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6. Arrival, ‘induction’ and the ‘induction flat complex’ | A Year in Bangladesh

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A Year in Bangladesh. And travels in the region (India, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates). 7 The metropolis of Dhaka: the big Mango! 6 Arrival, ‘induction’ and the ‘induction flat complex’. March 26, 2009. Dhaka can seem calamitous and formidable on first arrival: the traffic, the poverty, the noise, the crowds, the whirl of activity, the heat, the humidity and the pollution. (The next entry [ post 7. Long robes over loose trousers) and skull (or prayer) caps. Men can also be seen in.

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13. Against the odds: the Bangladeshi people | A Year in Bangladesh

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A Year in Bangladesh. And travels in the region (India, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates). 12 Gazing, drifting, dreaming.on the rickshaws of Bangladesh. 14 History: Liberation War Museum and Father of the Nation Museum →. 13 Against the odds: the Bangladeshi people. April 12, 2009. But on the one or two occasions when I had no small change they were equally courteous and obliging. I could continue at length on the subject of random acts of kindness! Little heterogeneity – see post 8.

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15. From the Apollo Hospital | A Year in Bangladesh

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A Year in Bangladesh. And travels in the region (India, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates). 14 History: Liberation War Museum and Father of the Nation Museum. 16 Far away: sad news from home →. 15 From the Apollo Hospital. April 28, 2009. Dhaka is not an ‘easy’ city to live in. (See posts 7. Air pollution in the capital is of serious concern. I subsequently (8. February 2010) read a report in the. Micrograms per cubic metre), nearly five times the acceptable level of 50ug/m. Therefore the...

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12. Gazing, drifting, dreaming….on the rickshaws of Bangladesh | A Year in Bangladesh

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A Year in Bangladesh. And travels in the region (India, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates). 11 Learning Bangla: Shomosha nai (No problem) – I wish! 13 Against the odds: the Bangladeshi people →. 12 Gazing, drifting, dreaming.on the rickshaws of Bangladesh. April 5, 2009. But as with anything I begin to ‘enjoy’ in Bangladesh, sitting in a rickshaw prompts me to question what injustice makes possible and how poverty is exploited. (See post 33. Throughout history, the rickshaws of Bangladesh...

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14. History: Liberation War Museum and Father of the Nation Museum | A Year in Bangladesh

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A Year in Bangladesh. And travels in the region (India, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates). 13 Against the odds: the Bangladeshi people. 15 From the Apollo Hospital →. 14 History: Liberation War Museum and Father of the Nation Museum. April 22, 2009. My visits to both the. Liberation War Museum,. Father of the Nation Museum,. Were very moving experiences, and prompted me to find out more about the history of this period. For more information, pictures, video clips etc.). One of his two we...

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2. The decision | A Year in Bangladesh

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A Year in Bangladesh. And travels in the region (India, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates). 1 The thinking behind this blog. 3 The offer, the atlas and the geographer →. March 22, 2009. So, what made you decide to volunteer? This is a question I have been asked repeatedly both at home and here in Bangladesh. It’s not easy to give a simple answer and there have been times since I arrived that I have been forced to (re)interrogate my motives. This desire to engage with the. Describes the di...

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7. The metropolis of Dhaka: the big Mango! | A Year in Bangladesh

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A Year in Bangladesh. And travels in the region (India, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates). 6 Arrival, ‘induction’ and the ‘induction flat complex’. 8 Bangladesh: country overview →. 7 The metropolis of Dhaka: the big Mango! March 27, 2009. How can I begin to describe Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh and my home for 13 months a city which I love and hate in equal measure? To see the location of Dhaka on Google Maps.). Here’s how the introduction in my. Edition, 2004: 42). For longer ...

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10. On fabric, fashion and physical freedom | A Year in Bangladesh

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A Year in Bangladesh. And travels in the region (India, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates). 9 Journeys (1): Sitting under an ashok tree in Koitta. 11 Learning Bangla: Shomosha nai (No problem) – I wish! 10 On fabric, fashion and physical freedom. March 30, 2009. Is worn by married women and the. By younger, unmarried women. (An older, unmarried woman is an unknown entity here! However, in Dhaka, or as a Westerner, these rules are relaxed and women of all ages wear. In Dhaka’s meandering, ...

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A Year in Bangladesh | And travels in the region (India, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates) | Page 2

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A Year in Bangladesh. And travels in the region (India, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates). Newer posts →. November 30, 2010. The weighty question of what to do next is not an easy one to answer. Part of the rationale for deciding to volunteer in Bangladesh was to investigate the possibility of working in the fields of international development and human rights (see post 2. I’ve written about the importance, for me, of meaningful work in post 25. In his Letters to Monica. Volunteer. I...

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9. Journeys (1): Sitting under an ashok tree in Koitta | A Year in Bangladesh

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A Year in Bangladesh. And travels in the region (India, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates). 8 Bangladesh: country overview. 10 On fabric, fashion and physical freedom →. 9 Journeys (1): Sitting under an ashok tree in Koitta. March 29, 2009. Proshika Human Resource Development Centre. In Koitta – an hour and a half (theoretically) west of Dhaka. Our destination then was the Manikgonj. Before darkness descended I could see the signs of Dhaka’s building boom on the outskirts of the city....