Playgrounds

The construction of the Banani playground in the capital started in 2020. In this photo from June 2021 it is seen that construction did not end even after a year. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
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Dhaka lacks 795 playgrounds to meet standard: Study

A group of children play football in an alley in the capital’s Eskaton area. The number of playgrounds in the capital is shrinking alarmingly, forcing kids to either play on the roads or to force them to stay indoors and resort to gadgets, which is affecting them in the long run. Photo: Zia Chowdhury
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Authorities unconcerned as children lose playgrounds in Dhaka

Photo: Md Jahidul Islam/TBS
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Golapbagh playground yet to open a year after renovation

Representation image. Photo: MumitM/TBS
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Six cities have only 20% of required playgrounds

Dhaka North transforms an abandoned land, used for illegal parking and waste dumping, in the capital’s Mirpur-10 area into a child-friendly public space. Photo: Md Jahidul Islam
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Dumping ground now a child-friendly public space

DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam. Photo: BSS
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DNCC Mayor Atiqul invites youths to the playground

Photo: MumitM/TBS
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A city where children can’t play

Playgrounds decrease while police stations increase in Dhaka
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Playgrounds decrease while police stations increase in Dhaka

The construction of the Banani playground in the capital started in 2020. In this photo from June 2021 it is seen that construction did not end even after a year. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
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Dhaka sees 150 playgrounds reduce to 24 in two decades

‘We want the playground to stay, everyone does’
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‘We want the playground to stay, everyone does’

Dhaka South playgrounds to remain open at all times: DSCC Mayor
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Dhaka South playgrounds to remain open at all times: DSCC Mayor

Various types of rides have been set up inside the Sheikh Russell Shishu Park for children and adolescents but more than three months after the inauguration, the Dhaka South City Corporation has not yet opened the park to the public. Photo: TBS
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Sheikh Russell Children’s Park is locked even after reconstruction

The construction of the Banani playground in the capital started in 2020. In this photo from June 2021 it is seen that construction did not end even after a year. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Bangladesh

No parks, playgrounds in Dhaka’s 37 wards