Dhaka : Past Present Future
Contents: Preface/Syed Anwar Husain. Foreword/A.M. Sharafuddin. I. History, politics, society and culture: 1. Origin and development of Mughal Dhaka/Abdul Karim. 2. Physical growth of Dhaka City/A.M. Chowdhury and Shabnam Faruqui. 3. Commercial and industrial aspects of Dhaka in the 18 Century/K.M. Mohsin. 4. Social life in Dhaka 1763-1800/Sirajul Islam. 5. Printing and publishing in Dhaka 1849-1900/G.W. Shaw. 6. Muslim organizations of Dhaka c. 1879-1947/Wakil Ahmed. 7. The Dhaka Nawab Family in Bengal politics/Harun-or-Rashid. 8. Municipal politics and urban developments in Dhaka 1885-1915/Sharif uddin Ahmed. 9. On the selection of Dhaka as the capital of Eastern Bengal and Assam 1905-1911/Shirin Akhtar. 10. The political role of Dhaka, 1905-1971/M. Nazrul Islam. 11. Anushilan Samity in the urban life of Dhaka 1906-1911/Ajita Acharya. 12. Role of Dhaka after the annulment of partition/Ratan Lal Chakraborty. 13. Provision of civic amenities in Dhaka, 1921-1947/Nazia Khanum. 14. Protiva and Shikha : Two faces of literary culture of early twentieth century Dhaka/Rajat Sanyal. 15. The 1946 Riot and the exodus of Bihari Muslims to Dhaka/Papya Ghosh. II. Monuments and paintings: 16. Muslim monuments of Dhaka/Syed Mahmudul Hasan. 17. Mughal mosques of Dhaka : a typological study/Abdul Bari. 18. Mughal tombs in Dhaka/Asma Serajuddin. 19. Old churches and cemeteries of Dhaka/Perween Hasan. 20. Gate architecture of Dhaka/Abu H. Imamuddin, Shamim Ara Hasan and Wahidul Alam. 21. Dhaka in early nineteenth century paintings/Najma Khan Majlis. III. Contemporary and future issues: 22. Changing pattern of the commercial area of Dhaka city/Rosie Majid Ahsan. 23. Working conditions in the industries of Dhaka/Nizamuddin Ahmed. 24. Transport planning for Dhaka City/A.T.M. Zahurul Huq. 25. Dhaka\'s Informal sector and its role in the transformation of Bangladesh economy/A.T.M. Nurul Amin. 26. Housing problem and apartment development in Dhaka City/Toufiq M. Seraj. 27. Building for a better Dhaka : policies for housing and infrastructure development/C.L. Choguill. 28. The growth of slums in Dhaka city: a spatio-temporal analysis/A.Q.M. Mahbub and Nazrul Islam. 29. Squatters of no hope? A critical analysis of spontaneous settlements and re-settlement camps in Dhaka/Tasleem Shakur. 30. Management of upgrading programme for low-income settlements in Dhaka/M. Mainul Haque and Quazi Galive A. Sattar. 31. Historical Dhaka: a market for tourism/Syed Rashidul Hasan. 32. Dhaka in 2025 A.D./Nazrul Islam. IV. Urbanisation and urban history: 33. Urbanisation and urban centres in Mughal India: some general comments/M. Mufakharul Islam. 34. Urbanisation in South Asia in the colonial centuries/Narayani Gupta. 35. Urban history writing: Problems and prospects of writing the history of Dhaka/K.M. Karim. 36. History of urban growth and concentration in Dhaka: an analysis of spatial organization of power and authority/Mohammad A. Mohit. V. Short communications: 37. Pre-Mughal Dhaka/Habiba Khatun. 38. Mushairah in Dhaka/Shabbir Ahmed. 39. Photography and film of Dhaka/Muhammad Matiur Rahman. 40. Dhaka as a cultural arena: role of electronic media/M.N. Mustafa. 41. Garbage disposal system in Dhaka city/Md. Abdur Rahman. 42. Financing of house building in Dhaka city--Present policy and future planning/Mohammad Ismail Hossain. Contributors. Index.
"Dhaka Past Present Future was first published in 1991. It was the outcome of an international seminar where scholars from home abroad presented papers on different aspects of the life and history of Capital Dhaka. These papers were edited and published in a book form under the title Dhaka Past Present Future. The book contained several articles on the past and present conditions of the different aspects of the life and culture of Dhaka, and one article exclusively on how Dhaka would look like in 2025. The articles were written mostly by specialists on Dhaka and in areas in which they had worked for years. It is gratifying to note that the book became an instant success and was consulted and read by scholars all over the world specializing in Dhaka and by general readers.
The articles of the book have been arranged under the headings of history, politics, society, and culture; monuments and paintings; contemporary and future issues, urbanisation and urban society, and short communications." (jacket)
