{"id":11606,"date":"2026-03-20T09:22:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T09:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/my-name-is-dhaka-global-issues\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T09:22:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T09:22:40","slug":"my-name-is-dhaka-global-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/my-name-is-dhaka-global-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"My name is Dhaka &#8211; Global Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<figure class=\"img-with-caption ips-feature-image\"><\/figure>\n<ul id=\"author-page-update\" class=\"small secondary\">\n<li class=\"author\">By Mohammad Rakibul Hasan (<span class=\"city\">Dhaka, Bangladesh<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li><time datetime=\"2026-03-20\">Friday, March 20, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li class=\"news-source\">inter press service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DHAKA, Bangladesh, March 20 (IPS) &#8211; My Name is Dhaka is a one-minute experimental film that portrays Dhaka as a living, breathing entity with 400 years of history. Through a reflective voice, the city recalls its transformations, crises and resilience. It reflects the contrasts between pollution and celebration, hardship and hope, revealing a megacity shaped by climate change, migration and human survival.\n<\/p>\n<p>My name is Dhaka. I am more than 400 years old. I have seen the rise and fall of empires, from Mughal glory to colonial rule, from independence to today. Now I carry about 36 million people inside me. I have grown into a megacity.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also in one of the world&#8217;s climate hotspots. My rivers swell, my heat rises, and my air grows heavier each year. I often rank among the most polluted cities in the world.<\/p>\n<p>I remember the silence of the coronavirus pandemic when my streets suddenly became empty. I remember the fear and chaos of bus bomb blasts during the political unrest of 2013-14. And I remember the fall of the fascist regime in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>But I am not the only city in trouble. I am a city of contradictions. I have stories of child labor and deep social injustice, where many struggle to survive. Also, I celebrate life, my streets are filled with colors during Holi, and my people find happiness even in hardship.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"max-width\">\n<p><iframe title=\"My Name is Dhaka\" width=\"801\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HR2jS89v3Co?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><figcaption>My name is Dhaka. Credit: Mohammad Rakibul Hasan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>\u00a9 Inter Press Service (20260320074435) &#8211; All rights reserved<\/em>. <cite class=\"original\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ipsnews.net\/2026\/03\/my-name-is-dhaka\/\">Original source: Inter Press Service<\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n<aside id=\"after-content\">\n<h2>Where next?<\/h2>\n<section class=\"box\" id=\"where-next-group\">\n<div class=\"tabs\">\n<div id=\"tab-content-news-headlines-related-categories\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n<h3 class=\"tab-heading\">related news<\/h3>\n<p>Browse related news topics:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-content-news-headlines-latest\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n<h3 class=\"tab-heading\">latest news<\/h3>\n<p>Read latest news stories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"hedline-main\">How a handful of fishermen show how harpooning can be ecologically sustainable<\/span> <span class=\"datetime\">Friday, March 20, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"hedline-main\">my name is dhaka<\/span> <span class=\"datetime\">Friday, March 20, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"hedline-main\">International tensions give rise to new nuclear threat<\/span> <span class=\"datetime\">Friday, March 20, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"hedline-main\">Geospatial innovations address critical water data gaps in Asia<\/span> <span class=\"datetime\">Friday, March 20, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"hedline-main\">Where water doesn&#8217;t flow, equality doesn&#8217;t flourish &#8211; challenge global patriarchy this World Water Day<\/span> <span class=\"datetime\">Thursday, March 19, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"hedline-main\">80 percent of rural households do not have direct water access &#8211; World Water Report<\/span> <span class=\"datetime\">Thursday, March 19, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"hedline-main\">Is WWIII here?<\/span> <span class=\"datetime\">Thursday, March 19, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"hedline-main\">World news in brief: Rafa crossing reopens, gender inequality deepens global water crisis, rights defenders in Colombia<\/span> <span class=\"datetime\">Thursday, March 19, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"hedline-main\">Waves of Middle East war are disrupting Asia-Pacific fuel and supply chains<\/span> <span class=\"datetime\">Thursday, March 19, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"hedline-main\">Amid the deepening crisis in Palestine, girls face increased risks and a growing mental health emergency<\/span> <span class=\"datetime\">Thursday, March 19, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-content-news-headlines-related-in-depth\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n<h3 class=\"tab-heading\">depth in<\/h3>\n<p>Learn more about related issues:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"social-bookmarks\">\n<h2>share this<\/h2>\n<section class=\"box\">\n<p>Bookmark it or share it with others using some popular social bookmarking web sites:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<details id=\"link-to-here\">\n<summary>\n<h2>Link this page to your site\/blog<\/h2>\n<\/summary>\n<section class=\"box\">\n<p>Add the following HTML code to your page:<\/p>\n<pre><code><p>My Name is Dhaka, <cite>Inter Press Service<\/cite>, Friday, March 20, 2026 (posted by Global Issues)<\/p><\/code><\/pre>\n<p>&#8230;to produce it:<\/p>\n<p class=\"result copy-code-to-clipboard\">my name is dhaka, <cite>inter press service<\/cite>Friday, March 20, 2026 (Posted by Global Issues)<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/details>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mohammad Rakibul Hasan (Dhaka, Bangladesh) Friday, March 20, 2026 inter press service DHAKA, Bangladesh, March 20 (IPS) &#8211; My Name is Dhaka is a one-minute experimental film that portrays Dhaka as a living, breathing entity with 400 years of history. 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