Archive For Tag: World Cities Day
World Habitat Day 2020: Revitalising Housing for All Agenda in the Era of COVID-19
October 05, 2020 0
The COVID-19 crisis presents a unique opportunity to rethink how our cities and towns are designed and re-imagine ways to make them better-equipped to…
Poverty in the urban areas
January 21, 2020 0
At present we all, irrespective of government and non-government organisations, development partners and UN bodies working together to achieve 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…
Dhaka’s ‘coordination’ problem: A thorn in the side of city governments
January 19, 2020 0
To offer better city services to the inhabitants of Dhaka, past governments have stressed on the “coordination” of activities of all the city service providers—as…
WORLD CITIES DAY: Why a national urban policy should be our top priority
January 18, 2020 0
Bangladesh’s rapid urbanisation has accelerated the country’s social and economic progress, making it one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. But delays in adopting a…
In pursuit of social security for the urban poor
January 17, 2020 0
It was a week after the recent fire incident that turned everything to ashes in a slum in Mirpur when people like Shahida Begum were…
Investing in women-owned businesses as a poverty-busting scheme
October 20, 2019 0
It’s impossible to spend any time in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and not wonder at the remarkable role cycle-rickshaw plays as a core transport service…
Is Bangladesh ready for its urban future?
April 19, 2019 0
October 31 is ‘World Cities Day’—a global call to promote sustainable urban development by partnering to take on the challenges and opportunities that urbanisation…
What Works for the Urban Poor?
April 09, 2019 0
The UPPR Experience in Bangladesh The Urban Partnerships for Poverty Reduction (UPPR), one of the largest urban development programmes in the world, helped nearly three…
Framing a shared urban vision
April 02, 2019 0
How should we better prepare and plan for our growing urban populations? Ashekur Rahman Bangladesh can become the world’s 28th largest economy by 2030, according…
The New Urban Agenda: What our cities can be
March 31, 2019 0
The future is urban and nowhere is that more true than in Bangladesh. If current rates of urbanisation continue, the country’s urban population will double…