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Monthly Archives: January 2009
The giant gathering
I spent the morning in Tongi – just north of Dhaka – at the second largest annual gathering of Muslims in the World – the Biswa Ijtema. The three day prayer meeting attracts between two and three million pilgrims from … Continue reading
Symbols
District level elections across Bangladesh yesterday and lots of candidates for people to choose from. Even though most are party hacks, under the electioral laws here they have to stand as independents, each with their own symbol. The Election Commission … Continue reading
D is for Dhaka 