Country Info
- Dhaka
- Capital
- Taka (BDT)
- Currency
- 131,269,860
- Population
- BD
- Country Code
Dhaka Slideshow
Dhaka
Travel Blogs from Dhaka, Bangladesh
Arrival hassle
... from Canada and the USA going back for family visits, marriages etc. For them it takes close to 24 hours to reach Dhaka. I am starting in the guesthouse of the Alternative Movement for Resources and Freedom Society. And alternative it is, with German ...
Tomorrows Eid killing five million cows
... for the Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims. It turns the streets of Dhaka and many other cities and villages of Bangladesh red with blood. After the Eid prayers, well-to-do Muslims will sacrifice five million cows and ...
Islamic fundamentalists attack cultural festivals
... flurry of bomb attacks in traditional village fairs and cultural functions has added a new dimension to the crime landscape of rural Bangladesh. The blasts, especially in the north of the country, have stamped terror on the faces of the people who barely ...
Chris's First Impressions of Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh Mon 24 April 2006 Cygnet House, Gulshan It's about 4:15 in the morning. I woke up around 2:30 and had difficulty staying asleep. Last night I dreamt about moving to Switzerland with Luke, being assigned to some remote village, and ...
Settled into Dhaka life
... . The students have started their clinical rotations also. We're in one of the two leading private hospitals in Dhaka. Mainly these were chosen because they have the most receptive and educated staff, and therefore are the best learning environments ...
Survived the first week in Bangladesh!
... younger children play nearby as their parents work on the construction that is ongoing everywhere here in Uttara (as in many places in Dhaka). Women and men both carry bricks, gravel, and cement in large bowls on their heads from one area to another, no ...
Beautiful cruise to the Sunderbans mangrove forest
... , the eldest brother, Bappi, started chatting with me at a stop in Jessore. He is Training Officer (IT) at the Bangladesh Parjathan Corporation, the national tourist organisation. He is around 30. The sister is national consultant for FAO developing radio ...
Another bomb and now three days hartal
... 27 grenade attack in Habiganj. How much of this made the international news? What happens during hartal? Life in Bangladesh virtually comes to a standstill during a hartal. All shops close, except some food supply stops close. Most government ...
Kicked out of the country
... to spend a few months of my sabbatical with them. I have become a victim of the stupid mistakes by the visa guy at the Bangladesh embassy in The Hague. He first gave me an N for NGO multiple entry 6-months visa with two month stay. I could easily ...
Getting my feet wet
I hung out in Dhaka for a couple of days to get a feel for the place and arange a boat ticket to ...
Bangladesh
... to never see again (i.e. poverty, sickness, disabilities, etc.) It was certainly an eye-opening experience. In Bangladesh especially, I never felt like more of a rock star. I was escorted while shopping and had people opening ...
If you give kids a camera
Whats new this week in Dhaka? Well nothing too crazy. I think its more the rest of the world that has news. Here things seems quite calm compared to whats going on in Africa and Japan. Although the government is sending out text messages to stay inside if ...
The Estema weekend
Oh what a weekend it was indeed! It started Friday with a trip to the Families for Children orphanage, which is supported completely by Canadian donors. They have 160 children from about 8 months to 20 years, 2/3 of which are girls. Everyone goes to ...
Bangla Parties!
... 3 weeks and leave saturday. It was really amazing. Everyone dressed up in saris and looked absolutely stunning. The president of Bangladesh's advisor was here, as well as a minister from Nepal, and of course Dr Miyan, the vice-chacellor and founder ...
saying peace out to BD!
... the Chittagong Hill Tracts (which despite its reputation as being dangerous for tourists is the most peaceful and beautiful place in Bangladesh I have visited). I mostly just relaxed, spent some time hiking in the hills, and met up with a medical doctor ...
Dhaka nights!
... where to party in Mississauga! Haha those of you from Sauga I know you can appreciate this! Anyway, an American guying seeking a Bangladesh WWOOFing experience showed up at our apartment looking for a place to stay. Micheal is a little older than me, and ...
chittagong to dhaka on zee-m-zee airlines
... pre-natal care at apollo hospital which i understand is the only real alternative to the apalling hospitals one normally finds in bangladesh. he drove me to a guest house near his home where i checked in to a large air-conditioned room with hot ...
the new bangladesh
... only possible response from the puny little underpaid wisp of a clerk would have been "yes sir". this is not the old bangladesh, however. the wispy clerk looked up at me through his wispy glasses. his face wore no expression. he talked ...
the army golf club in dhaka
right across from the radisson is a cute little 9-hole golf course that costs about $8 a round to play and is staffed by the friendliest staff and caddies you will find anywhwere. the course offers everything from a 275-yard par-4 to a 450-yard par-4 and ...
bengali new year
saturday april 14, dhaka bangladesh it's new year's day in bangladesh. most of the streets in downtown dhaka around the sheraton hotel and also those in the vicinity of dhaka university are shut down to vehicular traffic. there are throngs of ...
Beauty Queen
After a long drive back from Chitagong we have spent the day in a spa pampering ourselves. Tomorrow we will be preparing our saris for the two weddings. I can't believe out time here is nearly over, I'm exhausted but we have managed to see and experience ...
Arrived Safely!
... and I arrived safely this morning after a very long journey. Its great to see Aishah and her family. Today we are looking around Dhaka University aka Cambridge of the East. As well as visiting New Market later, SE Asias first open air market. So as you ...
Dhaka
Made a trip around Bangladesh from Bangkok a couple of years ago with my German buddy Helmut when he had to go there for a business trip. To sum up the country: People, people - everywhere! We visited several other towns around the country but I ...
Hitting the Desh where it hurts
Right, so after over a year with a lack of exotic travel, a decision was made to head to Bangladesh, a country of which very little is known, and the media portray as a country which is not the most acustomed to western visitors..... However, the England ...
Book Fair
... . Bapon seemed to really enjoy this, all songs he knew from his childhood. All quite patriotic, but its important to remember that Bangladesh is still a new country. While we were taking a rest sitting down by a small fountain, there was a young girl of ...
"A lot much confusion"
... tailed and unprepared for the city ahead. Day 2: Dhaka. But first, a little bit of history. To gain entry to Bangladesh, an invitation from a resident Bangladeshi is required. It just so 'appened that Mrs R's former work colleague, Jamal, has ...
First Day in School
I woke up at five o' clock, excited. What kind of school would it be? Will the building have a big field?A tennis court? A huge Cafeteria? What will the people be like? Will they be rude, very strict, impolite, verbose, weird- or just normal? What will ...
Family vacation to Bangladesh (South Asia)
... when we landed at Kolkata and saw/felt the busking sun and its heat. My dad told me it was another 40 minutes flight to Dhaka Bangladesh so I sat up in excitement while my wife and sister hurried to the ladies to get ready. We landed at 3pm ...
The Long Road Home & Photos
... ... so instead we've been put in a 5-star hotel (the Yak & Yeti), and will be transferring to Hong Kong via Dhaka, Bangladesh tomorrow morning. We fly a small carrier tomorrow at 2pm to Dhaka, and then fly Cathay Pacific (business class, baby!) to ...