Off for the Holidays

The docks were almost deserted since most of Dhaka's residents went back to their villages for the Eide holidays at the end of Ramadan.

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Intro to Dhaka

August 24th 2012
My first few days in Dhaka were filled with settling into my new apartment, but afterwards I did make time to go out with some of my new colleagues to explore the city. Since we arrived at the end of Ramadan we found empty streets and many closed shops. Some parts of the city are eerily abandoned. I am enjoying it immensely. Gone are the traffic jams that greeted me when I first arrived at the air ... read more

Asia » Bangladesh » Dhaka

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

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