Urban Study Group offers new walking tours of Old Dhaka
Posted on 15. Dec, 2008 by Mikey Leung in Events, Free Travel Tips
Homaira and Taimur at it again—this time they’re expanding their tours to include other destinations in Old Dhaka, starting with a walk on 16 December to the historic boro and choto Katras (caravansarai), some of Old Dhaka’s ancient mosques, the Armenian Church, and then the Lalbagh Fort. Previously, they have featured tours of Shakhari Bazar [...]
If you do Old Dhaka only once, go during Durga Puja
Posted on 01. Oct, 2008 by Mikey Leung in Best of Bangladesh, Events
The Urban Study Group is at it again: this time they’re hosting a one day walk on 7 Oct, what will hopefully be one of the least busy times during Durga Puja, as its normally thronging with thousands of people. What follows is a calendar of events of what will happen over the festival, which [...]
Touring Old Dhaka? Talk to the Urban Study Group
Posted on 14. Apr, 2008 by Mikey Leung in Best of Bangladesh
Homaira and Taimur of Dhaka’s Urban Study Group have started offering guided explorations of Old Dhaka, on both the weekends and weekdays, in an effort to see some of the older buildings preserved and restored. Here’s a quote from their recent mailings regarding the preservation work they’re attempting to do: While our documentation of the [...]
