Timeline: February 10 – February 18

Attended the 34th ICANN meeting and Open Source India Week at New Delhi… details later!

I’ve been hearing about Ahsan Manzil since childhood, but never got the chance to visit it since it’s located in a different part of Dhaka. I went to that area for the first two months ago, and decided to go there again to visit the Ahsan Manzil. So my friend Shan and I kept making plans and finally went there today… and it was worth it. It’s a beautiful architectural monument that reminded me of our gloried past.

Located on the banks of Buriganaga river and very near to Sadarghat Launch Terminal, it was the residential palace of the Nawabs of Dhaka. Now turned into a museum, it has 31 rooms and 23 galleries displaying portraits, furnitures and household articles and utensils used by the Nawabs.

Closed on Thursday, the museum is open from 10:30 to 17:30 on weekdays, and 15:00 to 19:30 on Friday during summer time (April – September). During winter (October – March), it’s open from 9:30 to 16:30 on weekdays and 15:00 to 19:30 on Friday. Go ahead and spend an hour or two at Ahsan Manzil and enjoy it’s beauty only in return of a 2 taka entry fee.

Check out more pictures of Ahsan Manzil.

I was very excited about the cruise on Buriganga river, but all my excitement died within half an hour of reaching Sadarghat Launch Terminal. The place is way too dirty and full of beggars of all ages. The river is fucking dirty and smells shit.

I’ll never ever go back to that place without a very good reason. I never imagined a part of Dhaka could be so ugly.

It was my first time at Water Kingdom in Ashulia and I really enjoyed it. With me was Sumon and two of his cousins and we had a good time together. There was a large crowd since it’s Eid holiday, but we took it as an advantage as we could see far more number of “wet” girls than we could in any other time of the year!

This year’s iCommons iSummit was held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on the banks of the Adriatic Sea. The summit was truly international, and it was a great experience for me to be able to meet so many people from so many different countries under one roof.

Timeline: June 7 – June 9

I traveled more than 3200 kilometers in the last 3 days — Dhaka to Kolkata, Kolkata to New Delhi, and back.

I hated the temperature in Delhi. It was 42° C when I landed at 22:30, and in the morning it was around 50° C. I’ve never been to a place this hot, and therefor I really didn’t enjoy moving around the city. I didn’t like the food either… I’ve always found Indian dishes to be disgusting.

For me, India was never a favourite destination, and I’ll avoid visiting this country in the future. The only places I wouldn’t mind to be at are Bangalore, Goa, Darjeeling, Kashmir, and Mumbai.