The markets, people, rickshaws, and refuse collide. The picture is not that great – but if you stop in Dhaka, 100 vehicles will get in front of you! 12 million people live here – 30 million work here. Rush hour is not limited to an hour on either end of the day, as you might imagine. Bangladesh has 150 million people in the country and 20% live/work in one city?
The four hour drive down from Moulvi Bazaar is an education in the reality of the country. Rice patties, rubber plantations, markets, water everywhere, every mode of transportation possible, houses, shacks, lean-tos. A people and a country that is tough, hard working and creative in how it works around the weater.
