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lots of clay sculptures in a hut waiting to be painted and prepared for Durga Puja95 views
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another temple in the complex91 views
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Maynamati War Cemetary on the outskirts of Comilla. Allied (British, Indian, African, Canadian) and Japanese soldiers from WWII are buried here. so strange to think of them fighting and dying here.90 views
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that's a sculpture of Durga inside this temple89 views
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we visited an old hindu Rajbari (palace of a hindu raja/ruler). this was the inner courtyard where they had music performances, dancing, etc.87 views
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stuck in a traffic jam on the highway87 views
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inside a little hindu temple in Chandina, on the outskirts of Comilla87 views
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grave of a young Canadian soldier87 views
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looking down from the road into the edge of town86 views
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grave of an even younger British soldier. all the British graves had inscriptions from the families, unlike the graves of other Allied soldiers. The Japanese graves had only names (as enemy soldiers, maybe not much more info was available)84 views
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Chuck, Abbu & Ammu at the Chittagong Club. built in the british colonial style, it still has its old charm. my dad finally gave up his membership last year - one can only become a member now if someone dies or gives up their membership84 views
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so many fond memories of the club. we used to spend entire days here every other weekend (we'd be on the houseboat on Kaptai Lake on others) -me in swimming pool w/ my friends, watching kiddie movies in the afternoons, my parents busy w/ their friends82 views
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the beach. mostly deserted in the summer since there are so many cyclones in the bay of bengal in the monsoon season, and the indian ocean is treacherous at this time82 views
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farmers preparing the land for rice planting. this is the countryside on the way to Comilla from Dhaka80 views
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Anika on the steps of a big Buddhist temple overlooking the town80 views
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huts built on the hill slopes, nestled among the trees77 views
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us arriving at Him Chori, the hill top resort we were spending the night at77 views
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a bunch of screaming kids on two boards with wheels roll down the hill past us75 views
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outside the Rajbari. Zaynah, Ammu, Abbu, Safwan & Raquien74 views
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inside a shipbreaking yard. scrap metal piled up74 views
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you can see the crab at the center of the pattern. they run out, scoop up sand into little balls and place them into rows... filtering the sand for food i assume.74 views
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Bandarban is the hilly part of Bangladesh, very different from the rest of the country, which is mainly a network of river deltas. Part of the Chittagong Hill Tracts with dense jungles, the population is moslty tribal73 views
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