October 2023, at 11.00 am on the occasion of celebration of World Cities Day 2023 Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA), Poribesh Bachao Andolon (PABA), Institute for Planning and Development (IPD), Pratyasha Anti-Drug Club, Green Voice, Rayerbazar High School, Dhaka Ideal Cadet School, Ali Hossain Girls School, Dhanmondi Kachikantha High School, Chayatal Bangladesh, Institute of Wellbeing Bangladesh, and Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust jointly organized a demonstration titled “Pedestrian and Cycle Friendly Planning: Sustainable Solutions in Urban Transport System” and speakers ...

at 4.00 pm on 6 June 2022. The virtual program was moderated by Proma Saha, Project Officer of WBB Trust and Maqsood Hashem, Chief Urban Planner, Dhaka North City Corporation, Adil Mohammad Khan, Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jahangirnagar University, Farhana Rashid, Co-Founder and CEO, Bhumijo Limited and Gaous Pearee, Director, Work for Bangladesh were present at discussants. ...

the convenience of most of the students, it is necessary to take initiative to improve the walking environment in Rayerbazar area. Through this, people of all ages and abilities, from children to the elderly, will benefit. This was stated by the speakers at a view exchange meeting on "Ensuring Active and Safe Routes to School" organized jointly by Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust, Rayerbazar High School, Dhanmondi Kachikantha High School and Dhaka Ideal Cadet School on March 20, 2022 ...

is an important and popular area of ​​Dhaka North City Corporation. Although the footpaths of some of the roads in the area have been made pedestrian-friendly, but as per observation, the 1.3 km road from Mohammadpur bus stand to Asadgate bus stand is not pedestrian friendly at all. There is an urgent need to ensure a safe walking environment on this as well as to ensure the priority of pedestrians throughout the city. The speakers opined such in an awareness ...

On 23rd February, 2021 Save the Environment Movement (POBA) and Work for a Better Bangladesh (WBB) Trust jointly organized a walking rally from Science Lab to Kalabangan bus stand and observed about 1 kilometer footpath. While observing it was found out that, one third of this one kilometer footpath lack walkability.   ...