In this episode
We are
exploring Dhaka Bangladesh
now Bangladesh is a country that we've been taking a look at more recently here on FTD facts and you guys definitely
Want more so welcome back to another episode of FTD facts
my name is Leroy Kenton, and we're gonna be exploring some amazing places in Dhaka and looking at some of its history and
More so all in all ten surprising and interesting facts about Dhaka Bangladesh, so get ready for this adventure
Let's jump right in starting at number 10 Dhaka also spelled
dACC a it's the city and a capital city of
Bangladesh now Dhaka is Bangladesh most populous city, and it's one of the largest metropolis
in South Asia according to population
STATCOM daka's population sits at ten million three hundred and fifty six thousand five hundred people
However, the greater Dhaka area has a total population of over 20 million people is one of the most densely populated
Areas in the world with a population density of 23 thousand two hundred and thirty-four people per square kilometer
Wow, that's a lot of people not for you travelers going into Dhaka Bangladesh
You want to take a look at the eshwara temple? This served the bank that that she can do since the 12th century
it's considered an
Essential part of daka's cultural heritage and the temple was named as a national temple of Bangladesh
the architecture has had many changes however over time because of
Damages inflicted by different political and religious conflicts throughout time. Luckily though for travelers
They can still witness the Durga Puja celebration in the DECA. Swari temple
now this happens around September or October and it's the most important Hindu festival in South Asia outside of that Dhaka is home to a
number of architectural heritage
There's the old part of the city and that has a lot of mosques and establishments like the liberation war museum
Barak atre National Assembly Building asan manzil
There's quite a bit of different parks and monuments as well as religious sites and ancient structures just in Bangladesh in general
you'll find a lot of those in Dhaka now in predominantly Muslim Dhaka Shankar RIA Bazaar known
as Hindus Street is a very upbeat and
crazy
Bazaar now, the area was first settled 300 years ago by Hindu artisans and the descendants of the original settlers
Continued to craft different things from the different workshops that are located here
You'll find a lot of crafts and objects like kites
Jewelry, you'll also see tombstone engravers and find artists that paint beautiful pictures and top of that
The place is very colorful because you know, they got a lot of artistic minds there
The place is absolutely beautiful
Now if you're travelling to Dhaka Bangladesh considered travelling on foot
Dhaka is definitely a city in the top ten for worst traffic expect to wait hours and hours and hours without moving
at all
like it said that around 7 hours out of the day traffic just stops without moving so that would be really
Frustrating but really it's part of the experience going to Dhaka
So it's just something that you got to accept and just embrace it though. There's also these three-wheeled rickshaws
These are one of the most important modes of transportation in the entire Bangladesh
You'll see a lot of them in Dhaka millions of people use them every single day to commute now
They're an estimated million rickshaws in Bangladesh. And Dhaka is considered to be the rickshaw
Capital of the world Dhaka is also home to a Nobel Peace Prize winner
Muhammad Yunus by establishing the Grameen Bank back in the year 1983
He was really pursuing a vision of self support for the poorest of poor
by offering them loans that they could get pretty easily and have very simple terms to go along with those loans his concept of
Microcredit as the means of fighting poverty led him to win a Nobel Peace Prize in the year
2006 this system started in Bangladesh in the year
1976 and it all started with a group of women that borrowed
$27 to finance the group's own small businesses and the women repaid the loan and were able to sustain
Their businesses and from there the whole thing. Just kind of spread Takas
Bern Ganga river is the lifeblood of the city
It runs through old Bangladesh and it's busy day and night
They'll see porters and passengers and boat men all just travelling up and down
It's also a major point for those coming from the countryside to seek their fortunes in the big city. The Riverside just speaks
Bangladesh Dhaka also has some great textile spots
Including jute muslin as well as Kahn industries
Therefore people purchase an order custom-made material at a very low price if you got to stock up on some material go to Dhaka Bangladesh
You'll get them for dirt cheap and it's also good quality stuff. These guys are masters. Now the final thing to share
Is that Rama Green is a large?
ecological conservation Park in the heart of Dhaka Bangladesh kind of similar to New York Central Park
Romnod Green has a lake at the center of it and it's been in existence since the year
1610 when the city was founded under Emperor Jahangir
After quite a bit of conservation work done by the government
It is now a miniature zoo the Bangladeshi Supreme Court as well as numerous species of plants spread across
Sixty eight acres of land there at this park. There's also another part that
Naturalist will enjoy and that is the balda garden in old Dhaka
it was established in 1904 and it's the oldest botanical garden of Dhaka and has a wide collection of
indigenous plants orchids cacti among many other types of plants
Okay guys, so that was your brief look into the city of Dhaka Bangladesh
Absolutely, beautiful and gorgeous place
Sometimes a little under rated because yes
They do have their different problems and everything, of course, like any other big city. Hope you guys really enjoyed this episode
It was super awesome exploring Dhaka Bangladesh with you and sound off down below in the comment section about anything that I shared in this
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