1) Yes you can easily have dogs here, especially small ones, although not all landlords allow it. There is no New York-style hiding of the pet until it becomes a fait accompli. If the landlord doesn't allow pets and they find out you have them, you can get thrown out. So always be up front that you have pets.

There is a vet in Gulshan, and basic care and "the spot" are available.

You most likely won't be walking the dogs; often your house help will do that. Often you see dogs getting walked around Gulshan.

Dog food is available but not a wide selection. You may find it preferable to supplement with more natural foods like real meat.

2) Sorry can't help you with this since I live here full time, and get paid in local takas. I think some people tend to carry out the limit in cash. The transfer of money here is done via the central bank and requires long processing and "lubrication. Avoidance of this hassle is an issue. But again I don't know how others do it.

3) Internet is widely available. "High Speed" is also available here but it is only high relatively speaking. I have a lighting fast internet connection and its probably only somewhat faster than 56K. But there are lots of choices so if one company doesn't work out you can try another. I am using wireless inside my home, with a LAN connection.

Part of Bangladesh's internet problem is that it only recently got connected to the SEA-ME-WE submarine cable and that is only via one connection for the entire country. It is often down for various reasons and the infrastructure connecting it can't carry the necessary bandwidth yet. We'll see if this is improved in the next few years.

4) Mobile use is cheap and omnipresent here. Even rickshaw drivers have mobiles, and that's not a facile exaggeration. Grameen Phone (the top company here) has recently introduced blackberry and I know several people who are using it.

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