End of April 2008

Mouchak

Dhanmandi

Sonargaon road

Shahbagh

BIAM school

Panthakunja

Green road island

Segunbagicha, Ramna

Ramna

looking for buyers

Bhutta corn cart in Dhanmandi R/A

SB Nagar

Krishnachura Gulmohor flowers just blooming

Respite under scorching sun

Hatirjheel - Begunbari Wetland Development

The original canal from Katabon, Paribagh passing underneath 'Panthakunja' to Hatirjheel

Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel and Petrocentre

BIAM bldg in the foreground

Begunbari wetland

Plenty of kites over pool at Begunbari

Earthen embankment along Maghbazar to connect Rampura

Maghbazar-Ramna area.

Manual digging of the wetland and making road embankment on both sides of Jheel proceeding under supervision of the Armed forces.

Pohela Baishakh - Year 1415: Bangla New Year's Day Celebration

Painting on the fence of Instt. of Fine Arts

Fine Arts students work the previous days for the ceremony

Sculpture in the campus

On pohela baishakh

Large image objects in procession to bring prosperity...?

Joyous processions pass below the hapless sleeping on foot overbridge at Shahbagh

Mouth watering green mango and mustard condiment on hot humid noon

Caged Finches on sale

Ilish polao and patisapta -menu for new year's day (Siddiqa Kabir's recipe)

Apartments: Baro Moghbazar

Development and Eviction

Earth movers in action in Hatirjheel

Shanties cleared




Another bustee (slum) removed - Paribagh


Evicted families and households...

New apartment bldg. - Paribagh


Paribagh scene


Once a canal, now Paribagh road. The yellow structure (left) is the last remain of old Motaleb colony. Hatirpul bridge was located south of colony.

SB Nagar

LGED bldg., Agargaon

Islamic Development Bank bldg, Agargaon

Shantinagar scene

Apartment blocks at Old Elephant Road

New Baily road

Ramna - bikes take pedestrian lane - a common sight during rush hour

Kites high in the sky

01 April 08: Dhanmandi Lake - South