Many young adults are susceptible to obesity issues and the increased health risks associated with a lack of physical activity. Those who are prone to gaining weight include university students. An active transport system (walking and cycling), in combination with well-funded public transport,...

Many young adults are susceptible to obesity issues and the increased health risks associated with a lack of physical activity. Those who are prone to gaining weight include university students. An active transport system (walking and cycling), in combination with well-funded public transport,...

Dhaka mega city is now one of the fastest growing cities of the world. The spatial organization of land uses in relation to Central Business District is closely associated with city's function, peoples' accessibility to work place, activity centers, recreational spaces etc. This study focuses on...

Dhaka has seen many rulers: a succession of Buddhist and Hindu groups, followed by Muslim Mughals and the British; it became the administrative center of East Pakistan after the partition of India in 1947 and capital of the new country of Bangladesh in 1971. Urban growth has accelerated, and...

Dhaka possesses a glorious history of 400 years since it started journey on the left bank of River Burignanga. There goes a saying that, the pre-Mughal Dhaka consisted of 52 bazaars and 53 lanes. The main settlement in this period was limited in between the River Buriganga and Dholai Khal with...

We investigate how distance from heath centres affects service utilisation for women and children. Relying on five rounds of recent nationally representative demographic and health survey data from Bangladesh, our logistic regression analyses reveal that proximity to health centres barely...