Dhaka Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at pbase.com

Dhaka

Glass dome of the Dhaka Sheraton	Glass dome of the Dhaka Sheraton	Bangladeshi rickshaw on display in the lobby of the Dhaka Sheraton for those who won't venture outside	...it is a very nice one though
You don't even need to leave the Dhaka Sheraton to get pirated DVDs	View from the Dhaka Sheraton...most of the crew's view of Dhaka	Of course, I could never just sit in a hotel...	Cargo rickshaw and restaurant near Dhaka Sheraton
View from overpass, Islam Road, Central Dhaka	Islam Road, Central Dkaha	Rickshaw wallah on a break, Dhaka	Rickshaw art, Dhaka
Dhaka - the Rickshaw Capital of the world (luckily no hills!)	One of the 400,000 Rickshaws in Dhaka	Arcade with shops, New Elephant Road, Central Dhaka	Nut vendor, National Museum Roundabout
Sheep wandering around Dhaka	Fruit vendor, National Museum Roundabout	Boy selling cigarettes in front of the National Museum	Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka (no photos!)
The Bangladesh National Museum wasn't interested in having representation on this site's Museums of the World page...	BSMM (Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University) Shahbag Road, Dhaka	"Daughters Are Not a Curse" - Bangladesh	Artist scetching at the Institute of Arts and Crafts, Dhaka
Orderly protest at Dhaka University supporting a disabled student	Man holding banner, Liberation War (1971) monument	Washing down the monument in preparation for the national holiday celebrating victory over Pakistan, 16 Dec 1971	Dhaka University Student's Union
Giant tree, Central Dhaka	Selling flags for upcoming national holiday. Green for the fertile land, Red for the blood of the people shed in 1971 war	Anti-Terrorism Memorial Sculpture, TSC Circle, in memory of Moin Hossain Raju (Raju Vashkorjo)	Minaret near TSC Circle, Dhaka
Swoparjito Swadhinata sculpture, Dhaka University	Base of the Swoparjito Swadhinata sculpture at TSC Circle, Dhaka University	Modern metal sculpture of birds in flight, Teacher-Student Center, Dhaka University	Teacher-Student Center, Dhaka University
Tin Netar Mazar - Three Leaders Mausoleum (AK Fazlul Huq, Khwaja Nazimuddin, HS Suhrawardy) Shurawardi Uddan Road, Dhaka	Dargah Sharif and Mosque of Hazrat Haji Khawja Shahbaz, 1679, Dhaka	Dargah Sharif and Mosque of Hazrat Haji Khawja Shahbaz, 1679, Dhaka	...it looked like people were living in the mosque...
Dargah Sharif and Mosque of Hazrat Haji Khawja Shahbaz, 1679, Dhaka	Dargah Sharif and Mosque of Hazrat Haji Khawja Shahbaz, 1679, Dhaka	Young sidewalk salesman, Dhaka	Girl in Dhaka near the Three Leaders' Mausoleum
Boy in Dhaka near the Three Leaders' Mausoleum	Doyel Chattar, a roundabout monument at the old Ramna Gate, Dhaka	Old Bangladeshi coins on the base of the roundabout monument Doyel Chattar, Dhaka	Rickshaws near the old Ramna Gate
Rickshaws near the old Ramna Gate	Curzon Hall, Dhaka Universit (1904)	Curzon Hall, named after Lord Curzon, British Viceroy of India 1899-1905	Curzon Hall, Dhaka University (1904)
Opening to the covered patio around Curzon Hall	Covered walkway surrounding Curzon Hall, a good design for the monsoon season	Exam day, Curzon Hall, Dhaka University	Curzon Hall, Dhaka University - Faculty of Science
Dhaka University Earth Observatory Seismic Vault, in conjunction with Columbia University	Shalik, the Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) Dhaka University	Red flowers, Dhaka University	Shikka Bhobon, head office of the Ministry of Education of Bangladesh
Jatiyo Eid Gah Math - field where Bangladeshis gather on the Muslim holidays Eid al Fitr and Eid al Adha	Gate to the old High Court, Dhaka	Arched gateway to the High Court of Bangladesh	Arched gateway to the High Court of Bangladesh
Dome of the High Court of Bangladesh	Southern arcade of the High Court of Bangladesh	High Court of Bangladesh, Dhaka	Rickshaws in front of the High Court, Dhaka
Rickshaws wait at the High Court of Bangladesh	Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association	The mughal-inspired dome of High Court of Bangladesh	Dome of the High Court of Bangladesh
Dome of the High Court of Bangladesh	Outline of Bangladesh on the new High Court, Dhaka	Outline of Bangladesh on the new High Court, Dhaka	Bangladeshi kids near the High Court
DhakaJan08 087.jpg	Double decker bus in the national colors, red and green	Hotel Ramna, S.S. Nazrul Islam Sharani, Dhaka	Busy Topkhana Road, Dhaka
Intersection of Topkhana Road and S.S. Nazrul Islam Sharani, Dhaka	Gridlock, central Dhaka	Road sign for Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Rickshaw in front of the National Book Center, S.S. Nazrul Islam Sharani, Dhaka
Minaret under construction along Topkhana Road	New roundabout monument at Banga Bandhu Avenue at the southwest corner of Bashanil Stadium in Dhaka-Gulistan	Bashanil Stadium, Dhaka	The new Eunoos Center, Dhaka-Dilkusha
Capital Development Authority - Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK), Dhaka	Until 1987, the Dhaka Improvement Trust (DIT)	...I would have sworn this was Dhaka City Hall	Jibon Bima Tower (1973) and RAJUK, Dhaka
Jibon Bima Tower (1973) - a Bangladeshi Insurance Company	Jibon Bima Tower and RAJUK, both just east of the National Stadiums	Alamin Centre, Dhaka-Dilkusha	...much of the architecture in Dhaka is rather uninspiring...or at least in desparate need of paint
Peoples Insurance Bhaban (2005) Dhaka-Dilkusha	Peoples Insurance Bhaban, Dhaka-Dilkusha	Street level in Dilkusha	Vendors on the street below the bank towers of Dilkusha
There's no lack of banks in Dhaka...Trust Bank Corporate Head Office, Dhaka-Dilkusha	The 1970's were tough everywhere...	Sena Kalyan Bhaban Building (1990) and Bangladesh Bank (1985), Dhaka-Motijeel	Giant water lily sculpture, the symbol from the coat-of-arms of Bangladesh, Shapla Chottor, Dhaka-Motijeel
Giant water lilly sculpture, national flower of Bangladesh, Shapla Chottor, Dhaka-Motijeel	Sena Kalyan Bhaban Building, Shapla Chottor, Dhaka-Motijeel	Newsstand with papers from Bangladesh, Dhaka	Giant water lilly sculpture, national flower of Bangladesh, in front of Bangladesh Bank, Shapla Chottor, Dhaka
Rickshaw wallah, Dhaka	Rickshaw art, Dhaka	The road from Motijheel to Kamalapur, Dhaka	Man rolling some kind of dumpling, Station Road
A very small man pulling a very big load, Dhaka	...uh oh, another chicken market...along the extension of Baily Road at Station Road near Motijheel AGB Colony, Dhaka	Chicken market, near Motijheel AGB Colony, Dhaka	Boy working at a small shop near Motijheel AGB Colony
Boy in green matching the produce, Dhaka	Back to the hotel by Rickshaw, Baily Road (extension), Dhaka	Unique minaret with the charm of a water tower	Good looking apartment building, Dhaka-Shantinagar
High-rise living, Dhaka-Shantinagar	Ideal Point, 157 Shantinagar, Dhaka	High-rise apartment, Shantinagar Road, Dhaka	...another rather nice looking apartment building, Dhaka-Shantinagar at Kakrail Road (Karnafully Garden Complex)
...the rickshaws aren't allowed to go past Ramna Park	The drive back to Zia International Airport, Dhaka	Along the road from Dhaka to the Airport	Waslow Tower sticking up on the west side of Kazi Najrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka
A respectable looking office building at the Banglas Motors crossing, Kazi Nazrul Islam Ave	Monument at the start of Airport Road with the UTC Building on Pantha Path, Dhaka	Monument between Kazi Nazrul Islam Ave and Sonargaon Road	Bangla Vision Building, Sonargaon Road, Dhaka
Pantha Path, Dhaka-Tejgaon with the UTC Building and the new tower at Bashundhara City Mall	Movie Poster, Airport Road, Dhaka	Traffic Jam, Airport Road, Dhaka	Dhaka Insurance Limited, Kazi Nazrul Islam Ave, Dhaka
Double Decker Bus, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Farmgate, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Giant TV at Farmgate, Dhaka	Airport Road, Dhaka
Dutch-Bangla Bank ATM, Dhaka	Fountain (not working) on Bijoy Shoroni at Airport Road	Pearl Monument inscribed with "Allah" opposite to the entrance to the Prime Minister's Office, Airport Road, Dhaka	Bangladesh Airport Information Centre, Airport Road, Dhaka
Bangladesh MiG-21 on static display in front of Tejgaon Airport, Dhaka	Shahid Jahangir Gate to Bashar Air Base with a tank on display, Dhaka	Mohakhali Fly-over to New Airport Road, Dhaka	New Airport Road, Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway
New Airport Road, Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway	New Airport Road, Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway	Billboard advertising upscale housing in Dhaka	Aparment blocks of New Airport Road
Torpedo on display in front of Bangladesh Naval HQ, Dhaka	Dhaka Cantonment Gate with a tank on display along New Airport Road	"Heroes Live Forever" - Cantonment Gate with a tank	"Heroes Live Forever" - Cantonment Gate with a tank
Sculpture along New Airport Road at the Zia Colony Gate	Dhaka Regency Hotel near the Airport	Balaka Head Office - Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Dhaka	Zia International Airport, Dhaka
Zia International Airport, Dhaka	Zia International Airport, Dhaka	Biman Bangladesh DC-10-30 (S2-ACO) Dhaka	Hand-painted Bangladesh License Plate
Bi-lingual Dhaka Metro License Plate	Bangladesh License Plate	Bangladesh License Plate	View from the Westin Dhaka - Gulshan
View from the Westin Dhaka - Gulshan	Dhaka - Gulshan Avenue	Dhaka - Gulshan Avenue, Shezad Plaza	Dhaka - Shezad Plaza, Gulshan
Dhaka - Shezad Plaza, Gulshan	Advertising, Shezad Plaza, Dhaka	Dhaka construction - Delta Life Tower, Gulshan	Gulshan road - American Embassy, Dhaka
Dhaka - Shezad Plaza, Gulshan	The Westin Dhaka, Gulshan Avenue	Gulshan Lake, Dhaka	Gulshan Lake, Dhaka
Modern sculpture in Dhaka - birds made of pipes	Royal Thai Embassy, Dhaka	Dhaka's version of garbage trucks	Suvastu Towers, Dhaka-Gulshan
A minaret in Gulshan	Bangladeshis are always friendly when I'm walking in Dhaka	Gulshan Lake at sunset, Dhaka	Eastern shore of Gulshan Lake, Dhaka
Gulshan Lake at sunset, Dhaka	Blacksmith at work, Gulshan	Gulshan Lake, Dhaka	Boys in Dhaka - Gulshan Lake
Industrial Promotion and Development Company of Bangladesh	A new building in Gulshan	View from the Westin Dhaka	View from the Westin Dhaka
New Market - Dhaka	New Market & Mosque - Dhaka	New Market & Mosque - Dhaka	New Market - Dhaka
New Market - Dhaka	New Market - Dhaka	New Market - Dhaka	Mirpur Road, Dhaka
Mirpur Road after the rains, Dhaka	Mirpur Road, Dhaka	Le Meridien Dhaka	Le Meridien Dhaka
Le Meridien Dhaka	Le Meridien Dhaka	Le Meridien Dhaka	Le Meridien Dhaka
Le Meridien Dhaka	Dhaka Aug18 036.jpg	Le Meridien Dhaka	Le Meridien Dhaka
Le Meridien Dhaka	Hunter, locally brewed in Bangladesh	View from Le Meridien Dhaka	View from Le Meridien Dhaka
Airport Road, Dhaka	View from Le Meridien Dhaka	Riding on roof an engine, Bangladesh Railway	Roof-riding, Bangladesh Railway, Dhaka
Bangladesh Railway, Dhaka	Dhaka from Le Meridien	Dhaka Airport at sunset

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google		29-May-2011 23:12
ondhokarer buk chire alor shondhan khujte gie, nijeke gobir ondhokarer chayay harie felechi ami,

HIMEL		09-Apr-2011 21:28
Dhaka farmget amar jivoney obishoronio hoye thakbe 1muto shukher ashay chute jetam shey khane.. shejan point er shamne je mini park ta royeche urmodde jorie ache onek shukher sriti.. Shai shob shukher din gulor kotha vabley aj boroi kosto pai, mone hoy beshi asha kore felechilam tai harie felechi amar jivoner boro rotnota, ja die amar ondokar hridoyta alokito hoye thakto shob shomoy.. Janina amar bobissot ki r thikana kothay Jindegi esai hota hey pehle malum nahi tha, kuch paney kelie, kuch khona parta hey.. ehi hey hakhikat lekin eie sajish mene bardash nahi kar sakta kiu ki aj jis kelie desh chorke bahar ayahoo bohi jindegi mey nahi rahegato kese jindegi ko mey sambal payenge.. 0096895409015

wanted HimeL		09-Apr-2011 20:41
jeno dukkhoi mukti jeno dukkhoi eisshor, ai kotha bisshash rekho bondu shara jivon vhor...

Himu		08-Apr-2011 21:35
Jodhi bechey thaki dekha hobey bondu

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