Dhaka City Exhibition in the UK

24/07/2009 20:00

I developed and launched the exhibition in London in 2005 to celebrate the 100 years anniversary of Dhaka regaining the status of a capital city on 16 October 1905. The Exhibition provides highlights of the city's history and present day dynamism, through photographs, written texts, sounds and interviews.

 

Curzon Hall, currently part of Dhaka University's Science Dept. It was originally built to be a town hall and as part of the building programme to develop Dhaka as a provincial capital city due to be established in 1905. The foundation stone was laid in 1904 by Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India.

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The launch of the exhibition and subsequent tour

21/08/2009 20:37

Dhaka City Exhibition in the UK

The exhibition was launched at the City Hall on 24 May 2005 by London Assembley Member Murad Qureshi, who also provided a range of prior support which made it easy for me to undertake the project.  The occasion was the reception given by the Mayor of London, Ken Livingston, to the Bangladesh...
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Introduction

24/07/2009 08:32

Background

Dhaka is the capital city of Bangladesh. It is situated on the northern bank of river Buriganga and conveniently located centrally within the country. Today, it is emerging as a modern mega-city and very eager to catch up with cities like Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.  The history of the city...
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History and facts

26/07/2009 22:35

Bangladesh

Government: Bangladesh has a parliamentary system of government, where the Prime minister is the head of the government and the President is the head of the state.                     Bangladesh National...
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26/07/2009 22:33

Dhaka City

Pre-Moghul Before the Moghuls Dhaka was a small town with "fifty two bazaars and fifty three lanes", and also a few market centres. During the Afghan period, which ended with the Moghul conquest, though Dhaka was not their capital a fort was built, which subsequently became the site of the Moghul...
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Jatya Sangsad (National Assembly)

02/08/2009 11:31

Bangladesh Parliament

  Jatya Sangsad (National Assembly) is both an architectural masterpiece and a source of tremendous pride for the people of Bangladesh. It is situated in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar and the building itself is surrounded by beautifully laid greenery and lakes. The National Assembly serves as the seat...
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Bangladesh Supreme Court

02/08/2009 12:17

Bangladesh Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh is the highest level in Bangladesh Judiciary and includes the Appellate Division and the High Court Division. Prior to the liberation of Bangladesh the High Court was the highest judiciary in East Pakistan. The legal system in Bangladesh is based on the British...
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Dhaka City Videos

26/07/2009 13:55

Video footages of Dhaka City life

Please click to see video footages of Dhaka City.  Kindly comment and help us improve on the quality of the videos.
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What do you think of the exhibition?

Date: 24/11/2009

By: its gr8

Subject: from r

this is really good work that your doing keep it up!!!

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