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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

End of April 2008



Mouchak

Dhanmandi

Sonargaon road


Shahbagh

BIAM school

Panthakunja

Green road island


Segunbagicha, Ramna


Ramna


looking for buyers

Bhutta corn cart in Dhanmandi R/A

SB Nagar

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Hatirjheel - Begunbari Wetland Development


The original canal from Katabon, Paribagh passing underneath 'Panthakunja' to Hatirjheel

Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel and Petrocentre


BIAM bldg in the foreground

Begunbari wetland
Plenty of kites over pool at Begunbari

Earthen embankment along Maghbazar to connect Rampura



Maghbazar-Ramna area.
Manual digging of the wetland and making road embankment on both sides of Jheel proceeding under supervision of the Armed forces. The objective of the project was to drain out stagnant water from the city quickly during rainy season. It is said that there will be a circular road around the lake to ease traffic in the centre of the town.

(Hatirjheel-Begunbari Canal Project- still a long way to go!)

Monday, April 14, 2008

Pohela Baishakh - Year 1415: Bangla New Year's Day Celebration




Painting on the fence of Instt. of Fine Arts

Fine Arts students work the previous days for the ceremony


Sculpture in the campus
On pohela baishakh


Large image objects in procession to bring prosperity...?































Joyous processions pass below the hapless sleeping on foot overbridge at Shahbagh
Mouth watering green mango and mustard condiment on hot humid noon

Caged Finches on sale

Ilish polao and patisapta -menu for new year's day (Siddiqa Kabir's recipe)