Political Clashes Grow in Bangladesh , New York Times

Political Clashes Grow in Bangladesh , New York Times Surprisingly the stormy political situation in Bangladesh hasn’t made it to the main stream media the past few weeks.  (There are a lot of crisis’s happening in the world now it seems).  NYT finally posted this story yesterday, about the March for Democracy that the opposition … Continue reading →

Around Gulshan

The past two weeks have been pretty limiting since there has been a hartal and a transportation blockade every day. This means our movement has been limited to the Gulshan neighborhood where I live. Trying to keep busy, I’ve been playing a lot of tennis, hanging out with friends and watching movies. Here are some … Continue reading →

A Visit from Santa

Picture of the week!  The German Club had a surprise visitor this past weekend!  Santa can’t use his sleigh in Bangladesh, so he arrived via the next best logical choice… rickshaw!  It was very funny, and the kids loved it.  Happy Holidays!!    

NPR’s TShirt Project

NPR came out with a series on what it takes to make a single tshirt, and came to Bangladesh to report from the factories. It’s a great piece that lays out why Bangladesh has been able to be competitive in the global garment industry, cheap labor. http://www.npr.org/2013/12/04/248718294/next-stop-bangladesh-as-we-follow-planet-moneys-t-shirt

Thanksgiving in Thailand!

Last week for Thanksgiving one of my good friends from college made the trek over to Thailand for the week. We spent some time in Bangkok, where we saw the massive protests, all very calm esp compared to Bangladesh, and then went out to the beach for a few days. We flew down to Phuket … Continue reading →