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Under water- web [Flickr]

joybangla.info — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:47:49 -0600

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Rising water swamps houses in Bangladsh's South West region of Kuakata.

Where are the roads_ web [Flickr]

joybangla.info — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:47:46 -0600

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Electricity and water_web [Flickr]

joybangla.info — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:47:43 -0600

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In the wake of rising water bangladeshi's revert to using boats to navigate the flooded region.

A home_web [Flickr]

joybangla.info — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:47:41 -0600

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A woman stands in front of her makeshift home following the impact of cyclone Sidr. Fishing nets act as walls. All along the coastline poeple doing there part to rearrect their homes and businesses.

Kuakata: a beach frontdisaster_web [Flickr]

joybangla.info — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:47:37 -0600

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Houses in front of the embankment in Kuakata were literally swept away during the tidal surge. Electrical poles remain upturned weeks after the devestation.

September on Jessore Road, sung by Allen Ginsberg

Mikey Leung — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:11:02 +0000

~story by Mikey Leung~ Poet Allen Ginsberg was an American activist who penned many criticisms of his country’s military decisions, especially the Vietnam War. During his travels in India he spent a period in Kolkata during the time of the Bangladesh’s Liberation War and later wrote a poem describing the intense misery of refugees that he [...]

Do you know where your shrimp comes from?

Mikey Leung — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:15:03 +0000

If not, maybe you should find out. “White Gold”, as Swedish NGO the Swallows NGO has termed shrimp from Bangladesh, is one of the nation’s most environmentally threatening products. This is because the shrimp farms require saline water. In a bid to increase production for the lucrative product, producers have forcibly taken land from poor [...]

Urban Study Group offers new walking tours of Old Dhaka

Mikey Leung — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:48:05 +0000

Homaira and Taimur at it again—this time they’re expanding their tours to include other destinations in Old Dhaka, starting with a walk on 16 December to the historic boro and choto Katras (caravansarai), some of Old Dhaka’s ancient mosques, the Armenian Church, and then the Lalbagh Fort. Previously, they have featured tours of Shakhari Bazar [...]

Guide Tours offers Dolphin and Whale Watching tours in the Bay of Bengal

Mikey Leung — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:20:25 +0000

~courtesy Guide Tours~ 50 Kilometers offshore of Dubla Island (Sundarban Reserve Forest), there is an underwater canyon where the depth increases drastically from only 10 meters to over 500meters – the Swatch-of-No-Ground. The change in depth is clearly visible on the surface, dramatically marked by a contrasting color change. The amazing fish abundance supports [...]

Dhaka’s top seven value-for-money restaurants

Mikey Leung — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:47:13 +0000

~story by Mikey Leung~ Stuck for some restaurant recommendations while living in Dhaka? Here are our top seven recommendations straight from the upcoming guidebook. The following choices were made on ‘value,’ which really means value for money. Price was definitely a consideration but not the deciding factor in this list. 1. Dhaba Hse 100, Rd 11, [...]

Ideas Manzil: Bangladesh’s first heritage accommodation property

Mikey Leung — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:39:08 +0000

~story and photos by Mikey Leung~ Barry Ison likes to get things done. “So what?” you might say. But Ison’s choice of where to get things done might strike you as confusing, perhaps even crazy. The notion of creating new hospitality businesses in Bangladesh, one of the world’s least-travelled, disaster-prone countries might elicit such a response. [...]

“Guide to Wildlife” of Bangladesh

Mikey Leung — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:34:33 +0000

Click here for a full-size preview of the cover. (Nov. 18, 2008, Dhaka) - A new “Guide to Wildlife” book has just been released in Bangladesh. The 306 page full-colour guide has colour photographs of all the mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians found in the 19 protected areas of Bangladesh. It includes the coverage of almost 400 [...]

Cartoon, Painting and Photography Exhibition at Drik Gallery

Mikey Leung — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:34:05 +0000

Click here for a large version of this cartoon image. You are cordially invited to the inauguration ceremony of “The Right to Health”, an exhibition at Drik Gallery on Thursday, 30 October 2008 at 5pm. This exhibition is curated using different form of art media: cartoon, painting, personal stories and photography. Mr. AMM Nasir Uddin, Secretary, [...]

River World: A Two-Day Floating Photography Tutorial; Nov 7-8, 2008

Mikey Leung — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:49:56 +0000

Click here to see the flyer in full size. • Do you want to improve your digital photography? • Just bought a new DSLR and need to learn more about how to use it? • Do you want the opportunity to travel and shoot Bangladesh’s rivers on a luxurious historic sailboat? • Would you like to see your [...]

Non-profit Christmas handicrafts on sale at Folk International

Mikey Leung — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:56:09 +0000

A special message from non-profit handicrafts organisation in Gulshan: “Greetings from Folk International. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to inform you that as per tradition, Folk International has started its CHRISTMAS SEASON from 1 Oct 2008. Our Christmas products are already on display, including hand crafted Christmas decorations, table runners, table cloths, cushion cover, Christmas [...]