Bangladesh

On Deck

On Deck

Overhead view of the bow of 'The Rocket', Banladesh's famed paddle boat.

Swim

Swim

A boy enjoys a cool afternoon swim in the river cutting through

A hand please

A hand please

A friendly wave from a boatman rowing across the busy river in Dhaka.

Unarmed

Unarmed

Two Police Guards pass a local minority tribe woman on a remote path in the Chittagong Hills Tracts in Bangladesh.

Sandman

Sandman

A worker carts soil, one head-full at a time into a small barge on the riverbank. This is common sight while cruising the many rivers in Bangladesh’s south-west. Sand is dredged up from the river, fired in kilns then ground into rubble.

Eating and Drinking Hill Tracts Style

Having no pre-conceptions about the Chittagong Hill Tracts area in Bangladesh except for DFAT’s ominous warning, “reconsider your need to travel” due to a “high risk of kidnapping...”, I was assured by my friend it wasn’t only safe enough but a must see destination on any itinerary in the country.

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