The Beautiful Bangladesh

[DalalErMaNodi]

Future financial center of Bangladesh and possibly the new capital : Purbanchal New Town.

To be operated as a satellite town of Dhaka initially, before taking over as the commercial hub.


Situated less than 20 KM out of Dhaka proper, currently looking untouched, matching the pristine nature of rural Bangladesh while being 35 minutes from one of the biggest megacities in the world.


The government plans to build a planned city here from scratch including 42 Skyscrapers, stadiums, man-made lakes and other facilities.

Destined to be the new face of urban Bangladesh, a different from cleaner and elegant face.

Soon the days of gross generalisations and mocking of Bangladesh's capital and urban spaces will be a thing of the past.

Let's hope : everything goes according to plan.

I can hardly wait .

 

[DalalErMaNodi]

Dhaka - Mawa - Bhanga interchange

Yet another mesmerising contrast of mammoth infrastructure and nature.

Green marshlands meet concrete and steel.

Faridpur

Rural Bangladesh; raw and serene.

Traditional 'Nouka' boat, handmade with wood, twines, Bamboo and nails among other things.

Plying the waterways of Bengal for centuries, enabling commerce, travel alongside providing for self employment prospects in rural areas.

Children attempting to balance themselves on Bamboo sticks near the river bank.

You haven't seen brave children, If you haven't seen fearless Bangladeshi 2nd grades jump off bridges and into the many treacherous rivers of Bangladesh. Fret not, they are expert swimmers.

Cool off, impress your friends, take a shower and have fun all in one.

One dip before school and one on the way back from school.

Just a beautiful picture.

A smaller, flatter variant of the 'nouka' used to navigate the more calmer waterways.

Launch Terminal in Barishal, these launches are very popular with the lower class and the lower middle working class folks of Bangladesh.

Cheap, Comfortable, Widely available with convenient routes.

Their popularity surges during the period before religious holidays when working people leave the city to enjoy the holidays with the families back in their respective villages.

Fun Fact : While the world 'Desh' literally translates to 'Country' or 'Nation', they have a different application other than when referring to Bangladesh.

One's hometown is also termed as 'Desh', as such people often saying 'Desher Bari', literally meaning hometown.

A mosque in Barishal, surrounded by lush greener as far as the eye can see.

Some nice clicks of a traditional river 'hat' or market.

In many parts of rural Bangladesh, such 'Bazaars' are setup on a weekly basis, customers come on foot or on their own noukas and merchants who are often the farmers themselves come with their goods loaded onto their noukas.

It's fresh, unadulterated, fairly priced and most importantly convenient for the rural populace.

Here you can also see an example of how these simple, primitive looking Noukas help in employment generation.


That's all for today, hopefully you learnt something new about Bangladesh.

 

[Bilal9]

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Dhaka - Mawa - Bhanga interchange

Yet another mesmerising contrast of mammoth infrastructure and nature.

Green marshlands meet concrete and steel.


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Faridpur

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Rural Bangladesh; raw and serene.

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Traditional 'Nouka' boat, handmade with wood, twines, Bamboo and nails among other things.

Plying the waterways of Bengal for centuries, enabling commerce, travel alongside providing for self employment prospects in rural areas.

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Children attempting to balance themselves on Bamboo sticks near the river bank.

You haven't seen brave children, If you haven't seen fearless Bangladeshi 2nd grades jump off bridges and into the many treacherous rivers of Bangladesh. Fret not, they are expert swimmers.

Cool off, impress your friends, take a shower and have fun all in one.

One dip before school and one on the way back from school.

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Just a beautiful picture.

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A smaller, flatter variant of the 'nouka' used to navigate the more calmer waterways.

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Launch Terminal in Barishal, these launches are very popular with the lower class and the lower middle working class folks of Bangladesh.

Cheap, Comfortable, Widely available with convenient routes.

Their popularity surges during the period before religious holidays when working people leave the city to enjoy the holidays with the families back in their respective villages.

Fun Fact : While the world 'Desh' literally translates to 'Country' or 'Nation', they have a different application other than when referring to Bangladesh.

One's hometown is also termed as 'Desh', as such people often saying 'Desher Bari', literally meaning hometown.


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A mosque in Barishal, surrounded by lush greener as far as the eye can see.

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Some nice clicks of a traditional river 'hat' or market.

In many parts of rural Bangladesh, such 'Bazaars' are setup on a weekly basis, customers come on foot or on their own noukas and merchants who are often the farmers themselves come with their goods loaded onto their noukas.

It's fresh, unadulterated, fairly priced and most importantly convenient for the rural populace.

Here you can also see an example of how these simple, primitive looking Noukas help in employment generation.


That's all for today, hopefully you learnt something new about Bangladesh.

Excellent post.

 

[DalalErMaNodi]

Excellent post.

Thank you, trying something new; more informative and educational.


Pictures may portray the Beauty but words can win hearts and minds.



If people like it, I will make more such detailed posts.

 

[Bilal9]

Thank you, trying something new; more informative and educational.


Pictures may portray the Beauty but words can win hearts and minds.



If people like it, I will make more such detailed posts.

Chaliye Jao Bhai.

 

[Michael Corleone]

Did you hear Kushtia is getting the first 'skyscraper' of Bangladesh, weird right

What’s the modern definition of a skyscraper... when I was a child, any building above 20 stories was considered one

 

[DalalErMaNodi]

What’s the modern definition of a skyscraper... when I was a child, any building above 20 stories was considered one

Well, there are various criterion but it is a well accepted fact that anything above 150 Meters or 40 stories is decidedly a 'Skyscraper'.

 

[Bilal9]

 

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[Destranator]

Thank you, trying something new; more informative and educational.


Pictures may portray the Beauty but words can win hearts and minds.



If people like it, I will make more such detailed posts.

@DalalErMaNodi be like:

 

[DalalErMaNodi]

Something different; First glimpses of the recently completed Urban beautification project : Nikunju Lake.

@DalalErMaNodi be like:
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[Bilal9]

Turag River, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Kishoreganj haor area, Bangladesh

 

[Bilal9]

Bangladesh National Martyr's Monument

 

[fitpOsitive]

Tea garden, Sylhet

Grand Sultan Resort, Sylhet

Dusai Resort and Spa, Sylhet

Ratargul Swamp Forest, is a pantanal, an evergreen mystic forest as well as one of the most enchanted freshwater swamp forests in this world filled with rare flora and fauna. It is located at the Goain Ghat area of Sylhet Division in Bangladesh.

Elementary Schoolchildren commuting to attend school through Tanguar Haor, Sylhet. Haors are seasonal swamps and wetlands created by flooding from the foothills of the Himalayas which are mainly located in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. Wetlands serve as brooding and nesting areas for migratory birds from as far afield as Siberia (cranes) as well as fish stocking and harvesting locations for fishermen in Bangladesh. Wetlands are important for balancing ecological diversity and species survival in Bangladesh.

Old man carrying fishing implements in the countryside of Jaflong, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Terraced tea gardens in Sylhet

Beautiful indeed. Specially these tea gardens. Sonar.