Currently, around 350,000 families in Dhaka own flats. The condominiums being developed now are of international standard. A flat is not just a place to live—it has become a marker of social status.

The events of 1971 kept the two countries apart for decades. With Hasina’s exit, Dhaka and Islamabad are moving closer. Chief Adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government Muhammad Yunus (right) gifts ...