ON EKUSHI FEBRUARY (Feb 21) holiday folks were out commemorating International Mother Tongue Language Day. Charles and his daughter, Candace were trying out hats. In reality Candace wanted a hat, and a cap salesman wanted Charles to have a cap!
LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER!
“Pollyanna?” & her Father!
BENGALI MAN DEMONSTRATING WHAT his bubble blower can do! What child wouldn’t want one of these after seeing this demonstration. Near the Boi Mela (Book Fair) there were many vendors trying to sell their wares.
EKUSHI FEBRUARY, AND INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY! MY WIFE, ALICE, AND I HAD our faces painted which is a tradition on holidays. We both had the Shohid Minar (language martyrs memorial) painted on our faces and Alice had the Bangladesh national flag painted on her hand. This is the day in 1952 when some students were martyred who were protesting because Pakistan didn’t want Bangla as one of the national languages. At this time Alice and I were 3 1/2 years old.
CANDACE FOX TAKING A CLOSE look at the goat in a village near Manikganj. She sure enjoyed getting out of the city. She was skipping and running whenever she had a chance!
THIS BENGALI LADY POSED FOR ME as I was returning from a trip to Farmgate on Victory Day to get my glasses adjusted. On 16 Dec 2011 Bangladesh celebrated the 40th anniversary of its victory against Pakistani troops in the 1971 Liberation War.
LAIZU AND INGRID, BIRDWATCHERS at Jahangirnagar University.
GOALKEEPER FOR OUR OPPONENTS makes a save.
ROBBI GETTING TO DRIVE THE BALL INTO scoring territory. Robbi is a good friend of mine.
PROVATI SANGHA (our football team name) player is getting some pre-game advice. In this semi-final match we lost with the opponents 2nd goal with several minutes left to play during the injury overtime.
STUDENTS OF JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY, who were at Jahangirnagar University today, attending the Paki Mela.
MIJON AND ROBBI, with the 2nd place trophy our team won at a football tournament near Taj Mahal Road
FAISAL, A TTLer TRYING FOR A GOOD SHOT of the tea estate worker in Moulovibazar.
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