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Dhaka (Bengali: ঢাকা, pronounced: [ˈɖʱaka]; English /dɑːkə/, /dækə/; formerly romanized as Dacca[5]) is the capital of Bangladesh. Located on the Buriganga River in the heart of the Bengal delta, Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 15 million people, making it the largest city in Bangladesh and one of the largest cities in the world. Dhaka is one of the major cities of South Asia.[6] It is known as the City of Mosques, and with 400,000 cycle-rickshaws running on its streets every day, the city is described as the Rickshaw Capital of the World. Dhaka is also one of the world's most densely populated cities.[7][8][9]
The Old City of Dhaka became Mughal capital of Bengal in the 17th-century; during that period the city was renamed as Jahangir Nagar after erstwhile Emperor Jahangir. The city flourished as a centre of the worldwide muslin trade and attracted merchants from across the world. The modern city developed during the British Raj in the 19th-century and was dominated by the Nawabs of Dhaka. Dhaka served as the capital of short-lived British province of East Bengal and Assam. After the Partition of British India in 1947, Dhaka became the administrative capital of East Pakistan. It became the focal point of nationalist, civil disobedience and pro-democracy movements throughout the 1950s-60s, which culminated in the Liberation of Bangladesh in 1971.[10][11][12][13]
Dhaka is Bangladesh's seat of government. It plays a central role in the Bangladeshi economy, alongside the port city of Chittagong. The city constitutes the political, cultural and scientific heart of the nation. It is home to acclaimed national landmarks, including the Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban, the University of Dhaka, the Liberation War Museum, the National Museum, the Shaheed Minar and the Lalbagh Fort .[14]
In recent decades, Dhaka has been experiencing an influx of people from across the nation, making it one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the world. The city has been attracting greater volumes of foreign investment and trade; and has been witnessing the modernization of transport and communications, with the Dhaka Metro and the Dhaka Elevated Expressway under construction.
the Buriganga river
the ferries
the way people travel in DHAKA to get to and fro
and fro and to....................................................
I met these kids in Park. there is a bridge nearby and there were jumping from the bridge into the water, I was too late to get the jumps, seems they had to go, but there was time enough to get these pics from this wild, lively and charming bunch.
Dhaka Zoo -with the recent animal death tolls rising, it has become a spot of concern for the flora and fauna loving people of Dark Cloud City. Found this Elvis impersonator gnawing its way out of an imaginary shackles after giving us some rock a rolla performance. The hoop is designed to be its perch, but it seems to have no fascination for it and prefers to be comfortable on the bar.
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Love is a stranger avoiding me
Beware of danger's the only sign I see
Girl, you've got to break these chains around my heart
-Richard Marx
Ahsan Manzil situated at Kumartoli of Dhaka on the bank of the Buriganga, was the residential palace and the kachari of the nawabs of dhaka. It has been turned into a museum recently. It was said to be the Rang Mahal of Sheikh Enayetullah, a zamindar of Jamalpur pargana (Barisal) during the time of the Mughals. Having purchased it from his son Matiullah, the french made it their trading centre. Khwaja alimullah bought it from the French in 1830 and converted it into his residence, effecting necessary reconstruction and renovations. Nawab Khwaja Abdul ghani engaged Martin & Company, a European construction and engineering firm, to make a master plan for their residence.
14 june 2010-Dhaka, Bangladesh-City view of Dhaka : Demographic trend: The Asia-Pacific region has 61% (4.12 billion) of world’s population (6.75billion). Population growth is much slower overall than in previous decades. Since 1990, the population of the Asia-Pacific region has been growing more slowly than that of the rest of the world. Between 1990 and 1995, it grew 1.5% annually but subsequently the growth rate declined steadily. By 2008, annual growth had fallen to 1.0% – the lowest rate among the world’s developing regions. But the situation differs from one country to another, particularly in the components of growth – fertility, mortality and migration. (UNESCAP 2009) Photo Credit:Kibae Park