Bogra and Rangpur

Last week I wrote about how I was going to northern Bangladesh for a week, and how scared I was to go. As it turns out, it was much worse than I could have imagined. There was a hartal, which left us stuck in Bogra for an extra day. In case you are wondering there … Continue reading →

Happy Victory Day!

It’s Victory Day today! The day that the Bangladeshis defeated the Pakistani army in their fight for independence. They celebrated with week long hartals. Last Thursday was another total stop of transportation and services, and again this up coming Tuesday will be another hartal. It’s starting to get frustrating, and from what I hear it’s … Continue reading →

Chittagong

I’ve just gotten back to Dhaka after spending the past 5 days in the second biggest city in Bangladesh, Chittagong. Chittagong is home to the shipping ports in Bangladesh, and also the ship breaking yards, which is where old cargo ships are sent to be broken down into scraps. Unfortunately I didn’t get to go … Continue reading →

The Sad Parts of Being in Bangladesh

This has been a tough week so far. There are many sad things that happen in Bangladesh, but the expats seem to be somewhat removed from them, until something happens to your circle. Last week one of the drivers for our office, Rahubm, his wife had a baby. We had a small celebration in our … Continue reading →