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Katal seeds
Early in the morning, the baboons go nuts and throw jackfruits (katal) to the forest floor to break them open. Later on these friendly ladies (they really were) go through the forest collecting jackfruit seeds, which are then dried and used an a vegetable. Waste not, want not
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Bangladesh came into existence in 1971 when Bengali East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan. About a third of this extremely poor country floods annually during the monsoon rainy season, hampering economic development.... [read more]
Bangladesh came into existence in 1971 when Bengali East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan. About a third of this extremely poor country floods annually during the monsoon rainy season, hampering economic development.... [read more] Blog: Day 37 - Tea estates, rainforests, and ping pong
Date: July 3rd 2008
I decided to take a holiday this past weekend with a couple of my friends. Even though it was great to get out to Matlab for a night, it was still work-related, and after a month in Dhaka, having a real holiday was well-appreciated. I went with Luke, who is one of my flatmates and also works at ICDDR,B floating around, helping out with cholera patients and patients with infectious diseases. Th ... read more
Date: July 3rd 2008
I decided to take a holiday this past weekend with a couple of my friends. Even though it was great to get out to Matlab for a night, it was still work-related, and after a month in Dhaka, having a real holiday was well-appreciated. I went with Luke, who is one of my flatmates and also works at ICDDR,B floating around, helping out with cholera patients and patients with infectious diseases. Th ... read more
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