Dhaka has not made it to the list of 109 smart cities in the world, according to the 2020 Smart City Index. The index based on the economic and technological data, as well as citizens' perceptions ...

Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich have come at the top in the 2020 Smart City Index, in a year that saw many European cities fall in the rankings. Hundreds of citizens from 109 cities were surveyed in ...

A smart city should emit minimum carbon into the atmosphere, and it should minimise its carbon footprint too. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Today, Dhaka is a ...

Dhaka has been ranked one of the worst cities in the world to live in, and there is no shortage of city dwellers ready to lament the deplorable conditions of life in Dhaka city to confirm that fact.

City dwellers suffer from recurring floods and waterlogging in Dhaka. Climate change is likely to worsen flooding in Dhaka. Dhaka needs to invest in infrastructure in addition to what is already ...

Dhaka-23 November 2015: Greater Dhaka needs climate-smart policies and higher investment to improve its resilience to intense rainfall and to prepare for climate change, says a new World Bank book ...

In the five-part, the authors look at Dhaka, Bangladesh, which by 2025 the U.N. predicts will be home to more than 20 million people--more populous than Mexico City, Beijing or Shanghai.

Dhaka, Aug 25 (PTI) For over a month, ... said when he used to travel in the city, he preferred the metro. "Even in summer, it is very comfortable to travel in a metro.

More than 19.5 million people live in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is the most densely populated city in the country spanning 300 kilometers — about 186 miles.

Since 2008 city officials have stopped allocating permanent graves, while a semi-permanent one can cost nearly $20,000 (about £14,000), in a country where the per capita annual income is only ...