What
I most enjoy about Bangladesh…..
by Nancy Fee
Bangladesh challenges all of us… poverty, pollution, and being far from home. It is easy to focus on what we are missing and to be negative But there is much to appreciate about Bangladesh, and the people here.
Some of my favourite things about Bangladesh include:
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the curious and amazing sights of Dhaka: baby taxis and rickshaws carrying the most amazing loads! The curious road signs (no hand carts; no rickshaws), and small school children scrubbed within an inch of their lives, beautifully done up for school every morning; the garment workers walking to work in the morning, laughing, confident and proud. And today I saw a Rickshaw van (the kind used for taking kids to school), with USAID stickers on the back. Good of the American taxpayers to support local transport!
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the ease of calling carpenters, tailors and others to fix things around the house: try this in London! Not to mention the difference in cost.
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the warmth and care of the people: I have always enjoyed the warmth of people here. This was brought home to me recently, when I had a bereavement in my family. My Bangladeshi colleagues and friends were wonderful – very warm and caring. Including very senior government officials.
These are some of my favourite things about Bangladesh after living here for 18 months.
And what about you? Can you tell me three of your favorite things about Bangladesh? Send these to me at nfee@worldbank.org and we will include them in a future issue of Womun.
