Living in an ‘unliveable’ city named Dhaka

The 2026 Global Liveability Index published by the Economist Intelligence Unit presents a sobering assessment of Dhaka's living conditions. Among the 173 cities ranked this year, Dhaka sits at 171, ahead of only Tripoli and Damascus, two cities that continue to grapple with the aftermath of war and civil collapse....

Why Bangladesh's July uprising was obvious

One winter evening in Dhaka in 2017, I went with my wife to the 300 Feet Road beside the Bashundhara Residential Area, a popular stretch of the city where many people go to get some fresh air and take a short break from the city's overcrowding. It was the kind...