SADARGHAT

The port of Dhaka is visiting and even one of the most fascinating sights in the city. On the north shore of the Buriganga River, the launches or ferry for passengers are lined up with each other, waiting wisely for their departure. Depending on the time of day, the port is more or less animated. In the early morning, in general, the carriers come to unload the bulk of the goods carried at arms or on their head to the market right across the way. You can climb on any ship (as long as it is not out), and the upper bridge, you will have a breathtaking view of the river, frail cast who pass it through and the barges coming back. On the other side you can see Charkaliganj textile factories and the Naval repair shipyard. At the end of the day, the boats leave the port to get their destination in the south of the country. He thus transiterait 150 000 people a day.

The river is so polluted, that it is black oil. Unfortunately, this is where the sewage of the city and the dry season flow, and the approaches of the river are flooded with garbage of all kinds. Don't let us know by this detail, because a visit to Sadarghat is necessary and allows you to understand the essential role of rivers in Bangladesh, true river motorways for some.

The famous «rockets», these boats from the British empire, are located at the western end of the port, almost under the bridge, at the Terminal Bazar terminal. Real museum pieces, they still sail, and leave the capital every night. You can climb on board and admire the impressive engine in its bowels, as well as the wheel at dawn "from inside."