Stop by and see my new Dhaka Daily Photo blog: http://dhakadailyphoto.wordpress.com! Life here is super hectic, so I’m not sure the “daily” part will always be possible, but I’ll do my best to post as much as I can. Also, there will inevitably be overlap between the two blogs, as a girl can only take [...]
Archive for August, 2008
New photo blog
Posted in Bangladesh on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some city pics
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, People, Shopping, Urban scenes on August 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today we took another city tour, this time a walking tour that focused on historical buildings in downtown Dhaka. The idea was to see old buildings like this one that are neglected and / or in danger of being torn down and replaced by new construction.
The tour was great – it was great to get [...]
No more traffic in Dhaka? Is it possible?
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, Transportation, tagged Traffic on August 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
From the Daily Star:
Mega transport project for greater Dhaka kicks off
$5.52b STP aims to ease traffic congestion, attach top priority to pedestrians’ movement
The government yesterday launched a long-term mega project to establish an integrated environment-friendly traffic management system in greater Dhaka to relieve people of the nagging traffic congestion.
The 20-year Strategic Transport Plan (STP) [...]
Jute
Posted in Bangladesh, Nature, Rural scenes on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the major agricultural products here is jute, a fiber used in textiles and for making ropes and such. It is sort of similar to hemp, but jute is not a form of Cannabis and is thus much more palatable to the law enforcement types. Jute was Bangladesh’s main export during World [...]
Some pics from the village
Posted in Bangladesh, Nature, People, Rural scenes on August 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The water lily, or Shapla, Bangladesh’s national flower! Banglapedia says they should be white or blue; not sure why this one is bright pink but I thought it was quite pretty. Saw this when I was out wandering through the villages for work again this week. Another quick pic:
Two boys riding water buffalo.
Seaplane!
Posted in Bangladesh, People, Rural scenes, Transportation, Travels on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This week I got to go on a Seaplane trip for work! It was pretty neat. Here’s a picture of the plane before we boarded for the trip home – a whole bunch of kids swam out to where the plane was “docked” on sort of a sandbar.
We flew down to the [...]
A good sign
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, Nature on August 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This might be my favorite sign in Bangladesh. It’s all over the place in Dhaka.
I like it for three reasons: First, the bugs, being three feet tall, are approximately life-size. (OK, not really, but there are large bugs here. See here if you don’t believe me.) Second, I am all in [...]
Dhaka from above
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last week you saw some pics of rural Bangladesh from above – this week we have a few views of Dhaka. These were taken from the top of the Westin Hotel. The area shown here is sort of the northern suburbs of Dhaka; it doesn’t really show downtown or “Old Dhaka”.
The red building [...]
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