Dhaka streets

Numbered streets with grid layout seen on Google Maps. Screenshot: Google Maps
Panorama

Why are the new streets in Dhaka numbered but not named?

If you look closely at the Dhaka city map, you will find that the new city scape has a unique characteristic- the streets do not have any names, rather they are numbered

Police disperse proteting ricckshaw pullers as they blocked the Rampura-Badda road for around 45 minutes on Monday (20 May) morning. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Battery-run rickshaw drivers stage demo in Badda, Kuril, Khilkhet

Deserted streets that was teeming with traffic observed in Badda area of Capital, only a two morning back, 29 October 2023. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Shutdown brings miseries for commuters

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Deserted streets as Dhaka braces for high-voltage political rallies today

Photo: Shovy Zibran
Panorama

Maachh-bhaat for the soul: How Mariam nourishes hearts on the streets of Dhaka

Dhaka streets look empty with almost no traffic jams, crowds ahead of Eid
Bangladesh

Dhaka streets look empty with almost no traffic jams, crowds ahead of Eid

Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Moving car catches fire on Dhaka street

Photo-Jahir Rayhan
Bangladesh

Buses plying in capital as factory reopens today

Kalai Roti hits Dhaka streets
Food

Kalai Roti hits Dhaka streets