Washington, D.C.-Today, nearly 3.9 billion people-half of the world’s population-live in urban areas. By 2050 that number is expected to nearly double. According to Can a City Be Sustainable? (State of the World), the latest edition of the annual series…
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon has formally inaugurated the first of 50 promised ‘hotspots’ – limited zones offering free WiFi internet paid for by the city corporation – in the areas covered by DSCC. Dhaka, UNB News Agency…
Chittagong –The Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) has instructed owners to partially demolish two of the nine buildings that got tilted during Wednesday’s earthquake in the port city. A three-member probe body, formed by the CDA, came up with the directive…
Dhaka – Though the figure may sound surprising in the first instance, ornithologists say some 200 bird species still choose Dhaka city as their abode unb saff writer Faisal reported.
The importance of ‘living green’ was brought to the attention of sixteen countries at an International Green City Conference this month. Becoming the greenest city in the world, using plants to manage stormwater threats, how to implement greening and change…
Dhaka – The cabinet on Monday approved in principle a draft law to regulate the planned “bus rapid transit”, to reduce traffic jam in the capital and its outskirts. “The proposed law will regulate the BRT system designed to reduce…
Blaming the government for its lack of political commitment to save the country’s rivers, green activists here on Wednesday said the highly polluted rivers surrounding Dhaka city could be revived within five years if proper steps are taken.
By Pierre Longeray Paris has been rated the world’s most student-friendly city for the fourth year running. Melbourne comes in second, followed by Tokyo. The ranking of “the world’s leading urban destinations for international students” was published Tuesday by QS,…
Railway authorities have started selling tickets in advance for trips ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Holidaymakers, like always, queued up in hundreds to buy train tickets in advance. Sales started on Tuesday with advance tickets for Sep 20 being made available. Tickets…
A local activist of Jubo League was killed and five other people suffered bullet injuries during a clash between two factions of Awami League over joining a mourning day rally at Milpara in the district town on Saturday. The deceased…
Eminent urban planner Prof Nazrul Islam has stressed the need for undertaking climate-sensitive plans for the country’s cities to cope with the adverse impacts of climate change in the coming days. “When you (urban planners) will be involved in planning…
Green activists at a programme Dhaka on Saturday demanded an integrated step to remove the perennial waterlogging problem from Dhaka city. They said the city dwellers suffer from acute waterlogging in the capital in every monsoon since the authorities give…
ICLEI press release Bonn, Germany: The UN Climate Change Summit ended in Doha last Saturday after negotiators agreed to the Doha Climate Gateway – a deal that extends the Kyoto Protocol for eight more years, introduces new principles on compensation…
Bhrikuri Rai in Ilam Nepal’s easternmost district of Ilam is known for its diligent citizens and scenic tea gardens, but it is also showing the way about how towns can be cleaner and greener with community participation and competent leadership.…
Washington, D.C.-The world’s urban population is expected to grow by 2.6 billion people between 2011 and 2050, bringing the total number of urbanites to 6.3 billion, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online…
The investigation committee of the Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) has failed to begin its probe over the collapse of the Bhaddarhat flyover even after four of the seven working days given to it for the submission of the report have…