A year or so ago, I was listening to my iPod in an auto-rickshaw when I heard this song by Jimmy Cliff. I felt it resonated with some of the sad sights around me, and I often left it on repeat. Then I decided to make a video.
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The Extraordinary Expat – PART 2: “Dhaka was a completely different place back then.”
30 Dec 2011: Bangladesh 2009-12“You could find L’Oreal shampoo, but there would be something completely different inside the bottle. Tissue boxes were taken off aeroplanes and then sold in the markets. Newspaper was stuffed up the bottom half of a tissue box to make it look full."
Continue ReadingGuest blogger Mahnaz Khan: Inside the lives of ULAB’s married female students
29 Dec 2011: Bangladesh 2009-12Sabiha’s day starts at 5am. She said, “I wake up early to prepare breakfast and lunch for everyone. After dropping my son off at my mum's house, I start attending classes from 8am.
Continue Reading“We came to Dhaka for six months but stayed 30 years:” an extraordinary expat from Kansas
23 Dec 2011: Bangladesh 2009-12“My sister was crying as she watched me pack a year’s supply of tampons. She couldn’t imagine why I wanted to go and live in Bangladesh,” said Kansas-born Susan Elahi.
Continue ReadingAn unauthorised roadside fish market is causing problems for students and staff as they walk between the two campuses at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh.
Continue ReadingDiggin’ Deshi Dogs – PHOTO FEATURE
09 Dec 2011: Bangladesh 2009-12With all due respect to my family’s deceased golden retriever, I’ve discovered that the Deshi dog outsmarts the likes of “Clancy” by a mile.
Continue ReadingWomen’s empowerment helps build a strong economy, says Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner during Dhaka visit
03 Dec 2011: Australia , Bangladesh 2009-12During a three day visit to Bangladesh, Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick advocated her belief that, “Investing in women will have a greater impact on the global economy than almost anything else.”
Continue ReadingA report documenting human rights abuses throughout the month of November has been published by human rights organisation Odhikar.
Continue ReadingDhaka: divide and destroy!
30 Nov 2011: Bangladesh 2009-12Dhaka City Corporation has been split into two parts - Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation, with Dhaka's mayor to be replaced by two government appointed administrators heading one half of Dhaka each. The bill’s purported aim is to improve the woefully inadequate services and amenities provided to residents. Yet the world has but a tiny handful of “divided cities” – none of which can be reasonably deemed a success.
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