Emergency Village on the River

Back on the main river we passed a village with brick buildings, perched on sturdy cement stilts. Our guide explained that it was the safe point for villagers when the monsoon floods were higher than normal and flooded their homes.

Tanguar Haor

February 25th 2013
To check out another part of Bangladesh, I went bird watching with a couple colleagues on the northern border near India, in a wetlands area named Tanguar Haor. Before I moved to Bangladesh I had heard that it was the best place for bird watching in Asia. The whole country is a river delta. The Bradt guide says "If you're supremely adventurous or a keen birdwatcher (perhaps both), Sunamganj is whe ... read more

Asia » Bangladesh » Sylhet

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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