Global Liveability Index

Global Liveability Index

An enormous concentration of concrete infrastructure in the deltaic landscape of earthquake-prone Bangladesh makes Dhaka a highly risky place to live. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

This city is no longer mine

The absence of economic decentralisation and long-term urban planning has turned Dhaka into one of the world's least liveable cities despite its central role in Bangladesh's economy

Heavy dust from development work in Dhaka's Dayaganj area pollutes the air. The World Health Organisation’s report links 80,000 annual deaths to air pollution in Bangladesh. The report also notes that air pollution can heighten risks of wheezing, coughing, lower respiratory tract infections, and depression. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Why Dhaka must improve its liveability

Bangladesh stands at the forefront of South Asian nations battling toxic air, alongside India, Nepal and Pakistan. Photo: Mumit M

Only Tripoli, Damascus rank below Dhaka in EIU liveability index

Dhaka ranks lower in livability than war-torn Kyiv: report

Dhaka ranks lower in livability than war-torn Kyiv: report

Dhaka city. File Photo: MumitM/TBS

Planners stress inclusiveness in dev plans to make Dhaka livable

Vehicles stuck in traffic. Photo: Rehman Asad/TBS

Dhaka shares spot with Zimbabwe's Harare for 7th least liveable city in world