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in the afternoon for the entertainment of the people. The strand became an attraction to the city and a boon and was used as a promenade overlooking the river with its busy traffic, where people could stroll in the afternoon and evening while enjoying the cool breeze from the river. In the 1870s, Nawab Abdul Ghani undertook its extension westward from
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Zamindar of Bhawal, Kalinarayan Roy. Despite considerable success in collecting subscriptions from the wealthy people of Dhaka, the funds generated proved insufficient for the project. Buckland then persuaded the government to provide support. Initially, the embankment on the riverfront from
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Sadarghat means City Wharf. It stands a little left in front of the Ahsan Manzil. Sadarghat is also the central point of the Buckland Bund. Originally, it was built as a place for landing of boats, launches and even ships coming to Dhaka from other places. Large vessels can no longer use it
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Cities and Natural Process: A Basis for Sustainability
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1039:The Caravan
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124: /
99:Coordinates
42:ঢাকা সদরঘাট
1344:Categories
1243:Chittagong
1187:2017-07-23
1163:2017-07-23
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1049:2017-07-23
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660:Bangladesh
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230:Panthapath
179:River port
112:90°24′27″E
109:23°42′11″N
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1355:Old Dhaka
1291:Baghabari
1259:Matarbari
1236:Sea ports
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870:Sadarghat
852:promenade
800:Sadarghat
756:Armenians
648:Transport
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138:UN/LOCODE
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994:22 April
959:See also
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796:Wiseghat
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744:fortress
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474:Stations
285:Gulistan
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1287:Pangaon
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147:Details
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