The last time the U.N. released its "World Urbanization Prospects" report was in 2018, when Tokyo was the world's most ...

With an estimated population of nearly 42 million residents, Indonesian capital Jakarta soared from 33rd place to surpass ...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 hit Bangladesh at 10:38am (04:38 GMT), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The shaking ...

Nine of the top 10 mega-cities are in Asia, with Bangladesh's Dhaka projected to be the world's largest city by 2050.

Experts repeatedly urged strengthening building construction, conducting structural audits, monitoring construction quality, expanding emergency response capacity, and establishing effective early-war ...

The UN report identifies faster urban population growth compared to national averages as a global trend. However, it does not ...

For Zubair and millions like him, Dhaka’s rental market has become a silent humanitarian crisis — squeezing incomes, uprooting ...

On 9 November, students of Dhaka College and Ideal College signed a peace agreement facilitated by AKM Mahfuzul Haque, officer-in-charge of New Market Police Station. City College students did not ...

Experts have long been warning that Bangladesh could suffer a major earthquake anytime soon as it sits on the collision zone ...

DHAKA, Nov 29, 2025 (BSS) - The Department of Environment (DoE), in cooperation with BRTA, city corporations, RAJUK, and law-enforcement agencies, conducted a day-long anti-pollution drive across ...

City Bank PLC, in partnership with Mastercard, has launched the first-ever credit card under the Mastercard network in ...

The capital of Indonesia surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the United Nations overhauled how it ...