Maitreyi G., Dhaka: "Indonesia is a Muslim country. But more than 95 percent of the Muslim girls have sex before marriage (except the really ugly ones). Before, parents had a say on who could marry their daughter. Now it’s up to the government (and Western-inspired NGOs). What kind of Islam do they have here, ha-ha?"

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Dhaka / Attractions

  • See Gulshan, the diplomatic enclave of the city

  • Parliament House, designed by the famous American architect Lous l.Kahn

  • Dhaka University, our highest seat of learning

  • the Curzon Hall, named after Lord Curzon, now housing the science faculty of the Dhaka University

  • Suhrawardy Uddyan, a lush green park where oath for the liberation of Bangladesh was taken in March 1971

  • Old High Court Building, originally built as the residence of British Governor

  • Baitul Mukarram, our National Mosque, a Prototype of the Holy Kaaba

  • Motijheel Commercial area, country's busiest commercial center.

  • The historic Lalbagh Fort, built in 1678.

  • The Ashan Manzil Museum on the bank of the river Buriganga.

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