Transportation Problems of Dhaka City: Findings from an Opinion Survey A. Introduction Over the last few years the transportation problem of Dhaka City has visibly been deteriorating steadily. Citizens constantly complain about the unbearable twin problems of traffic jam and air pollution. Democracywatch decided to address this problem through an opinion poll covering around eight hundred households randomly selected from several purposively selected neighbourhoods of the city, representatives
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Transport Planning of Dhaka City: Some Contemporary Observations Adil Mohammed Khan; Assistant Professor; Department of Urban and Regional Planning; Jahangirnagar University; E-mail: adilmdkhan@yahoo.com Dr. Md Akter Mahmud; Professor; Department of Urban and Regional Planning; Jahangirnagar University; E-mail: aktermahmud@yahoo.com Abstract Traffic problem of Dhaka City is one of the major problems of the city that the city dwellers are facing in their everyday life. Despite all the planning
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Beginning Men have stepped on the moon. Now they are going from one place to another within few hours. World fastest car is able to sprint 252mph, but the citizens of Dhaka (sometimes) cannot reach few miles to Gulistan from Mohakhali or any other place to our destination place within hours. You must go out from your house before two or three hours to reach destination which is only 20 or 30 minutes required. Who is responsible for this? Traffic jam is that magician. Traffic jam has become a great
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Air Pollution Problem in Bangladesh SUBMITTED TO- SUBMITTED BY: ASSIGNMENT Introduction Air pollution is one of a variety of manmade environmental disasters that are currently taking place all over the world. Air pollution may be defined as an atmospheric condition in which various substances are present at concentrations high enough above their normal ambient levels to produce a measurable effect on people, animals, vegetation, or materials. ‘Substances’ refers
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Traffic Jam in Dhaka City Over the last few years the transportation problem of Dhaka City has visibly been deteriorating steadily. Citizens constantly complain about the unbearable twin problems of traffic jam and air pollution. Democracy watch decided to address this problem through an opinion poll covering around eight hundred households randomly selected from several purposively selected neighbourhoods of the city, representatives of middle and lower income areas. The questions asked
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for this. Thanking you. Yours sincerely, ID | Name | | | | | | | | | | | Term Paper On “Self-Ride” Bicycle Renting “Take a cycle and have a sound journey” Executive Summary The current situation of Dhaka city in because of traffic jam and growing demand of bicycle pushes us towards starting bicycle renting business which in one side will decrease the traffic jam on the other side bicycle will also be available to all.
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Sewerage problem in Dhaka City Introduction Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated cities of the South-Asian countries. Due to rapid urbanization process, the city is emerging as a mega-city and this trend generates numerous economic and social externalities. I want to work on this topic because this problem is related to our daily life, and we are the victim of this problem especially in the rainy season. Drains and cannels are stuck for
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| | |TAKRIMA SAYEDA | | |Lecturer | | | | | |University Of Dhaka | | | | | | | | |Course: THM 325 | |[BANGLADESH RAILWAYS
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FLOWER MARKETING IN BANGLADESH 1. Introduction In these days a number of commodities are getting faster market response with the help of marketing activities. One wonderful and beautiful category, which is full of fragrance, is also moving towards a strong branding and marketing initiative. This natural category is the category of flowers. Flower is the symbol of beauty and serenity. It is the only entity which enhances beauties of anyplace where used. Many songs, poetries and literatures have been
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organisms such as food crops, or damage the natural environment or built environment. Indoor air pollution and urban air quality are listed as two of the World’s Worst Toxic Pollution Problems in the 2008 Blacksmith Institute World's Worst Polluted Places report. The major sources of air pollution are transportation engines, power and heat generation, industrial processes and the burning of solid waste. A new source of air pollution is an increasing 'hole' in the ozone layer in the atmosphere above
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