We’ve been busy with our 45th wedding anniversary, U.S. Flag Day, beginning of the Soccer World Cup, giving visitors a tour of Dhaka, and Mymensingh, and Father’s Day! I decided I need to get on my blog and for sure wish my wife, “A very Happy Birthday! Now she is “older” than I am. For two months I will be glad to do whatever she wants me to!!! 🙂
Here she is the “Pied Piper” in the Bailor Village near Mymensingh!
40TH YEAR CELEBRATION FOR BANGLADESH IS TODAY! The day when the liberation war with Pakistan ended. I was 23 years old and I don’t recall seeing it in the news, but I am enjoying visiting in this country. Two of my grandsons were born here in Bangladesh. It is interesting that I am almost as old as Pakistan and my sons are almost as old as Bangladesh. Both of my sons have spend time working here in this country filled with many friendly hospital Bengalis. It is a country of 150 million people with 15 million living in the capital of Dhaka. At least 88% of the people are Muslim. With time constraints in today’s schedule I didn’t have time to locate photos of the National Flag, Flower, Bird, or Animal. Of course the Bengal Tiger has eluded me! I once took a photo of a tiger’s track that the guide thought was maybe less than an hour old! I decided to post this photo which not only was handy in my flash drive, but showed the friendliness of Bengalis in this village near Mymensingh. We have visited this village twice this year.
Alice on the left; Katriel standing; Moriah sitting; Marland sitting on the right.
FOREIGN VISITORS ATTRACT A CROWD IN BAILOR VILLAGE in Mymensingh district in Bangladesh.
BENGALI LADY FRYING PITAS in Bailor Village near Mymensingh.
THE PIED PIPER IN BANGLADESH? NO! Just a young lady from Indiana passing out stickers to the Bailor village children.
RICE HARVEST IN BAILOR VILLAGE NEAR Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
YOUNG BENGALI GIRL IN BAILOR VILLAGE NEAR Mymensingh, Bangladesh
MARGARET, IONA, KIM, AND MARVIN seated in the middle of the courtyard of these Bailor village homes. They treated us royally.
ALICE IN BAILOR VILLAGE NEAR MYMENSINGH. We spent 2.5 hours in this village. She quizzed them on English and they knew the numbers, colors and body parts in English. They have three schools in the village of 2500 in which they are taught English.
KIM BEING SWARMED BY BENGALI CHILDREN WHO WANT STICKERS. This was in Bailor Village in Mymensingh District, Bangladesh.
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