Country Info
- Dhaka
- Capital
- Taka (BDT)
- Currency
- 131,269,860
- Population
- BD
- Country Code
Dhaka Slideshow
Dhaka
Travel Blogs from Dhaka, Bangladesh
Back Home...
... which is pink. Very cool. Then we went to Hindu street and I bought some conch-shell bracelets. We got lost a couple of times in Dhaka but we just sat back and relaxed. I got Henna (in Bangla its Mehendi) on my hand- it looks awesome! I had pizza and ice ...
Ok so I lied
Ok Guys, I lied, I can't possible upload my photos of Bangladesh before leaving for India but I have good reasons for this and it is because the computers/internet connection is so damn slow here and I always feel bad using a computer at a realtive's ...
Bangladesh
... extras stopped about there but it slightly compensated for the delay. We soon discovered that as a Muslim country, Bangladesh essentially shuts down from Eid (Muslim holiday) through to after Christmas / New Year. This meant the large ...
Changes...
... the way it is here and I can't change that. My lessons are not all that bad, just sometimes. Since I have been in Bangladesh, I have been living on a farm in a small village 5 hours north of Dhaka. MCC wanted me to experience village life before I ...
More Random Pictures
Okay more random pictures... they are not all that clear because I wanted them to download fast so I changed the rez. I am sure you'll still ...
Finally Dhaka!
... and I bought the whole Harry Potter series (6 books) and we paid 900 taka, which is about 15 dollars! Sweet! Anyways I have been in Dhaka now for 5 days and today I go back to Ram Chandrapur, the little village that I live in. Well not much else to ...
Sunderban Tiger Preserve
... is the point of origin for trips to Sunderban Tiger Preserve at the southern tip of the West Bengal state (on the border with Bangladesh). So the first priority upon arriving was to book ticket for the Tiger Preserve. There are only a limited ...
Our surprise side trip to Bangladesh
... , we are doing work associated with the U.S. Embassy here, and they have us staying at the Westin Hotel in Bangladesh's largest city. After two months of living in Indonesia-often in fairly poor rural areas-and experiencing developing-world conditions, ...
I swear I work but...
... didn't go, but then decided that even if I stayed at home, I was still gonna be sick so off we went. NOTE: to anyone in Dhaka- DO NOT eat at Chilies restaurant. The 2 days we spent in Bandarban were like being in heaven! It was amazing, breath-taking, ...
Am I a Drama Queen?
... called Muktagacha. So I will be living here till the end of Nov. when my language training is finished. Then I will move to Dhaka, continue learning Bangla and start my volunteer job. I now know my host family, or at least my host father, Andrew. He ...
Mangoes, Lichees and Mishti oh my!
... fine- she just had a minor heat stroke from wanting to sunbathe... After that, We also went to the very North of Bangladesh, to a place called Tetulia which is right next to the India border about 80km from Darjeeling and saw the huge fence ...
Sunderban Tiger Reserve
... it has formed the worlds largest delta. This delta area is called the Sunderban and it sits on the border of India and Bangladesh. Close up it is a maze of water ways and islands covered in mangrove forests. The Sunderban is home to the ...
Dhaka
ODI http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/uncle_davros/the_world/1146113400/tpod.html ...
Journey to the Heart of Baba's Sundarbans Work-1
I am on my way into the most remote, pristine and impoverished regions of the Sundarbans to visit villages that are being revitalized by Baba's Women's and Farmer's Self Help Groups, schools and medical treatment. With me are Baba, Amilendu (Baba's ...
Kathmandu to Dhaka
... . During our time in Tanapura, Raj introduced us to Swallows - a Swedish NGO that works with the garment trade in Bangladesh to aid women's working opportunities outside of, quite regularly, abusive homes - and through this we met two Swedish girls, ...
A Day Normal in the Carolyn of Life
It is nearly impossible to have a normal day whether I am in Bangladesh or in good old Canada. But if I had to pick a day, it would go something like this: 6 am- a rude awakening from the crows that "KAWWWW" outside my window! I got so mad once that I ...
The Black Burka
... , exploitation and domination. I have chosen not to write about it. I have wanted to show a different side, a happy side of Bangladesh, a side that the media doesn't touch on. It's not always pain, suffering and depressing in Bangladesh. Did you know that ...
Public Transit!
Driving: a whole new world Hi everyone! So I am continuing to enjoy myself here in B'desh. Maybe I should stop saying this since I have said it enough and I think you get it right?! Okay onto other things... Well things are definitely different ...
One Month
... the clues out, with the few tools I have (experience, knowledge and schooling, namely IDS) so that I can understand Bangladesh. Why do people constantly argue here? Why do Canadians always complement and lie while Bangladeshis complain and criticize? Why ...
A Day Perusing Old Dhaka
... shops in New Market were fixed price. He replied with a smirk that only a South Asian can make and said, "nowhere in Bangladesh fixed price"! I'm so confused. I think when I hire a research assistant I will add "personal shopper" to the job description. I ...
Slummin' it with the bucket bath
... moving into a large apartment (or "flat", depending on how portentious one desires to be) in the Banani area of Dhaka. This area is relatively ritzy, clean and with everything a westerner could possibly desire, including a bookstore stocked with Danielle ...
Bangladesh
The border crossing from (relatively) relaxed North East India into a slightly more chaotic Bangladesh was one I will remember forever. The bus, which had to make stops at the Indian immigration post and also at the Bangladesh side, was carrying mostly ...
"Twilight" is AWESOME
... much consideration I feel like right now just might be my systems crashing and telling me "NO MOOORRRE BANGLADESH!!!!" As we have all gotten more comfortable with Dhaka we have been doing more and more on a daily basis but nothing has gotten less ...
Uugghh
... going to the national museum next weekend where I believe there is an exhibit showcasing the flora and fauna of Bangladesh. Yea! I'm going to taxonomically identify that monstrosity. My two roommates are great to have around, especially to ...