BIDESHIS COMING DOWN THE BARIBANS WEST OF MOHAMMADPUR, DHAKA.
Buckin’ the Wind!
Category: Bangladesh
TWO BIDESHIS (FOREIGNERS) LOOKING BACK AT THE photographer in the rickshaw behind them.
HERE IS A BENGALI MAN MAKING nan ruti. I ate here this morning and had a piece of this with spicy dal and veggies, as I do 4-6 days a week. This “hotel” is called “Green Hotel. Sometimes I bring the food home as well.
VEGETABLE STAND IS BEING SET UP FOR THE DAY’S SALES in Town Hall Market, Mohammadpur.
TTLER ADDA AT THE DHANMONDI RABINDRA SHOROBOR. I found this definition for an adda: A common place where close friends hangout. Its usually close to the college they attend and generally convenient for the rest of the boys to get there.
Its usually a bakery, Coffee day, restaurant or small shops run by frustrated people or nice people.
For this adda we just hung around the outside ampitheater and chatted, ate chanachur and drank ginger tea. We sometimes have photo addas where we critique each others photos.
ALICE WITH SOME OF HALIM’S NIECES AND FRIENDS on the way to buy some ice cream. Alice and I had been invited to Halim’s house to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, yesterday.
EID MUBARAK TO ALL MY MUSLIM FRIENDS! Ramadan is over, and back to a normal eating and sleeping schedule. Of course this is after a day of celebrating today! Going to a friend’s house, or inviting someone over for an Eid meal. A special day with special people and with some special food. Read more about this holiday at: http://islam.about.com/od/ramadan/f/eid_fitr.htm
BENGALIS BEHIND CURTAIN NOT OBSERVING THE FAST. Typically rickshaw wallahs and other physical labor workers eat so they can continue working. I think today was actually one of the hottest days in August. I decided to use this photo since today is the last day of Ramadan. Today is a busy shopping day in the city. Again this morning saw 30 some cows going down the street at the back side of the Parliament Building at 5:35 am! At the one supermarket there were at least 10 people in each of 5 lines. One fellow told me to go to the line clear at the far side. I got there with my 8 items. Soon I see it was a line for people with 5 items or less! I only had 3 kinds of things, maybe that helps? I didn’t argue since I had a rickshaw waiting. I had told him 5-10 minutes, but with the masses of people doing their pre-Eid shopping the supermarket was packed. The new moon was sighted before dark this evening so Ramadan is over and tomorrow is the Eid-ul-Fitr h0liday. People really celebrate the evening before Eid.
HALIM PREPARING AN IFTAR MEAL FOR HIS FAMILY, ALICE, AND ME.
BENGALI LADY OPERATING A LOOM in Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
STUDENTS ON THE ISLAND OF MOHESHKHALI returning home from school.
TASTY SWEET CHOCOLATE TREAT AVAILABLE AT THE FIVE STAR SEAGULL HOTEL AT COX’S BAZAAR.
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