Dhaka: Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Saturday said around 2,506 listed street hawkers of Gulistan area will be rehabilitated in a vacant place adjacent to Mohanagar Natya Mancha. “Illegal structures, shops and street hawkers will be…
UNDP Deputy Country Director Nick Beresford gives insight into the importance of the brick industry and Bangladesh, and how it can be made more sustainable.UNDP and the House Building Research Institute (HBRI) held a joint policy dialogue about the transformation…
Dhaka – A construction worker died after being struck by a wooden board that fell from an under-construction building at Uttara in the city on Saturday night.
Dhaka – Four members of a family suffered burn injuries in a fire caused by gas leak at their residence in Jurain area of city on Saturday morning, UNB news agency reported.
“The rain was our nemesis as well as our saviour,” says Kanniappan, recalling the first week of December 2015 when Chennai was flooded.“Kind neighbours let us stay in the upper floors of their houses as the water levels rose. The…
Doha – Qatar: Transportation experts arrived in Doha this week for a high-level meeting to discuss the state of safety across the transport network in the region at the Qatar Transport Safety Forum, held under the patronage of H.E. Mr.…
Dhaka: Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation Annisul Huq on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to clear the city from all sorts of illegal occupation and turn it into a clean, safe, soothing, business-friendly metropolitan. Addressing a business networking lunch in…
Dhaka: Local Government and Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday said the government has set a target to provide legal water supply to the slum dwellers of Dhaka by next year. UNB News Agency Reported.
The government has taken a project to construct 18 ‘residence towers’ across the county under the annual development programme (ADP) keeping in mind the security of police personnel, including the officials.Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan made the disclosure while responding to…
Traffic snarls in capital Dhaka cost $4.6 billion a year in lost time, fuel and health consequences, among other elements, says the UN Development Programme (UNDP).That is the annual income of over a million citizens but many people felt they…
Dhaka: Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq on Sunday asked the GCC Approved Medical Centres’ Association (GAMCA) to shift its office from Gulshan-2 in the city by 15 days. He gave the ultimatum during a sudden visit to…
Every year since 2008, the United Nations has sponsored the International Day of Democracy on September 15. This year, the IDD is tied to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, in particular to Goal 16, which “addresses democracy by calling for…
Mayors of the two Dhaka city corporations on Thursday claimed that they ‘successfully’ removed much before the 48-hour deadline cent percent wastes of the sacrificial animals generated during Eid-ul-Azha.They said around 4.38 lakh sacrificial animals were slaughtered in the two…
Another part of the much-awaited Moghbazar-Mouchak Flyover was opened to traffic on Thursday as part of efforts to ease traffic congestions on Eskaton-Mouchak road further.Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain inaugurated it around 11 am.Vehicles on…
Dhaka: Almost all the city corporations, including Dhaka South, Dhaka North, Chittagong, Rajshahi and Sylhet, Rangpur and Barisal ones, have apparently done a good job in removing most of the wastes of sacrificial animals by Wednesday evening. UNB News Agency…
Los Angeles (AP/UNB) — A new skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles has become the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.
Dhaka-Experts at a conference here on Monday observed that rapid urbanization and unplanned growth of cities are increasing risks of different urban disasters like fire, building collapse and urban flooding in the country.
Andrew Urevig Cities are the world’s future. Today, more than half of the global population—3.7 billion people—are urban dwellers, and that number is expected to double by 2050. There is no question that cities are growing; the only debate is…
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Some people are learnt to be critical of the circular bus service launched by the Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation Annisul Huq because of the fixed Taka 15 fare charged for a single trip to any…
Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) AJM Nasir Uddin on Saturday said the entire ministry is not responsible for any official taking bribes for allocating funds for the city corporation.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a Tk 558.20 crore project aiming to effectively address the vexing water-logging problem in Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra (DND) areas. The weekly Ecnec meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, approved…
Rising like the Emerald City is a building that will not only dwarf the world’s tallest skyscraper — the Burj Khalifa in Dubai — but double its height.If built, the aptly named Sky Mile Tower by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates…
As part of the government’s decision to dismantle commercial structures from residential areas in the city, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkah (Rajuk) launched a drive at Uttara on Monday.During the drive, five unauthorised restaurants and a residential hotel were shut down, said…
Washington, D.C.- Urban centers lie at the root of an important—–and often neglected—–source of emissions: deforestation. According to Senior Researcher Tom Prugh in Can a City Be Sustainable?, the latest edition of the annual State of the World series from…
By Emilio Godoy Mexico City, (IPS) – The declaration that will be presented for approval at the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in October has again sparked conflict between the opposing positions taken…
The first four episodes in the Construction Climate Talks series have looked at issues such as sustainable development in the construction industry and the concept of green buildings. In the fifth film, released today, Carina Borgström-Hansson, Expert on Ecological Footprint,…
Dhaka – At least 20 people, including Deputy Commissioner of DMP (Motijheel Division) Anwar Hossain, were injured in a clash between hawkers and traders at Gulistan in the city on Friday afternoon. Police arrested around 150 people from the spot…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed for six weeks the High Court order that asked the authorities concerned to shut the shops of Mouchak Market in the city, terming the building risky.Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme…
Myensingh – A dialogue Regional City was held on Tuesday at Syed Nazrul Islam Bhavan of Bangladesh agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensing. The programme was organised by the Mymensingh and the Sherpur municipality, World Vision Bangladesh and 16 NGOs of…
Dhaka – Two mayors of the bifurcated Dhaka City Corporation think lack of coordination among various service-providing agencies and political clouts have made their job to improve living in the capital, report unb staff writers M Jahangir Alam & Maksud-Ul-Islam…