Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, well known as city of fine muslin, mosques and rickshaws has a fairly long history of evolution. Before it rose into prominence as Mughal capital of Bengal in 17th century and urban & commercial centre, it was under the Sultanates from 14 century. It came under British control in 1757. Dhaka with passage of time testify different faces of history. Photographs and digital archives are the most effective ways that can keep visual records of its colourful history.
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Saturday, August 06, 2011
Dhaka lifeline on Deathbed!
River on deathbed- arial view of Dhaka east shows rows of brick kilns clustered on either side strangle the Dhaleshwari river flowing between Narayanganj and Munshiganj. (Daily Star)
Sitalakhya river with bamboo piles (Ittefaq)
Eskaton west view
Hatirjheel from Karwanbazar
Matshaw bhabon ahead-Ramna park main gate
It was drizzling
Ramna park
homeless man got a place to live in Sohrawardi udyan (daily sun)
Gulshan
Friday prayer view in Baitul Mukarram, Dhaka (star)
Karwanbazar
Popular Iftar market at Chawkbazar, Dhaka on the first day of Ramadan with local's favorite 'suti kabab', 'boro baper pola-e khai', 'shahi jilapi' and many others (media pics below)
demonstrations:- water crisis in the city due to power shortage
High Court directs Govt to takeover and ensure steps for protection of ancestral house of popular Indian film icon Suchitra Sen from the clutch of Islamic religious group who were running an educational institute since last 24 years on year to year lease from Govt.
Police cordon off High Court premises 24 hours: Pro-BNP lawmaker Syeda Asifa Ashrafi Papia and two other Lawyers taken in custody and put in remand (other lawyers on the run) on charge of assaulting police and preventing from performing duties at High Court on Tuesday.
Solution to price hike of essentials- Commerce Minister Faruk Khan advised on Thursday to eat less than requirement. This technique will ease all problems and teach lesson to profit-mongering traders he said.
'India and Bangladesh: Embraceable you'. London based the Economist magazine article published on 30 July 2011 annoys Govt. Strong protest lodged with the Magazine to withdraw the comments made.
I like the all pictures of your site, u have good photo shooting knowledge, best of luck.
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