovation will end

The view of a lake inside the Ramna Park in the capital. These days, the park stays open in the morning and the afternoon only. Photo: TBS

Bangladesh

Ramna Park remains closed most of the time

Bangladesh

No room to walk on walkways