Weddings and other Bangladesh Things to Do Tips

The bride smiled after the photo

was taken!!!

Staying at a hotel or near a fancy restaurant you will inevitably see crowds attending weddings during the right season.
If the party managers spot you and you seem to be an ok person, the chances are you will be invited to the wedding. Go!
You'll get to meet the bride and the groom and the extended family, too.

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Things To Do: The sheer mass of humanity

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Written by Saagar

on May 6, 2004

Go to Old Dhaka to experience what a crowd is like. Bring your camera, some small cash and a smile. You'll get stuck, and you'll get many new friends. You can visit some snack and street food stalls, have a tea, and just experiencing the swirling humanity around you as you try to move towards Sadarghat. Rickshaw and car traffic jams here may take hours to clear.
You'll witness how ingenious people are at eeking out a living in all sorts of niches of the human existence.

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Things To Do: Peoplewatching

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Written by Saagar

on May 20, 2004

Beauty

If there is one thing that Bangladesh is famous for, it's the people. All of them, and the individuals. The Bengalis are diverse, wonderful, expressive and beautiful. Apart from the Bengali majority there are other groups, too, that only adds to the experience.
Peoplewatching is fascinating here, and if you find an unobtrusive place to watch from, you'll have emotions and entertainment streaming by the whole day.
If you get close to people and they appreciate your presence and your camera, you may be getting some good pictures, too. But send copies to them if you promise so, the postal system in Bangladesh works surprisingly well.

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Things To Do: The calm and quiet countryside

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Written by Saagar

on May 20, 2004

Countryside kitchen

Compared to the cities of Bnagladesh, the countryside and small villages offer a calm and quiet and tranquility that is very soothing to the soul. You would have missed Bangladesh - the real Bangladesh - if you did not see the tatched houses inbetween the paddy fields and fish tanks. Go do it!

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Things To Do: Rangamati rowing boats

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Updated by Saagar

on Sep 16, 2004

Rangamati rower

The small rowing boats used at the Rangamati reservoir are seemingly miniatures of the larger ocean-going sailing vessles used in Bangldesh. They look very sturdy and safe. The way they are being rowed is also interesting; the rower faces forward, standing and more or less pushes with the oars, not pulls as one normally does. A sort of Bangladeshi gondola? Good for boating trips on the reservoir, too.

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Directions: Rangamati, the little harbour in the town.

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Things To Do: Rickshaw art

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Updated by Saagar

on Sep 16, 2004

Rickshaw back panel

Every one of the millions of rickshaws in Bangladesh is decorated with paintings depicting romantic scenes and versions of physical paradises.
Some is plain kitsch, other stuff may be worth a closer study and is real art.
If you turn right on your way down to Sadarghat in Dhaka, just before the harbour area you will find the rickshaw painters' areas and workshops. You can also buy a panel with real rickshaw art.
If you have a deeper interest, read the book Chasing Rickshaws from Lonely Planet.

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Things To Do: Wooden boat yard in Chittagong

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Written by Saagar

on Jun 6, 2004

Boat building on the Karnaphuli

There is a ship yard for building wooden, traditional boats on the Karnaphuli River along the way from the city centre toward the airport.
Interesting to see how they are made, well worth a stop and a closer look at this wooden boatbuilder tradition.

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Directions: On the road to the airport or beach of Chittagong, past the industrial south part of town and just after you have come to the river embankment.

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Things To Do: Cox's Bazaar harbour

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Written by Saagar

on Jun 6, 2004

Ship tarring, Cox's Bazaar

Cox's Bazaar harbour must be one of the most facinating in Bangladesh. It has immediate access to the salt water sea off the delta and the fish catch brought in here is very diverse. It is also a ferry harbor with ships and smaller boats plying the islands to the north and along the inner channel to Chittagong. Small boat repairs and maintenance happens inbetween all this activity and adds to making this harbour worthy an early morning visit, when the activity is at a peak.

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Things To Do: Cox's Bazaar early morning fish catch

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Written by Saagar

on Jun 6, 2004

Fishing boats, Cox' Bazaar

Early in the morning the fish catch is landed at the Cox's Bazaar harbour. It is worthwhile getting up early to see what (used to) move about underwater, and what you can expect to see pn the menue of the day.

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Things To Do: Sea fishes of the Bay of Bengal

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Written by Saagar

on Jun 7, 2004

Guitar fish