Chill Bangladesh Thread

[Bilal9]

A few more days until 21st February....

Biman's 77W (S2-AHM) at VGHS...

 

[The Ronin]

Nilgiri Again got BANNED!!!

Was he born in Bangladesh !!!
Did he die in Bangladesh !!!
Was he buried in Bangladesh !!!
Did he ever had Bangladesh citizenship !!!
Did he ever had Bangladeshi passport !!!

Then how come he was a Bangladeshi American !!!

You could have just asked Google for this simple thing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fazlur_Rahman_Khan

 

[24 Hours]

Whomever owns this joint has some STEEL balls.

Openly using TRUMP's name and flouting copyright.

Also shows how uneducated some people are in Bangladesh who'd go there to eat, just because of this guys' 'fame'....

Do US copyright even matter in this case? If anything Trump would probably be impressed if anything. I'm surprised it's still up after the Jerusalem fiasco.

 

[Bilal9]

Do US copyright even matter in this case? If anything Trump would probably be impressed if anything. I'm surprised it's still up after the Jerusalem fiasco.

I think the copyright he has on his name applies worldwide on any casinos and/or in this case food-service establishments (especially when the restaurant is using his name, exact logo like that used in Trump Tower and his likeness on the windows!). One of the primary reasons he became president is exactly because he and his family wanted to use his fame worldwide for business gains. Unforeseen and unheard of - in the history of presidential office in the US (or even anywhere in the world).

But you're right, he's probably not going to bother pursuing litigation against little food joints in Bangladesh using his name. The restaurant is probably not minting millions (even counting in Taka).

Nilgiri Again got BANNED!!!

Why does this guy persist - I have no idea....if anything, he will be back again.

 

[Shahzaz ud din]

You could have just asked Google for this simple thing

See you on weekend

 

[BDforever]

@The Ronin you the HM from yale ?

 

[The Ronin]

@The Ronin you the HM from yale ?

Not even close.

 

[BDforever]

Not even close.

but pattern says similar guy lol

 

[Homo Sapiens]

আট লেনে উন্নীত হবে পূর্বাচল এক্সপ্রেসওয়ে
নিজস্ব প্রতিবেদক
০৫ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০১৮, ১৪:১১
প্রিন্ট সংস্করণ

সংবাদ সম্মেলনে বক্তব্য দিচ্ছেন ১০০ ফুট খাল খনন প্রকল্পের বাস্তবায়নকারী সংস্থা সেনাবাহিনীর ২৪ ইঞ্জিনিয়ার কনস্ট্রাকশন ব্রিগেডের মহাপরিচালক ব্রিগেডিয়ার জেনারেল ইফতেখার আনিস

• ১০০ ফুট খাল খনন প্রকল্প সম্প্রসারণ
• ৩ থেকে ৬ লেনে উন্নীত করা হবে সার্ভিস সড়ক

কুড়িল বিশ্বরোড থেকে বালু নদ পর্যন্ত পূর্বাচল এক্সপ্রেসওয়ে সড়কটি (৩০০ ফুট) ৪ লেন থেকে ৮ লেনে উন্নীত করার পরিকল্পনা করেছে রাজধানী উন্নয়ন কর্তৃপক্ষ (রাজউক)। সংশোধিত উন্নয়ন প্রকল্প প্রস্তাবনা (আরডিপিপি) অনুসারে এই অংশের সার্ভিস সড়কও ৩ লেন থেকে ৬ লেনে উন্নীত করা হবে। ৩০০ ফুট সড়কের দুপাশে চলমান ১০০ ফুট খাল খনন প্রকল্প সম্প্রসারণ করে তার আওতায় এই পরিকল্পনা বাস্তবায়ন করা হবে।
গতকাল রোববার পূর্বাচল ১৪ নম্বর সেক্টরে খাল খনন প্রকল্পের অগ্রগতি জানানোর জন্য আয়োজিত এক সংবাদ সম্মেলনে এ তথ্য জানানো হয়।
বর্ষা মৌসুমে ঢাকার পূর্বাংশে বিস্তীর্ণ এলাকাজুড়ে তৈরি হওয়া জলাবদ্ধতা নিরসনে রাজউকের এই প্রকল্পটি বাস্তবায়ন করছে বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনীর ২৪ ইঞ্জিনিয়ার কনস্ট্রাকশন ব্রিগেড। গত বছরের ৮ জুলাই রাজউক চেয়ারম্যান আবদুর রহমান আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে খাল খননকাজের উদ্বোধন করেন। এই প্রকল্পের ব্যয় ধরা হয়েছে ৫ হাজার ২৮৬ কোটি টাকা। এর মধ্যে ৯০ একর ভূমি অধিগ্রহণে ব্যয় হচ্ছে ৪ হাজার ৩৩৪ কোটি টাকা। এর মধ্যে কুড়িল বিশ্বরোড থেকে বালু নদ পর্যন্ত ১৩ কিলোমিটার সড়কের দুপাশে আড়াই মিটার গভীর করে খননকাজ সম্পন্ন হয়েছে।
গতকালের সংবাদ সম্মেলনে রাজউক চেয়ারম্যানের উপস্থিতিতে সেনাবাহিনীর ২৪ ইঞ্জিনিয়ার কনস্ট্রাকশন ব্রিগেডের মহাপরিচালক ব্রিগেডিয়ার জেনারেল ইফতেখার আনিস আরডিপিপি অনুসারে নতুন একটি নকশা উপস্থাপন করেন। তিনি জানান, নকশায় এই প্রকল্পের ভেতর দিয়ে যাওয়া ঢাকার বিশদ অঞ্চল পরিকল্পনায় (ড্যাপে) চিহ্নিত তিনটি সড়ক নির্মাণের বিষয়টিও অন্তর্ভুক্ত করা হয়েছে। এর মধ্যে বনশ্রী থেকে আবদুল্লাহপুর পর্যন্ত সড়কটির দৈর্ঘ্য ১৪ দশমিক ৭ কিলোমিটার। বাকি দুটি সড়কের এক কিলোমিটার করে নির্মাণ করা হবে।
খননকাজের অগ্রগতি সম্পর্কে ইফতেখার আনিস বলেন, ‘খাল খনন ও পাইলিংয়ের কাজ এ বছরের আগস্ট সেপ্টেম্বরের মধ্যে শেষ করে ফেলব। আর ড্যাপে চিহ্নিত রাস্তার জন্য ভূমি অধিগ্রহণই একমাত্র বাধা। আশা করি, ভূমি অধিগ্রহণপ্রক্রিয়া আমরা আগামী ৬ থেকে ৮ মাসের মধ্যে শেষ করতে পারব।’ তবে আরডিপিপি অনুসারে প্রকল্পব্যয় কতটা বাড়ছে, সে সম্পর্কে স্পষ্ট কোনো ধারণা দিতে পারেননি তিনি।
নতুন নকশার বিষয়ে রাজউক চেয়ারম্যান
আবদুর রহমান বলেন, ‘প্রধানমন্ত্রী চান নান্দনিক সৌন্দর্য ও কার্যকারিতার দিক থেকে এই প্রকল্পটি যেন একটি উদাহরণ হয়ে ওঠে। আমরা নকশাটি প্রধানমন্ত্রীকে দেখিয়েছি। তিনি এটার নীতিগত অনুমোদন দিয়েছেন।’
আরডিপিপিতে ৭ দশমিক ৬৬ কিলোমিটার দৈর্ঘ্যের নামাপাড়া সড়ক নির্মাণ, ২৬ কিলোমিটার বাঁধ, ১৭টি সেতু, ৫টি পাতালপথ এবং ২টি কালভার্ট নির্মাণের বিষয়টি অন্তর্ভুক্ত হয়েছে। এ ছাড়া বোয়ালিয়া ও ডুমনি খাল পুনঃখননের সঙ্গে সঙ্গে দুপাড়ে ওয়াকওয়ে বানানোর কথা রয়েছে।
সংবাদ সম্মেলনে অন্যদের মধ্যে উপস্থিত ছিলেন প্রকল্পের পরামর্শক দলের প্রধান বাংলাদেশ প্রকৌশল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের অধ্যাপক মোয়াজ্জেম হোসেন, প্রকল্পের রাজউক অংশের পরিচালক মো. নুরুল ইসলাম, সেনাবাহিনী অংশের পরিচালক লে. কর্নেল নিজাম উদ্দীন আহমদ, রাজউকের সদস্য (উন্নয়ন) মেজর সামসুদ্দিন আহমদ চৌধুরী, অতিরিক্ত জেলা প্রশাসক (রাজস্ব) শরীফ রায়হান কবীর প্রমুখ।
http://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/1424641/আট-লেনে-উন্নীত-হবে-পূর্বাচল-এক্সপ্রেসওয়ে

 

[bluesky]

February 05, 2018 / LAST MODIFIED: 01:16 PM, February 05, 2018
The rise and fall of the Dutch in Dhaka

A View of Chinsura, the Dutch settlement in Bengal; by William Hodges, 1787 (BL)

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India has always been considered a haven for various businesses by European traders. For ages it was renowned for its prosperity and was popular for its spices. Since the 15th century, European traders started to appear on the Indian ocean and subcontinent, adding to the traders who came from Arab, Iran or China. First came the Portuguese; afterwards, more than a century later, came the Dutch. We generally call them "Olondaj" in Bengali (from the word Hollandia). In 1602 a few Dutch businessmen founded the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, VOC in Dutch or the United East India Company in English) in order to establish trade routes and links with the orient (defunct in 1799).

In a short period of time, the Dutch would expand their businesses to various corners of the world, especially in East Asia and South Africa. They reached Bengal in 1607, but settled and built a trading post in Chinsura, Hooghly a bit later in 1635 after getting a farman (official permission to engage in trading) from the Mughal subadar (governor). The Dutch governor of Coromandel (present day Karnataka in South India) sent some people to set up a trading centre in Bengal, although like the Portuguese, the Dutch were probably also involved in piracy and slave trading along the Bengal coastline in the 1620s.

One after another they started setting up trading posts at different locations— one of which was Dhaka—in India. They came to Dhaka for the first time in 1636, but it turned out to be a tragic experience for them. It was a supposed to be diplomatic mission consisting six people, but even before starting from Hooghly, they had some form of altercation with the local authorities and were arrested. They reached Dhaka in handcuffs. They did manage to secure their freedom from the Mughal court in Dhaka, but had to pay handsomely to provide gifts for the nawab. They also had to bear the transportation costs and the payment of the blacksmith for breaking their handcuffs. Moreover, they were beaten up and badly bruised, and as a result had to be treated by doctors. So, they had to pay medical bills as well. The situation was so hostile that they then had to buy a boat and pay the boatmen in order to go back to Hooghly. It cost them more than a thousand taka, a huge sum in those days. The only achievement for them was an agreement with the Nawab regarding business.

Part of a Dutch map showing Dhaka and environs, including Keraniganj (“Carannigons”) and “Damerah” (Demra?), c. 18th century.Source: Depiction of Dhaka in Dutch Records
But their settlement in Dhaka was neither established, nor did they gain a stronghold following this incident. They again tried to set up a trade centre in Dhaka in 1666. This time, they contacted an official of the Nawab's court named Rajendralal to create a favourable situation. They also appointed a Bengali-speaking assistant, Gangaram, in their trade factory. But by this time they were wary of trusting local people because of their past unfortunate and bitter experiences. Gradually, the Dutch established their trading house, offices, factory and garden in Dhaka starting from the 1660s and these were in operation till 1785.

The Dutch factory was located by the Buriganga River, at the site of present day Mitford Hospital. This was also their office. They had a garden in the vicinity of Farmgate, probably somewhere between what is now the Ananda Cinema Hall and Tejturi Bazar area. These locations can be seen in the map of Major Rennell (1781). The trade post of Dhaka was under direct control of the trade centre of Chinsura, Hooghly, which itself was operating under supervision of the Dutch trading office of Coromandel. The main centre for business and trade office for them in Southeast Asia was situated in Jakarta, Batavia (present day Indonesia). So, as its importance grew, the factory in Chinsura, Hooghly of Bengal came under the direct guidance of Batavia.

François Bernier, a French traveller who visited Dhaka in 1665–1666, stated that the Dutch had a monopoly over cloth export from Dhaka. They generally exported to Europe and Japan. Their other main export item was Saltpetre or Niter (locally known as sora), one of the main ingredients for producing gunpowder. They used to collect huge amounts of saltpetre mainly from Bihar for which they had also set up a refinery there. In the same time period, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, a 17th-century French gem merchant and traveller who visited Dhaka in the 1660s, saw a beautiful warehouse of the Dutch in Dhaka.

Dutch V.O.C. factory in Hoegly (Hugli-Chuchura, Bengal)Painting by Hendrik van Schuylenburgh, 1665
In many businesses in Bengal the Dutch were pioneers and frontrunners. In 1746, they even got a farman for a monopoly over export of opium from Bengal. But in the same decade, the British trading power started to gain grounds and their main competitor was the Dutch. Inevitably, this struggle for superiority and profit led to serious confrontations. In 1759, the battle of Chinsura took place between the Dutch and British, in which the Dutch lost decisively, though their military or naval power was no less mighty. By that time, the British had already cornered all the other European powers in Bengal after their important victory in the battle of Plassey (1757). As a result, the Dutch never regained their financial or political power after 1759, despite their continued presence in Dhaka or Bengal.

Plan of Dutch Factory at Chinsura, Hooghly (1721)
Eventually, between1781–83, the British took possession of all Dutch trading centres and posts. The one at Dhaka surrendered in 1781 and the Dutch garden at Farmgate was also handed over. Their businesses in the city virtually ended at that time. The magistrate transferred the house (Dutch Trade office) to the collector of Dhaka in 1801 and the authorities demolished it with help from the police. The rubble was used to repair roads of the city. In 1810, the authorities proposed a hospital at the site (the present Mitford hospital). Finally in 1824, the Dutch government handed over all their belongings in India to their British counterparts through a treaty between them. With the official transfer in June, 1825, the Dutch left Dhaka, Bengal and India for good.

The British business interested tried to remove all their political and business competitors, and they were very successful in doing so. Mostly as a display of power, they destroyed the beautiful trading house of the Dutch in Dhaka, even then more than a century old; and repaired the roads with the debris. There is no evidence today of the Dutch Garden in present day Farmgate, other than its depiction in the old maps of the city. However, when the chief of the Dutch Factory in the city, Mr Langkheet died in 1775, he was buried in the then English cemetery (now at Narinda). This is the only remaining sign of the Dutch in Dhaka today.

 

[bluesky]

BD was created by public opinion !!!
By garnering emergency funding he became Bangladeshi

I just inquired about his legal status not about his affiliations.
He was a naturalized American citizen till his death.
Like Indians you guys too never miss the chance for stamping or putting MADE IN BANGLADESH TAG.

But, Fazlur Rahman Khan was a product of Bangladesh. He was from Faridpur District and did his Bachelor of Engineering degree from the present Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in Dhaka. He received a Fulbright scholarship for higher studies in the USA. He is regarded as the "Einstein of Structural Engineering" for his innovative thinking of building high-rise structures. He died in a plane crash in Saudi Arabia.

 

[The Ronin]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1508001299308151

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1614592545287490

 

[Anubis]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1508001299308151

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1614592545287490

Lungi Sando and Gamcha...we haven't changed a bit!

 

[Bilal9]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1508001299308151

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1614592545287490

Minor correction @The Ronin bhai, the second picture is incorrectly captioned in Facebook.

It should be an American Consolidated Model 28 Catalina (PBY5) Aircraft in RAF Service during 1939-1945 and possibly posted at Patenga airport (Now CGP or VGEG).

 

[The Ronin]

Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, Shahjahan Kamal, has confirmed that Biman Bangladesh Airlines will take delivery of its first of four B787-8s on order from Boeing in August followed by the second in November.

Thereafter, he said, the third and fourth will arrive in October and November 2019. Although no specific operational plans have yet been laid out for the aircraft, Biman has indicated it is planning to start flights to destinations such as Guangzhou, Colombo, Malé, and Sydney while resuming those to Tokyo Narita, Manchester, Rome Fiumicino, New York JFK, Delhi and Hong Kong.