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places/Mirpur/panorama | Robin | All of these buildings are built illegally by the landless poor. The area near the pond had recently been cleared. | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
places/Uttara | Robin | | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
environment/houses/cheap | Robin | These self-constructed lean-tos beside train tracks in Central Dhaka show the intense is the pressure for land. | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
misc/festivals/Biswo Ijtema | Robin | The annual spectacle of Muslim pilgrims from the roof of a block of shops was quite literally breathtaking. It goes on in similar fashion all day. | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
environment/misc/religious | Robin | Why do you think the policeman closest to the rickshaw has his fingers in his ears? | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
environment/shops/stalls | Robin | | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
places/Dhaka/central/Shohid Minar | Robin | | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
places/Dhaka/Farmgate | Robin | | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
misc/things/misc | Robin | To the discerning eye, this photo shows some of why I enjoy living in Bangladesh so much. | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
misc/things/innovation | Robin | | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
work/repairing | Robin | Material goods are in such short supply, and labour is so cheap, that this sort of recycling is a very common sight. | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
places/Mirpur/silk | Robin | A cheery Bihari makes silk on a hand-made loom. Notice that the template used to program the pattern is made from recycled cigarette packing. | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
transport/train | Robin | Taken on the day of Biswo Ijtema, this shows that in certain areas the rest of the world has nothing to teach Bangladesh about efficiency. | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
misc/festivals/Biswo Ijtema | Robin | | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
places/Dhaka/misc/Armenian Church | Robin | | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
misc/life/Workers Party Long March | Robin | The most senior political figures are the old men just behind the initial banner that proclaims this 'Long March' by the Bangladesh Workers Party. Such active demonstrations of feeling are common in Bangladesh. | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
work/construction/making hardcore | Robin | Bangladesh, as a delta, has no stones, so it is common to see old people hammering away at old bricks like this. | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
transport/train | Robin | | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
environment/houses/expensive | Robin | Luxurious houses such as this one are common in the more wealthy areas of Dhaka, often side by side with apalling poverty. | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
work/repairing | Robin | Bangladesh seems to survive with much less effort towards workers' rights. | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
misc/people | Robin | Poor in financial terms though it may be, in smile terms Bangladesh is the richest country I know. | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
work/misc/foraging | Robin | | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
environment/misc/misc | Robin | | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
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