Ideas Manzil: Bangladesh’s first heritage accommodation property
Posted on 19. Nov, 2008 by Mikey Leung in Photography, Responsible Travel
~story and photos by Mikey Leung~
Barry Ison likes to get things done.
“So what?” you might say. But Ison’s choice of where to get things done might strike you as confusing, perhaps even crazy. The notion of creating new hospitality businesses in Bangladesh, one of the world’s least-travelled, disaster-prone countries might elicit such a response. [...]
Architects fear destruction of Dhaka's Shakhari Bazaar
Posted on 12. Oct, 2008 by Mikey Leung in Editorials
~story by Mikey Leung~
Originally aired at Asia Calling on 11 Oct 2008.
This week, Hindu people across South Asia celebrated Durga Puja, the biggest celebration of their cultural heritage.
But throughout the country, this heritage is actually being actively destroyed or left to decay. One area of the capital is being particularly targeted by developers. Known as [...]
