I had an opportunity to participate in Regional Learning Workshop on Early Warning System for National Red Cross Society. The workshop was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 26-30 July 2009. Yes, Bangladesh! One of the most densely populated countries in the world. Bangladesh is also prone to annual monsoon floods and cyclones.
Two years ago when I attended VOSS, I was supposed to be from Bangladesh. When I read e-mail from my supervisor informing the workshop, the word Bangladesh rang the bell. So I told to myself, "Now am I going to go to (supposed-to-be) my home country?".
At first glance, to me, Bangladesh is gloomy. The photos may tell you. It is perhaps because I did not go to any amusing places. I went to Noakhali in the southern part of Bangladesh that is subject to cyclones and Serajganj that is prone to floods. It was a very short visit actually (compared to how many hours we spent for the trip from Dhaka to both places) but really I could not erase the despairing sceneries from my mind.
 a workshop fellow talked to a rickshaw-man
bata! a lots of bata store!
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rickshaw in traffic
a market?
a big river, but there's a bigger one
a ticket shop
magna river, if I am correct
a paddy field
bumped bus
a dancer
the lady sang a Bengali popular song
a school next to a pond
discussion with cyclone shelter management committee & volunteers
coming out from cyclone shelter
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a road to the shelter
Pak DJ & miss EWS
meeting with CPP volunteers
the signal flag
a volunteer shared his experience
CPP volunteer's equipment
outside the Subaro Char CPP office room
depression tracking map
seems familiar to this vehicle ;-)
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bricks chimneys
gas filling station
discussion with a committee in Serajganj
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a black cow?
flood signaling
the crowd of local people
far near the horizon is jamuna river, if i am correct
local people
thread for making sari
there's a cameraman. i'm not dreaming, am i?
sharing experince in non CFAB site
Jai from ADPC to give some conclusions and directions
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shelter nampak menyeramkan.. 