Dhaka Travel
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Dhaka is a thriving, colorful and congested metropolis of some 12 million
people, and growing steadily. Given the number of people that live there,
Dhaka is one of the most frenetic places on Earth. The streets and rivers
are filled with colorful chaos. It also plays host to the highest number of
rickshaws in any city, totaling around 400,000; you certainly won't miss
them. Experiencing the city for the first time can often seem overwhelming.
According to recorded history it was founded in 1608 A.D. as the seat of the
imperial Mughal viceroy of Bengal. Dhaka has been developing fast as a
modern city and is the country's center of industrial, commercial, cultural,
educational and political activity. The gap between rich and poor is
widening throughout the country but it's at its most glaringly obvious here.
Depending on where you start from, a thirty minute rickshaw ride can take
you from impossibly crowded shantytowns near Old Dhaka to the glitzy
high-class neighborhoods of Gulshan and Banani where a meal costs more than
most people make in a week.
Motijheel is the main commercial area of the city. Dhaka's main waterfront,
Sadarghat, is on the banks of the river Buriganga in Old Dhaka and is
crowded with various ferries, yachts, paddle steamers, fisherman's boats and
floating dhabas all bustling with activity.
The weather is
tropical - hot and very humid during the monsoon season (April-August) and
drier and cooler in the winter (October-March). Visitors from colder
countries might want to visit in the winter when temperatures are around 20C
and humidity is low (around 60-70%).
Visa extensions are
available at the Immigration and Passport Office on Agargaon Rd in Central
Dhaka. Most drivers know where it is. An auto-rickshaw from Old Dhaka will
cost about Taka (BDT)50. Su-Th 10AM-1PM receiving applications, 3-5PM
delivery.
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