Friday, October 30, 2009

Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a country of about 150 million people, in an area the size of England and Wales. It is one of the poorest countries in the world, but has tremendously resilient people, having survived repeated floods, cyclones, droughts, colonial invasions and war.

Life outside the gates of CRP (Centre for Rehabilitation of the Paralysed) in Savar or Dhaka is quite chaotic, but thoroughly enthralling...never a dull moment... including a cheeky young fellow pointing out Si's "shiny head". The electricity cables are a good demonstration of the chaos...

Little wonder that there are daily black (and brown) outs.

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