Old Bangla Photos

[kobiraaz]

Is Mirza Fakrul less fit than Tarique. Does Tarique have better IQ than Mirza? Why you want corrupt Tarique when Mirza is doing great job?

Mirza Fakhrul is a great man, and i want him as next prime minister...... But I was suggesting not to defame Tareq blindly.

 

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

Mirza Fakhrul is a great man, and i want him as next prime minister...... But I was suggesting not to defame Tareq blindly.

Avoid political talk here!!!

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Ustad Alaudding Khan (L) and Jaynul Abedin (R), Dhaka (1955)

 

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

A jute factory, Postogola , Dhaka (1919)

photographer- Fritz Capp

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Dhaka (1887) - After The Tornado

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Writer Jahanara Imam, Dhaka (1957)

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Nawabzadi Ahmedi Bano Begum, daughter of Nawab Salimullah and Nawab Begum Raushan Akhtar. (1928)

Ahsan Manzil Palace, Dhaka,
Photographed by K.M.Ajmal

 

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

Dhaka Race Course (1890's)

A VIP British couple stroll through the lawns of the in Dhaka Race Course

 

[kobiraaz]

These photos are already posted Samee.

 

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

ritish soldiers , Dhaka (1933)

 

[Md Akmal]

80% Assalamu Alaikum and 20% Namashkar to Akmal

@ Actually, Faarhan, Abir asked for it % wise that is why I gave him % wise.

 

[kobiraaz]

^ i was kidding...

 

[Al-zakir]

In the present day Bangladesh, the British masters brought here many Dravidian people, men and women, from south India in early 19th Century to work as road and toilet cleaners. Usually, we call them Methor. They may also be called Muchis or cobblers. I have no intention to offend a person for his/her job and I believe in equality of human beings. So, if you belong to this Methor Community of Bangladesh, well, it is ok. But, not all the people of BD belong to that community.

On the contrary, if you do not belong to that Dravidian Methor community already, then you have the freedom to take a wife from them. Your offsprings will certainly be regarded as Methor/Dravidian in the context of Bangladesh. You will love that, no doubt.

Very good answer to Dravidian Sheikh. I find it very funny. I mean your choice of the words.

But, I heard those people were brought by either Mughal or Sultan of Bengal. Any truth in it?

 

[InFn-0]

IMO regardless of who is the prime minister, AL will be run by Sheikh family and BNP will be run by Zia family, otherwise there will be total anarchy within them. My understanding is we need something of a revolution to get rid of these two parties, non of them are competent enough to run Bangladesh.

 

[kobiraaz]

 

[eastwatch]

Very good answer to Dravidian Sheikh. I find it very funny. I mean your choice of the words.

But, I heard those people were brought by either Mughal or Sultan of Bengal. Any truth in it?

No, these Methor, Muchi, Dom of Dravidian stock of soth India were brought in by the British govt. British also took many thousdands of Tamils to Sri Lanka for rubber plantation work. They also sent many of the south Indian Dravirs to Malay, also to work as labours in the rubber plantation.

Although these Methor Dravidians were brought in by the British, but Bangalis also have a little mix of Dravirs in their blood since the very ancient times. Rakhal Das Bannerjy was one of the most prominent Historians during the British time. He was active in the discovery of Mohenjodaro and Harappa civilization, now in Pakistan.

'Bangalar Itihash' is a history book composed by him. He wrote in that book something like this, 'Uttor Theke Elo Mongol, Dokkhin Theke Elo Dravir, Aar Choto Nagpur Theke Elo Negro Jatio Jonogosthi. Ei Tin Jater Shongmisrone Sristi Holo Adi Bangali. Tara ki Juddhobigroher Madhyome, Na Ki Eki Mondire Eki Bigroher Pujo Dewar Madhyome Porshpor Poroshporer Majhe Bilin Hoye Gelo Ei Tothyo Itihash Deyna'.

There are some tribes such as Shaotal who probably remain without any further mixing of people who arrived in this land in latter times, during both Hindu and Muslim period. But, most of the 1st assimilated people were further assimilated during many Centuries of pre-Islamic time when many other groups also migrated from all the area that surround Bengal.

Muslims from the central asia and poor Arab countries were the new addition to the migration process. These people were again assimilated into those locals who took Islam as their religion. This is an ongoing process. But, initially, there were very few mixing of bloods between those foreign Muslims whose status was above the local converts.

In the course of many centuries, the mixing is still not complete. However, it will continue.

 

[mil-avia]

Firuz Minar in West Bengal, built by a Sultan (1488-1490) of direct Ethiopian descent :

Related links : one, two, three , four and five.

 

[mil-avia]

Map : Mediaeval Bengal, Ethiopia, Eurasia and Africa, 2206 x 2217 pixels.

Related links : one and two.

 

[monitor]

Will this picture ever return any time ?