Heritage sites of Bangladesh

The then British Civil Service officer Khan Bahadur Muhammad Fazlul Karim built the Haturia House in 1920. A virtual tour of the house is available on the website. Photo: Bengal Institute.
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Tour de hidden heritages of Dhaka metro

Amid rapid and uncontrolled urbanisation to host an oversized population, Dhaka’s ancestral buildings - constructed between the 1900s and 1980s before the dawn of nuclear family culture - are...

The south gateway of the Bara Katara and its remaining wings have been altered into warehouses and shops to such an extent that the great relic from Mughal era is now beyond recognition. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
Panorama

From Bara Katra to Jahaj Bari: Laws fail to protect Dhaka’s vanishing heritage

Sompur Mahavihar, the oldest historical monument in Naogaon. Photo: Wikipedia
Thoughts

Nalanda revived, why not Sompur?

Doleshwar Hanafia Jame Mosque. Photo/Courtesy
Bangladesh

Doleshwar Hanafia Jame Mosque wins UNESCO award

The Birulia Zamindar Bari was bought by Rajnikant Ghosh, the forefather of the current owner of this house. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
Habitat

Into the ‘island’ of vintage buildings

Poorly preserved heritage sites of Bangladesh
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Poorly preserved heritage sites of Bangladesh