The morning sun in Dhaka struggles to pierce the haze, casting a pale glow on a city in motion and in crisis. On the streets, ...

Bangladesh’s urban growth appears increasingly untenable in the face of future shocks. Lack of decentralization and unplanned ...

A new United Nations report shows that Indonesia's capital Jakarta has become the world's largest city with 41.9 million people, while Bangladesh's Dhaka ranks second with a population of 36.6 million ...

Mongooses, jackals, jungle cats, monkeys, and even fishing cats still call Dhaka home but rapid urban expansion is pushing them into extinction. As concrete replaces wetlands and green spaces, the cit ...

This article was originally written by Shamsuddin Illius and published in Unbias The News as part of the “Sinking Cities” series. An edited version is republished in two parts by Global Voices as part ...

A new UN report says so-called "megacities" are continuing to grow as our planet becomes increasingly urbanized.

When people talk about Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, they don’t often call it beautiful. One of the world’s fastest growing megacities, the place is desperately overcrowded. A trip anywhere ...

Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 251 at 9am on Tuesday ...

Dhaka residents woke to the drumming of rain as a heavy shower that started on Monday night continued into Tuesday morning and submerged nearly all the roads of the capital. Dhaka saw 80 mm of rain in ...

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2019 —The World Bank today approved $100.5 million to improve public spaces and urban services in four large neighborhoods under the Dhaka South City Corporation benefitting ...