The Bangladeshi capital‚ Dhaka‚ is thought to be the world’s fastest growing city. It already has a population of 15m‚ and an extra 400‚000 people move there every year. This is the city where people from various places from Bangladesh come to make their career‚ fulfill their desire‚ and make their dreams come true .For this reason the members of Dhaka society are facing several challenges and the life style of all peoples of Dhaka city become very hard and challenging.
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Dhaka City Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. With its colorful history and rich cultural traditions‚ Dhaka is known the world over as the city of mosques and muslin. Its fame attracted travelers from far and near throughout the ages. Today it has grown into a mega city of about 8.5 million people‚ with an area of about 1353 sq. km. becoming the hub of the nation’s industrial‚ commercial‚ cultural‚ educational and political activities. Today’s Dhaka has a long story of evolution
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The City Of Dhaka Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh. Located on the banks of the River Buriganga‚ the city has a population of about 7 million‚ making it one of the largest cities in the region. It has a colourful history and known as the ’City of Mosques.’ Modern Dhaka is the center of political‚ cultural and economic life in Bangladesh. Dhaka was successively ruled by the Turkish and Afghan governors descending from the Delhi Sultanate before the arrival of the Mughals in 1608. Under Mughal
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Dhaka (Bengali: ঢাকা‚ pronounced: [ˈɖʱaka]; formerly spelled as Dacca[5]) is the capital city of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. It is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the east banks of the Buriganga River in the Ganges delta‚ Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 15 million people‚ making it the largest city in Bangladesh and the 9th largest city in the world.[6] It is known as the City of Mosques‚ and with 400‚000 cycle-rickshaws running on its streets
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Urbanization is a socio-economic process by which an increasing proportion of the population of an area becomes concentrated into the towns and cities. The term is also defined as the level of population concentration in urban areas. The proc ess of urbanization increases both the number and size of towns and cities. Urbanization is the most significant phenomenon of the 20th century which has almost affected all aspects of the national life in India. Being the second most populous country in the
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Hazards in Dhaka City 13 Nov‚ 2013 Assignment‚ Terms‚ Thesis During the last couple of decades Dhaka city is one of the fastest growing metropolises in the world. The urban development seems to lack in planning and the problem of urbanization are intensified by high population growth and rural urban migration. Again‚ Bangladesh suffers from natural calamities every now and then and the urbanization of metropolitan Dhaka is also affected by it. The existing utility services are not capable of coping
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Environmental pollution in Dhaka city INTRODUCTION: Pollution is an undesirable change in the physical‚ chemical or biological characteristics of air‚ water‚ soil or food that can adversely affect the health‚ survival or activities of human or other living organisms. The effects of water pollution are far-reaching and affect not only the environment‚ but human beings and animals as well. The pollution in Dhaka has reached alarming levels‚ threatening public health‚ ecosystems and economic
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Dhaka‚ Bangladesh Located on the banks of the Buriganga River lies Dhaka; the capital city of Bangladesh. This megacity is the 7th largest populous city in the world‚ with an estimated population of 15 million‚ according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. It is expected to reach a staggering population of 25 million by 2025 (growing at a fast rate of 4.2% per year).The number of Dhaka City’s young population is relatively high due to the age selective rural-urban migration. About 40% of the
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Pollution in Dhaka City 1.0 INTRODUCTION: Pollution is an undesirable change in the physical‚ chemical or biological characteristics of air‚ water‚ soil or food that can adversely affect the health‚ survival or activities of human or other living organisms. The effects of water pollution are far-reaching and affect not only the environment‚ but human beings and animals as well. The pollution in Dhaka has reached alarming levels‚ threatening public health‚ ecosystems and economic growth.
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NOTES PACKAGE WEEKS 2-6 JGI216H1 Urbanization Lecture 1 Notes: Global Context of Urbanization What is urban : “The reorganization of human society from being predominantly rural and agricultural to being predominantly urban and non-agricultural” (Weeks‚ J. 2008). Where do we draw the lines? political boundaries economical boundaries daily urban system regions and mega-regions Conceptual definition of Urban: “A spatial concentration of people whose lives are organized around non-agricultural
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