My FIRST ever tour of Dhaka University🇧🇩

This was a UNIQUE experience. I met the students, lecturers, explored the social scene and got taken BACK IN TIME to understand why this university is central to the formation of Bangladesh. What an eye-opener!

0:00 Coming up
0:16 Intro - why I've chosen to visit Dhaka university
0:34 I meet Amrita, a student and my guide for the day
0:49 We start at Curzon hall
1:40 Discovering why Bangla nearly disappeared
3:51 What students did in 1952 to protect their language
4:38 Learning about Bangladeshi independence
5:36. Meeting another student
6:51 Heading to famous cafe Modhu canteen for a cha
7:31 Trying some local sweets
8:53 Checking out student measures of cha (VERY SMALL!)
10:46 Going into the Art Faculty to see the World Religions and Culture department
12:12 Checking out some beautiful sharis!
12:30 Up to the library where I met more students and discovered how proud they feel to be part of this uni
14:27 A thesis suggestion for the department of Women and Gender Studies
15:04 Arriving at the Department of Geography and Environment. to meet Maliha, a lecturer
17:35 I see Maliha's office - exciting for a young lecturer
18:20 I got to meet the Chairman of the department, Prof Shahidul Islam and discovered just what this university means to him
20:43 Heading for the TSC building (teacher student centre)
21:33 Trying spicy cha outside TSC
23:22 Going into TSC
25:23 Buying bangles outside TSC
26:10 International mother language day Feb 21st 2023 aat the Shaheed Minar

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This is one of many upcoming videos from my current travels in Bangladesh . You can find the growing playlist here: http://bit.ly/3EZ0RM0

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