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Children's day out on a car-free Dhaka street

What if the children of Dhaka are given a day to do whatever they long to? What if they are given enough space to spread their arms and play? What if they are given the chance to break free from the c... read more

Orlando Bloom Meets Children Working in Bangladesh Slums in Powerful Installment of Photography Series

“Not only are these children in danger of injury or exploitation, they are missing out on going ... facilities in Dhaka and Gazipur slums, giving street children the opportunity to go to makeshift sch... read more

Colindres loves Dhaka, even its traffic

On the eve of the season’s second professional tournament, the Independence Cup, Dhaka Tribune caught up with the ... The funny thing is there is a lot of traffic and one day you see an elephant on th... read more

Pacific Beach's Garnet Ave. to become car-free 'Holiday Lane' on Dec. 14

Beautiful PB will host the inaugural EcoDistrict Holiday Lane, 4-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 along Garnet Avenue, from Ingraham Street to Mission Boulevard. Motor vehicle traffic will be prohibited t... read more

Save the Children asks Bangladesh govt to meet student protesters' demands

The international NGO also called upon the Bangladesh government to ensure their safety as the protest continues for the fifth day despite closure of all schools through government orders. Students, m... read more

Preserve our open spaces

It was refreshing to see that the children of this city were given a chance to play in a car-free street ... out. However, the event has also brought to light the fact that this city has been losing i... read more

Child labor in Asia (VII): Technical education for street kids in Bangladesh

Dhaka ... no guarantee to eat once a day. Due to high birth rate the number of children are increasing day by day. On the other hand due to poverty underprivileged children drop out from their family ... read more

Car-free or car-light? A common sense approach to transportation

As a person who calls herself “car-free ... Bombed out cities like Rotterdam were rebuilt with cars at the forefront. But during the 1960’s, a movement arose as more and more children ... read more

What the hijab represents

In the 1980s, when I was growing up in Dhaka ... our children. Like the vast women labour force in the RMG sector, other working-class women in Bangladesh are engaged in a wide range of jobs. They wor... read more

World Toilet Day: A private matter of public health

The other 98 percent simply flows out of the system. Thus, human waste is simply spilled out into the street in some neighborhoods ... Almost 1,000 children die preventable deaths each day. Many paras... read more

Living A Car-Free Life With The Assist Of Jetson Journey E-Bicycle — Part 1

Gliding easily down the street with my backpack full of groceries ... The good news is I am enjoying my newfound car-free freedom as much as I hoped. The sad news is my conversation with the beautiful ... read more

Car-free day on Newbury Street a business boon

For eight car-free hours ... “Look at the crowds out here and it’s only 11 o’clock. We’re not even open yet!” she said yesterday morning. Matthew and Leslie Pearlson, who walked to Newbury Street from ... read more