Dhaka streets

Dhaka streets

Numbered streets with grid layout seen on Google Maps. Screenshot: Google Maps

Why are the new streets in Dhaka numbered but not named?

If you look closely at the Dhaka city map, you will find that the new city scape has a unique characteristic- the streets do not have any names, rather they are numbered

Police disperse proteting ricckshaw pullers as they blocked the Rampura-Badda road for around 45 minutes on Monday (20 May) morning. Photo: TBS

Battery-run rickshaw drivers stage demo in Badda, Kuril, Khilkhet

Deserted streets that was teeming with traffic observed in Badda area of Capital, only a two morning back, 29 October 2023. Photo: TBS

Shutdown brings miseries for commuters

Photo: TBS

Deserted streets as Dhaka braces for high-voltage political rallies today

Photo: Shovy Zibran

Maachh-bhaat for the soul: How Mariam nourishes hearts on the streets of Dhaka

Dhaka streets look empty with almost no traffic jams, crowds ahead of Eid

Dhaka streets look empty with almost no traffic jams, crowds ahead of Eid

Photo: Collected

Moving car catches fire on Dhaka street

Photo-Jahir Rayhan

Buses plying in capital as factory reopens today

Kalai Roti hits Dhaka streets

Kalai Roti hits Dhaka streets