MOTHER WITH CHILD near Mirpur 1. She wanted new clothes for the upcoming holiday or at least some money to feed her child! We visited a Mazar (place where a Muslim Saint was buried) today. Many people come here to say their prayers and to give alms to the poor.
MIRPUR RD, DHAKA on a bus heading for New Market shopping area.
MANNEQUINS? Can you tell the difference? I’m sure while shopping sometimes the girls felt like they were the mannequins! Teresa front (l) and Margaret front (r)! 🙂
OUR LIVING ROOM (Boshen Gor) which is just inside and to the right of our apartment entrance. Teresa Miller from Colorado, and Margaret Byler from Viriginia are visiting for a week. She is Matthias and Ellis’ cousin.
STUDENTS having fun!
AMAR SHOBJI DHOKANDAR (My Vegetable Stall Owner) found a seat at the football game!
RAINY DRIZZLE drives these little boys into the shelter of an idle rickshaw on Assad Ave. This was the posed shot. I didn’t have my camera out of my bag while walking. I spied this shot, my camera, changed lenses, and by that time the little boys, several Towne Hall Coolies, and bystanders had surrounded me. So in this shot they don’t have that curled up position which made me want to capture the photo. Moral of the story: Always have your camera ready. I heard Rule # 1 for capturing good photos, is to always have your camera with you! Obviously, I obeyed that rule, but broke another rule!
GARMENT WORKERS leaving factory in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. In Dhaka there are at least 40,000 factories, hiring 2 million workers of which 80-90% are women. A 13 yr. old worker locks herself in the bathroom or goes on the rooftop when the Child Labor inspectors come because she doesn’t want to lose her job. She is the main supporter of her family at $32 per month. They now only like to hire the tall young girls because they look earlier. So, the short young girls can’t find jobs to help support their families.
VEGETABLE STALL at Towne Hall Market where I buy most of our vegetables.
BROTHERS IN THE Red and the White watching a football tournament final match were asked to pose by the one gentleman’s son.
RAMADAN starts in Bangladesh today. It didn’t start yesterday because no one on the moon committee spied the New Moon on Friday evening. I used to read about the many Muslims observing this month of fasting (dawn to dusk) and now I am here and have neighbors and friends who are doing so.
SOME TASTY EGGPLANTS in the making on Shat Moshjid (7 Mosque) Rd.
The Camerist's Collection 