Cities & Urban Life⁠ i

Useful facilities such as parks, shops and hospitals.

নাগরিক সুযোগ-সুবিধা

New suburbs often lack basic amenities.

Synonyms: facilities, services

To travel regularly between home and work or school.

নিয়মিত যাতায়াত করা

Many people commute for two hours a day.

Synonyms: travel to work

A situation in which a place is too crowded, especially with traffic.

যানজট

Traffic congestion costs the economy millions of hours each year.

Synonyms: traffic jams, gridlock

A very tall modern building with many floors.

বহুতল ভবন

High-rises are replacing older houses in the city centre.

Synonyms: tower block, skyscraper

The basic systems a country or city needs, such as roads, power and water.

অবকাঠামো

The new bridge is a major infrastructure project.

Synonyms: facilities, public works

Containing too many people.

জনাকীর্ণ

Buses are often overcrowded during rush hour.

Synonyms: packed, congested

Buses, trains and other vehicles available to everyone.

গণপরিবহন

Investing in public transport reduces car use.

Synonyms: mass transit

A very poor and crowded area of a city.

বস্তি

Rural migrants often settle in slums on the edge of the city.

Synonyms: shanty town

The process by which more people move to and live in cities.

নগরায়ণ

Rapid urbanisation has put pressure on housing.

Synonyms: city growth