I was posted to my office branch in Dhaka Bangladesh in June 2004. We stayed in Baridhara, an expatriate community in Dhaka state capital. We were provided with a car and driver. Our two kids went to International School Dhaka (ISD). They enjoy the school life very much.
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| After meeting in Chittagong |
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| Rickshaw called CNG |
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| 4 in 1 |
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| Tabligh Conference in Tonggi |
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| Tabligh Conference in Tonggi |
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| Paksi eid |
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Our weekly social activities are very limited since there are no reasonable place for family outing. Driving in Dhaka is a nightmare. Apart from the traffic jam, the drivers are very keen to blare their horn. Bus, train and boat are the main transport and for short haul, motorised rickshaws are used (photo above). The weather during the 2 months in Dec and Jan are cool especially night time.
In one of the outdoor trip, we went to a park. They use human labour to drive the ferries wheel since labour is cheap. They provide attraction such as roller coaster(simple ride for the 7 years old), pools, cable car ride...
Most of construction are still laborious. There are limited construction tools. Kids as young as 7 years help their parents to complement their salary. It was a pity sight but life has to go on.
Bagladeshi are very friendly lot. They welcome friends to their home. On another occasion, we visited them during Eid celebration and weddings.
We used go back to Malaysia during summer school breaks. In one occasion, we travel to New Zealand during the holidays.
Dhaka also host one of the largest annual Muslims congregation at Tongi outside Dhaka. There will be speeches and sermons during the 3 days session. It was normally hosted during cool months of February. They stayed in tents and take ablution along the river bank.
We also visits villages of my office colleague.
