A city becomes lavish and grand, new amenities are built; however, in the process, the “not-so-fitting part” of the city -- where the working-class people usually live -- disappears. Still now, a lot of development work is ongoing all over the city, driving the working-class people outwards from Dhaka’s central areas. The puzzle of fixing a cityThe reconfiguration of any city stands as an account of success, as we always hear about the rhetoric of “city of the future” or “smart city.” But the “unorganized spaces” appear at once somewhere else. Hence, city planners propose to renovate or replace the less developed parts of a city. In the current historical conjuncture, the main obstacle in making a city equal for all is the private control over the “surplus” professed by neoliberalism and consumerism.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 21, 2020 02:15 UTC