It's almost impressive, in a darkly humorous way. It's as if Dhaka is screaming for help and we're not listening. This city has given us much -- it's where our dreams were built, where hope bloomed.

For the roughly 20 million residents of Dhaka, it seems there are almost as many protest rallies as there are people. Every day, like clockwork, some group decides to occupy a stretch of the city ...

As vehiclesâ cars, motorbikes and hoards of compressed natural gas-driven autorickshaws, colloquially known as 'CNGs'â speed out of Dhaka International ... on at the city's Dhakeshwari ...