Full Name : People's Republic of Bangladesh
Capital City : Dhaka
Area : 143,998 sq km / 55,598 sq miles
Population : 138,448,210
Time Zone : GMT/UTC +6 ()
Languages : Bengali (official) English (other)
Religion : 83% Islam, 16% Hindu
Currency : Taka (Tk)
Electricity : 220V 50HzHz
Country Dialing Code : 880
Touched down in Dhaka at 10.35pm. Phew, almost missed my flight AGAIN! Hehehe...
Pretty slow flight. It was quite empty. Met lotsa people in the flight. I guess the industry is small and everyone is going to the same event.
Well, Dhaka - firstly, imigration was slow. Airport is pretty basic, yet clean.
Traveled about 20minutes to Dhaka Sheraton Hotel. Checking in was slow.
Hotel was ok but the bed was fantastica! Really comfy! Didn't feel like waking up many mornings ;)
A view of the city, Dhaka!
Traffic jam, traffic jam, traffic jam. Almost 24 hours of traffic jam, man!
Most popular common tranport - Baby Taxi!
Its everywhere...
A stall by the road side.
Pretty little girl.
And her friends came to join her!
And they laughed excitedly after I showed them their pictures.
And then, more kids came to join the fun!
I think they are really poor kids. Perhaps homeless? We couldn't communicate as there was no common language except smiling and waving.
But they are lovely! And just happy the way they are! Playing playing playing all day long...
Lovely trees! Gives me a mellow swinging feel. See how the leaves are droopy.
(But somehow the picture doesn't capture the right sense... sigh)
Yep, this is the steam-boat that we were gonna take. Cruising slowing down the-damn-huge-river - River Buriganga!
I call this a "sink-boat" - look as if the boat is sinking but in fact, its not!
Its used for transportation of sand, bricks, fruits... saw many bobbing along the river.
They are curious. Stared for a moment, then they started waving at us hehehe...
A lone boatman...
Good take eh!
After the long boat trip, we were back to land. While we were waiting for our bus to pick us up, a huge crowd formed and surrounded us. They were just staring and staring. I guess, pure curiousity! But it was indeed a sight!
A young boy making his living.
We took a Baby Taxi to the nearest shopping centre! I forgot the name :S
And it fitted 3 of us in perfectly!
A modern shopping centre.
Oh yea, I did some shopping. Couldn't resist it! I bought 3 very nice shirts for me men! And a set "salwakamis" (think the spelling is err) for meself :)
Overall, people in Bangladesh gave me a very nice and warm feel. They are gentle and soft spoken. Country is still developing and still need lotsa development. And education for the people is a must,for a more rapid progression!
It was a short trip. Spent 3/4 of my time in the hotel attending meetings and conference.
But its was a nice glimpse of Bangladesh I had!
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