Public
buses—both air conditioned and non-air-conditioned-- are operated
by the state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) and by
private companies and operators. Three-wheel scooters (auto
rickshaw), air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned taxis and
privately owned automobiles are increasingly becoming popular with
the city's growing middle class. The government has overseen the
replacement of two-stroke engine taxis with "Green taxis"
locally called CNG, which run on compressed natural gas.
However,
Dhaka is known as the rickshaw capital of the world. 400,000 cycle
rickshaws run each day and cycle rickshaws and auto rickshaws are the
main mode of transport for the inhabitants of the city. Relatively
low-cost and non-polluting cycle rickshaws nevertheless cause traffic
congestion and have been banned to operate on a numver of city
streets.
Dhaka is
connected by highways and railway links to almost all the cities and
towns. Highway links to the Indian cities of Kolkata and Agartala
have been established by the BRTC which also runs regular bus
services to those cities from Dhaka. The Kamalapur Railway Station is
providing train services on suburban and national routes operated by
the state-run Bangladesh Railway. The Sadarghat Port on the banks of
the Buriganga River serves the transportation of goods and passengers
upriver and to other ports in Bangladesh. The Hazrat ShahJalal(r.)
International Dhaka Airport is the main gateway to Bangladesh by air.
Cricket and football are the two most popular sports in Dhaka and across the nation.
Dhaka has the distinction of having hosted the first official test cricket match of the Pakistan cricket team in 1954 against India. It is a potential host for the opening ceremony of the 2011 Cricket World Cup as well being host to 6 matches to be played in Bangladesh
Dhaka is
located in central Bangladesh at 23°42′0″N 90°22′30″E
/ 23.7°N
90.375°E /
23.7; 90.375, on the eastern banks of the Buriganga River. The city
lies on the lower reaches of the Ganges Delta and covers a total area
of 153.84 square kilometres (59.40 sq mi).
Dhaka
experiences a hot, wet and humid tropical climate. The city is within
the monsoon climate zone, with an annual average temperature of 25 °C
(77 °F) and monthly means varying between 18 °C (64 °F) in January
and 29 °C (84 °F) in August.[23] Nearly 80% of the annual average
rainfall of 1,854 millimetres (73 in) occurs between May and
September
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