City of Lights | The Business Standard
Skip to main content
  • Latest
  • Economy
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Industry
    • Analysis
    • Bazaar
    • RMG
    • Corporates
    • Aviation
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

City of Lights

City of Lights

In Focus

Nazia Adnin
25 September, 2020, 12:00 pm
Last modified: 25 September, 2020, 12:22 pm

Related News

  • Bangladeshi female photographer Sumi Anjuman selected for Joop Swart Masterclass
  • Fujifilm X Half: A vintage soul in a digital shell
  • Millions leave Dhaka city for Eid, city roads nearly empty
  • This is the most minimalist a mirrorless camera has ever been
  • From Chattogram to The New York Times: Through the lens of Amir Hamja

City of Lights

Nazia Adnin
25 September, 2020, 12:00 pm
Last modified: 25 September, 2020, 12:22 pm

Ever wondered what Dhaka looks like at night from an aerial view? 

Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi

A Dhaka based photographer Meer Sadi, inspired by that idea, took up a photography project titled "City of Lights." He captured several of the bustling city at night with his camera. 

Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi

Sadi, a computer engineer, grew up in Dhaka, and for his love for the city started capturing the never-seen-before photos of the capital. His journey in photography began in 2009. 

The Business Standard Google News Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel

Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi

Since then, he has been exploring different subjects in photography - including commercial, architectural, industrial, cityscape, fine-art and conceptual. 

Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi

Talking about the project, Sadi said, "I chose cityscape photography because I have always been fascinated by different buildings and structures and how everything is interconnected within a metropolis." 

Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi

For the project, Sadi started taking photos back in 2012. He has been scouting and visiting different locations in the city for the last eight years to take photos. 

Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi

Sadi recalled his struggles to get access to climb on the high-rise buildings or rooftops to capture the perfect moment of quiet and stunning Dhaka at night.  

Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi

"With time and a lot of persuasion I managed the permissions and got the shots I wanted. For me, the trouble was well worth it." 

Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi

Over the years, Sadi visited many iconic places in Dhaka such as Manik Mia Avenue, Hatirjheel, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Banani flyover, Wari, Farmgate, for the photos. 

Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi

Asked about the reason for the project, Sadi said: "We are known as a poor country to the world; I want to change that perspective through my photography." 

Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi

Sadi wants to show how one of the world's most densely populated city looks like from a wider perspective and from the top. 

Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi

Currently, he has another project going on titled, "360-degree aerial photos."

Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Cityscapes Of Dhaka. Photo: Meer Sadi
Photographer Meer Sadi
Photographer Meer Sadi

Features / Top News

Dhaka city / Photography

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Bangladesh's delegation, led by Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin, began high-level negotiations with USTR Ambassador Jamieson Greer at 9pm Bangladesh time on Thursday (10 July). Photo: Collected from the Facebook handle of Golam Mortoza, Press Minister at the Bangladesh Embassy in the US
    No need to worry as US tariff talks ongoing: Fouzul tells biz leaders
  • Economist Abul Barkat; Photo: Courtesy
    Economist Abul Barkat arrested in graft case
  • Representational image. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS
    Explainer: Why SSC pass rate hit a 17-year low

MOST VIEWED

  • Graphics: TBS
    BB raises startup fund limit, drops upper age barrier
  • Workers pack undergarments at the packing section of a garment factory in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 19, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Fatima Tuj Johora
    After US tariffs, jobs hang by a thread in Bangladesh's garments sector
  • Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS
    SSC, equivalent results: Pass rate drops to 68.45%, GPA-5 also declines
  • File photo of containers at Chattogram port/TBS
    US buyers push Bangladeshi exporters to share extra tariff costs
  • Govt vehicle purchase, foreign trip, new building construction banned: Finance ministry
    Govt vehicle purchase, foreign trip, new building construction banned: Finance ministry
  • Students sit for SSC exam at Motijheel Girls' High School on 10 April 2025. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS
    SSC exam results out: Here's how you can check online and via SMS

Related News

  • Bangladeshi female photographer Sumi Anjuman selected for Joop Swart Masterclass
  • Fujifilm X Half: A vintage soul in a digital shell
  • Millions leave Dhaka city for Eid, city roads nearly empty
  • This is the most minimalist a mirrorless camera has ever been
  • From Chattogram to The New York Times: Through the lens of Amir Hamja

Features

Photo: Collected/BBC

What Hitler’s tariff policy misfire can teach the modern world

8h | The Big Picture
Illustration: TBS

Behind closed doors: Why women in Bangladesh stay in abusive marriages

11h | Panorama
Purbachl’s 144-acre Sal forest is an essential part of the area’s biodiversity. Within it, 128 species of plants and 74 species of animals — many of them endangered — have been identified. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

A forest saved: Inside the restoration of Purbachal's last Sal grove

11h | Panorama
Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

11 July 2024: Riot vehicles, water cannons hit the streets as police crack down on protesters

4h | Panorama

More Videos from TBS

'Hypocrisy' will not continue, Iran tells IAEA

'Hypocrisy' will not continue, Iran tells IAEA

6h | TBS World
OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome

OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome

6h | TBS World
Will the title 'Honorable and Excellency' be abolished?

Will the title 'Honorable and Excellency' be abolished?

7h | TBS Today
July Declaration must be constitutionally recognized: Akhtar Hossain

July Declaration must be constitutionally recognized: Akhtar Hossain

7h | TBS Today
The Business Standard
Top
  • Home
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • About Us
  • Bangladesh
  • International
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Economy
  • Sitemap
  • RSS

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net

Copyright © 2025 THE BUSINESS STANDARD All rights reserved. Technical Partner: RSI Lab