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THE BACHELORS OF BASHUNDHARA

his particular apartment complex in central Bashundhara has no distinguishing features. But it has a reputation in the neighbourhood as being ‘bachelor friendly’. In local parlance the term ‘bachelor’ can sometimes apply to single women, not just single men, or even married individuals living away from their families. This particular building houses no women; just men in double, triple and quadruple occupancies. When it comes to bachelor residents, mixed-gender apartments and buildings are

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