See and Do
Old Dhaka Walking Tour: If you want to know the real Puran Dhaka,
then a tour with the Urban Study Group is an absolute must. As
architects-turned-tour-guides of the old city, their knowledge and
passion for the history of Dhaka is matched by no other. You can find
their details here.
If shopping isn’t your thing but art is, Dhanmondi also has three venues worth checking out for the artistic perspective: the DRIK Photo Gallery, Alliance Françoise and the Bengal Fine Arts Gallery
all hold rotating exhibitions of various international and local
artists. (DRIK Photo Gallery: House 58, Road 15/A (new), Dhanmondi.
Tel: (02) 912-0125, 812-3412, 811-2954. Alliance Françoise: 26 Mirpur
Road, Dhanmondi Residential Area, Tel: (02) 861-1557. Bengal Fine Arts
Gallery: House 275/F, Road 27 (old), Dhanmondi, Tel: (02) 812-3115.)
Get out! Day trips to Savar or Sonargaon
is relatively easy to organise. Savar is the easiest because of the
relative lack of traffic on the Dhaka-Savar road. A must-see list
includes The National Martyr’s Memorial, combined with a visit to the
brass making shop of Sukanta Banik at Dhamrai, is a memorable and
worthwhile way to spend a day. Leave early and return well before
nightfall.
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