Bangladesh Photo Gallery by Mark L at pbase.com

Bangladesh

These photos are from the first three weeeks in Bangladesh and are from Dhaka, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and St Martins Island.
The plan is to go back in 2010 and spend some time relaxing up north in the countryside.

Jump In	Bondhu	Necklace	Nose Piercing
Donation Box	Typical Street	Rickshaw	School Bus
Drawn Carriages	Traffic Jam	Overloaded	Too Overloaded...
Cigarettes & Movies	Rubbish	Riverside Fun	Ads
New Friends	Riverbank	Train Food	At The Cricket
I'm Famous	Old Man	St Martin Boat	St Martins Island
Exploring St Martin	Riyad Guesthouse	A BEER!!!	It's hot....
Pier (St. Martin)	Crowded Boat	Shower Time	Dried Fish
Siesta	Shop	Smiles	Children
Drying Fish	Cox's Bazar	Cox's Bazar	Surfing Cox's Bazar
Clothes Workers	Woodwork	Rubbish Collectors	Bangladeshi Wiring
Policeman

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Mark L		30-Jan-2009 10:56
Elmaa: Sorry but I don't have any photos of fountains or hills around Coxes Bazaar. Perhaps Tanvir has some shots he can email you ;D

Mark L		30-Jan-2009 10:52
Tanvir: There are 45 photos in this gallery. Of these there is 1 showing some poorer children I met who were collecting rubbish to recycle and 1 showing the rubbish that had accumulated on the side of the Buriganga. Most of my photos are of regular people I met, daily life and scenery. There are plenty of big streets in Dhaka but they make for a pretty boring photos. If you have photos of Bangladesh that you want people to see why not create your own Bangladesh album (feel free to post a link to it from this gallery). Don't get the misconception I didn't enjoy Bangladesh; it is one of the most interesting places I have been and by far the most friendly. I found plenty of beauty in your country and am returning again to visit in 2011 to visit some country areas. Thanks for looking at the photos and commenting :) Mark

elmaa		29-Jan-2009 13:25
hey mark i love this pics and if you dont mind could you add some pics of fountanins and hills found in coxes bazar as i am doin a project on it.but i am sure it willhelp many tourists to know more about bangladesh. thanks

Tanvir Wahab		29-Jan-2009 05:54
hahaha lolzz... y u always try to take similar type of pics ?? only poor peoples, rubbish and other bad things of our country.... didnt u find the beauty of our country ?? didn't u find any big street in our country?? u gave a van named school bus huh... if u need pictures of our country just ask to us we will provide u picturess and then u'll know wat the beautiful country we got ....

saiful		19-Nov-2008 16:42
Hello Mark, Thanks for your nice image website on about beautiful Bangladesh. I will be happy if you again come to my beloved country. It's really helpful for present the beautiful Bangladesh to a western tourist and also for Bangladeshis. I will be also happy if I give a local support for you (also any tourist). For any support +8801727 266077

farzana		14-Sep-2008 16:07
Hey Mark The pictures are excellent. I was born in Bangladesh but grew up in New York City. Havent been to Bangladesh over 25 years and recently I married a guy from Bangladesh, who has family members still living there so we are planning a trip there in December. I am quite nervious about what I am going to find or people's reaction towards me. Your pictures kind of gave me a glimpse of the county and its beauty. You are so lucky to be able to travel all over the world, feel and taste various cultures. I am sure you got a lot of attention. Well keep posting pictures from your travel, at least for the rest of us who dosent have the opportunity to travel much, can imagine through your pictures.

Guest		04-Jun-2008 15:10
Hi Mark, Love the pictures. I am going to Dhaka in 3 days for the first time, and I can't wait to experience the same beauty you captured on these photos. Thanks for sharing your pictures. DT, NYC

amaresh		02-Jun-2008 17:36
Its very good work,this picture showing our country to abroad.From abroad if anyone want to visit our country,mostly want to know about the chittagong hill tracts,about hill people,their culture,food and tradition you can contact me.My contact number is:01554353544 and my e-mail address is-(dewan.amaresh@yahoo.com ) .thanks.womans are encurrage to contact me for further and latest imformation.

ANIK		14-May-2008 11:05
I M VERY MUCH GLAD TO SEE THOSE PICTURES POSTED HERE. BUT I WAS EXPECTING SOME MORE PICTURES OF OUR COUNTRY'S TOURIST PLACE. FOR INSTANCE, KUAKATA, RANGAMATI, BANDOR BON, SYLETH.....ETC... BUT THE PICTURE SHOWING HERE R ALSO NICE. I M SURE EVERYONE WILL BE FAN OF OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY IF THEY SEE THOSE PICTURE EVEN ONCE TIME.... THANKS

Khan Md. Ibn Sina		05-Aug-2007 08:13
Hello, I would like to thank you very very much for taking picture of my beautiful country. I hope everyone will like my country. Hope you will visit Bangladesh again and again. Thanking You..... All the best...

ALAMGIR		18-Jun-2007 10:42
really !!! its nice work thanks frm all bengali

arif		10-Jun-2007 08:42
thanks for the hard work, Mark! arif azad, Mymensingh

Guest		10-Jun-2007 08:40
seeing pics of my own country!! just at a glance Bangladesh. Thanks, mark

jenna		25-Apr-2007 13:40
hi my name is jenna and im from england i visited this site and i quiet liked it was interesting and enjoyed looking at the pictures

Zitu		21-Apr-2007 00:42
Hey Mark, Nice photos! Hope you will go back to take more. There are some great places up north that are very different. Good luck!

khal		21-Aug-2006 21:59
Firstly I'd like to say congrats on becoming a father and hope everything is going well for you and your family. I'd like to say Thank you for taking your time to visit our country and taking these beautiful pictures to remind us who live outside of bangladesh how beautiful the country is. We outside of bangladesh along with the western society look upon Bangladesh as a third world country which does not have anything to offer the so called people of developed countries, but by your visit it proves that there are places within bangladesh worth visiting. It is a shame that you did not manage to complete your trip but hope in the future you do make an effort to go back and visit the country.

Mark L		02-Jun-2006 04:44
Hi Emon, I had originally planned on being in Bangladesh for about 2 months seeing both the popular tourists places as well as many villages. But after just 3 weeks in Bangladesh I found out I was to be a father for the first time so raced back to be with my girlfriend. So unfortunately I missed almost all of the country, in particular the small villages I had hoped to see. Perhaps I will make it back there in the future. By the way I am from Australia.

Carina		01-Jun-2006 16:10
Hi... I saw your link in LP's website for the June's competiton :) Great pics... Making me want to go on a holliday :) BY the way... if you want to visit Lisbon of of these days...

emon		01-Jun-2006 14:43
hi mark....thanks for visit Bangladesh. i liked most of the pictures you took. but having seen your coments i have found that you prefer to see real Bangladesh rather than the modern one....thats kool but to see the real Bangladesh you should go to the villege...because thats the real Bangladesh.by the way, where are you from...? i would be wondering if you are from UK because i live in UK at the moment. and i like travelling too but i havnt been so many countries like you.i would really like to get a mail from you if it is possible for you.thanks.bye

Mark L		21-May-2006 06:40
Thanks for having a look at my gallery Mirza, sorry you dont think it is a representitive view of Bangladesh. While I visited Gulshan and Banani areas in Dhaka, I spent most of my time in Old Dhaka and on the other side of the Buringanga River as these areas were more interesting for me and had some very friendly locals. Yes these areas are dirty and poor in places, but it still what Dhaka looks like. There are no photos of the newer areas of Dhaka here because I was not happy with the photos I took there. As you can see I like taking people photos instead of building photos, have a look at the rest of my galleries. None of the people photos here are of beggars or "hungry looking faces". They are of people I stopped and spoke with during my trip and were kind enough to let me photograph them. I am just a traveller and this is what I saw in Bangladesh, sorry you don't approve.

Mirza Zeehan		19-May-2006 22:09
Its really interesting that we never see the photos of rubbish pickers,old men,garbage when we see the pictures of big western cities like NewYork,London etc.They dont even show the pics of the people who sleep in NY underground subway stations!But when they reach the third world countries,all they seem to be attracted to are the beggars,hungry lookin faces without clothes,and garbages.To see what the photographer forgot to show u in this site,visit www.dhakaspride.tk U WONT REGRET IT

Rez		03-Apr-2006 15:48
Wow!!!!!!! really wonderful. Seems to be really awesome. So how did you feel travelling in Bangladesh. Did you really enjoy it? Plz put some comments as well

pixelphoto		20-Mar-2006 07:51
excellent captures!...bookmarking this galleries..

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