SADERGHAT, OLD DHAKA
Tag Archive: Dhaka
ELECTRICIAN
Sayeed came to install an IPS that was donated by a friend. An IPS builds up charge while the electricity is available and then when electricity shuts down it runs fans and lights etc. With this option the power outages in the middle of a 100 degree day are more bearable since the fans are still running. We went 19 months without one. Finally during this season when we lost our electricity every hour for an hour we hooked up the IPS and battery which generous friends shared with this. Ironically it has been hooked up for a week. Immediately when it was hooked up we had some rains it cooled down for three days, and until today we only had one outage which lasted for an hour.
KRISHNACHURA TREES are blooming nicely here in Dhaka.
TRAFFIC JAM
I was coming home on a rickshaw. Half-way home I saw a traffic jam so I decided to get off and walk. This is how it looked on Asad Avenue after I had walked five minutes. I knew I had made the right decision. I made it home in time for my tutor. In this area there is a big jam because parents or guardians are taking their children to school. The small streets just can’t handle this much traffic.
SAD EYES
This beggar was longing for a hand-out.
BREAKTIME
Taking a break from carrying water?
EYES
These eyes belong to Halim’s nephew and nieces whom I met last week.
TUPI
This young man is on his way to the mosque for prayers.
FAMILY sitting on bench the evening.
SUPER TASTY MEAL
Fish, leafy vegetable, eggs were served during my visit to Halim’s house in the Mohammadia Housing area. There was also dal (lentil soup) and two more kinds of fish. It was the best Rui Mach (Bengali name for the fish) I had ever had in Bangladesh.
INTERRUPTED NAP
Halim’s Brother-in-law checks to see who is walking by his window. All of his relatives were very friendly. A few didn’t want their photos taken.
YOUNG GIRL
This young girl is a niece of the tea-stand operator I spent the afternoon with last Friday.
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