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Two Capital Cities

August 3, 2012

I’ve always thought of the Buriganga river in Dhaka as the sister to the river Thames. The physical difference between the two is that there is much more traffic in Dhaka. Surely its business is a reflection of the Thames during Victorian times.

The river Thames. London 2004

The river Thames. London 2004

Th river Buriganga, Dhaka 1990

The river Buriganga, Dhaka 1990

Lunch

August 2, 2012
Man in Cafe. Cheshire Street, London 1988

Man in Cafe. Cheshire Street, London 1988

Youths in Cafe. Brick Lane 1995

Youths in Cafe. Brick Lane 1995

Learning

August 1, 2012
Children on the way home from school. Bangladesh 1990

Children on the way home from school. Bangladesh 1990

Two graduates walk in the sun following their graduation. Cambridge 2012

Two graduates walk in the sun following their graduation. Cambridge 2012

Here and There

August 1, 2012
Sylhet Town, Bangladesh 1990

Sylhet Town, Bangladesh 1990

Brick Lane, London 1990

Brick Lane, London 1990

Rush

July 31, 2012
Rushing in New York, 2005

Rushing in New York, 2005

Rushing in Sylhet, Bangladesh 1990

Rushing in Sylhet, Bangladesh 1990