Bashundhara City Complex

After the successful suit shopping we got right back out in traffic again to head over to one of the world's largest shopping complex. We have not yet done much shopping so today was the day.

About:
"Bashundhara City is a 19 storey high building complex covering an area of 191200 sqft comprising an 8 storey podium containing Retail Spaces, Mega Stores, Theme Park, Cinemas and Food Court and a 19 storey Corporate Office of Bashundhara Group over 2 storey Health Club and Swimming Pool.
The mall has ample recreational facilities on offer. There are over 2325 shops, several floors for accommodating office and business centre. The range of products and service is vast and the marketing is aggressive. A multi-screen movie theatre with digital sound system screens both local and international films. Each of the three parts of the theatre can accommodate 262 viewers. A bowling and billiard centre and video games are also here. Connoisseurs of food would like to visit the international food court that has 100 shops. They can enjoy cuisine and take to fast food shops and restaurants. Children are not going to be deprived, as a Theme Park is on the Levem-8. Decorated with replicas of Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty and India Gate, the park can accommodate 160 children at a time. Kids take pleasure in roller coaster, bumper car, flying carpet and highway cars. For fitness, there is a world class gymnasium -’Adonize Fitness Center’ that has gym, swimming pool and spa in it.
At the disposal of the Group there is now a strong workforce with proven professional and technological skill who are well-geared to take on the challenges of the new millennium under demanding technical, economical and environment circumstances."

Back in traffic. Green light in all directions - do you think we are moving at all?

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At Bashundhara City Complex

The fashion is highly (!!) colorful and "blingy". We did find one store that had the theme "black and white". We like :)

Female fashion

                                                  Some headpieces for women

Three hours later quite exhausted by the scale, the number of stores, thousands of people and the constant noise.

We sat on the stairs to wait for our driver. From there we could watch city life which is huzzling and buzzling. Traffic, people and action of all sorts. While we sat there a minaret in front of us started to pray and sing. It was quite nice. It is hard to experience the street life as the locals get very caught up in you being a foreigner and they do not really leave you alone. They stare as they are fascinated, they come up to you for many reasons (talk, touch or beg and so on). They surely wonder what a "Bengali woman" is doing with a white man... And seeing a woman looking "the same but different" is very puzzling for them. You do not see many women on the streets. And you definatley do not see many women without a man on the streets. It is mostly men everywhere and as a woman (for me) that feels a little intimidating at times. So, sitting on those stairs in peace was a great moment to take in the city and it's life (for once outside of the car).