Global Voices In Bangladesh

I’ve visited Bangladesh many times and I try to keep up with events in the country. I was dismayed to hear recently that the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has been ordered to block 35 news sites. No reasons are given for the ban. But some of the sites have carried reporting that is critical of the government, says citizen media network Global Voices.

I only have positive memories of Bangladesh. The last time I was there was in 2009. Below are a variety of photographs I have taken there over the years.

Dhaka Bangladesh c.1994

Young man outside a book shop in Dhaka, 2008

Dhaka Bangladesh c.1994

A hair cut and shave in the shade. Sylhet, Bangladesh 1994

c 1994

Boy looking after vegetable stall, Chittagong 2008

Boy selling cigarettes in Dhaka, 1994

Women workers in a tea garden, Sylhet, Bangladesh 1992

Boy running next to a train, Bangladesh 1992

Babies in a rickshaw, Bangladesh 1996

Sunamganj, Sylhet Bangladesh 1992

Bus in motion, Dhaka Bangladesh 1991

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