June 10, 2026
“Independence Memorials” line both sides of a road in Dhaka’s Badda area, featuring Mir Mugdho and Abu Sayed, who were killed during the July Uprising.
The footpath in front of the main entrance to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College is almost like a market. Vacant even a few days ago, makeshift stalls of various products now occupy it.
So many rickshaws have cropped up in Dhaka city that rickshaw garages are springing up everywhere. In some cases, these garages take up space on footpaths along the main roads or even on road dividers in the Tejgaon Industrial Area.