WALKING is a good exercise. But this is not so when it becomes involuntary, especially amidst a poor environment for walking. An increased share of walking in daily trips in the greater Dhaka area 鈥� which is composed of, wholly and partly, five districts of the Dhaka division which are Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Narsingdi and Munshiganj 鈥� appears to be no sign...
A DECLINING use of buses in the capital, largely because of no improvement in services, on part of users, and the absence of fresh investment, on part of operators, is worrying. Without an efficient and functional public transport system, the capital city stands the chance of getting out of the reach of the poor, low- and fixed-income people, forcing them to use expensive...
RESIDENTS of Dhaka appear to be headed for a transport system completely in lawlessness as the road regime worsens riding on the indolence, deliberate or unintentional, of the authorities. Chaos on the road, which had often made the headlines for years, appears to have intensified largely after the August 2024 political changeover, when law enforcement...