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Dholaikhal in the past. Photo: Bangladesh Old Photo Archive

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From rural retreats to urban hubs: Dhaka's transformation over time

Photo: Saqlain Rizve

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The quiet afterglow of Dhaka's overhead water tanks

Photo: collected

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Dhaka Government Deaf High School: Unheard, unseen and forgotten

Photo: Collected

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Sulekha Ink: A brand that traces its history back to a revolution

Photo: Rajib Dhar

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Thriving monkeys of Old Dhaka

Photo: Collected

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The Dhaka bookshops that were

Elephants at Pilkhana in the late 19th or early 20th century.

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Tech opens a portal to the past

Lakshmi Villa: The mysterious house still carrying the memory of partition

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Lakshmi Villa: The mysterious house still carrying the memory of partition

Like many houses in the vicinity, this huge building was built by Sukanta's ancestors with the money from the bronze and brass business. According to him it was built at the beginning of the 20th Century (Bangla year 1307). Photo: Noor-A-Alam

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A 200-year-old bronze and brass business in a century-old house

Rafiqul Islam has dedicated his whole life to the art of rickshaw painting. The painting pictured here was inspired by the famous Dogs Playing Poker painting. Photo: Protibha

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Rickshaw art seeks refuge on boxes, cups and ornaments