Old Dhaka - The city of puzzle

 Most of us don't paint a very pleasant picture of the city of Dhaka when we think of it. After all, how can we think highly of a city, commuting from one place to another in which gulps down most parts of our days, and of our lives thanks to it's sickening traffic? But I nonetheless do. After all, this is the city I was born and raised, and continue to live and breathe and get on with life in. Though I like all the areas of my dearest Dhaka, it is Old Dhaka in particular that fascinates me, that makes me feel connected with the history and lineage of this menacing metropolis. Shakharibazar, Banglabazar, Lalbagh, Hazaribagh, Armanitola - the very names of these neighbourhoods reminds us of tight, congested streets and narrow roads occupied by rickshaws on both sides. And yet each of these neighbourhoods have a story of their own, stories like no other. The neighbourhood of Shankharibazar itself is a world of it's own. It is one of the oldest areas in Old Dhaka, which stretc...