Dhaka, Nov. 29 -- Dhaka is now the world's second most populous city. While the capital of Bangladesh is close to surpassing all other cities in terms of population, the opposite picture is true in terms of quality of life.
Citizen services, environment, health and safety - all indicators are at the bottom.
The daily life of city dwellers is becoming increasingly difficult and unsafe, with inadequate urban amenities, unplanned housing, unbearable traffic congestion, environmental pollution, and uncertainty about access to basic services.
Various plans and master plans have been adopted to develop Dhaka as a planned capital for a long time. But most of them have not been fruitful due to lack of proper implementation.
The long-standing un...