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While we were on our way back to Dhaka, riding through national highway N-1 we witnessed beautiful landscape on both sides of the road. Lush green flora some around small fish ponds.

highway

While we were on our way back to Dhaka, riding on national highway N-1 we witnessed beautiful landscape on both sides of the road. Lush green flora some around small fish ponds.

highway · bus

Riding the bus riddled roads of Chittagong from Cox's Bazaar in Bangladesh. As you can see it's really sunny - well it's scorching really.

highway · farmland

Farmers occupied with harvesting wheat on farmland in Bangladesh. After harvesting the wheat, they tie the wheat stalks into a bundle and carry the bundles on their heads. Agriculture is the largest employment sector in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh·river · boats

While at Sadarghat be prepared to make your own way through as the terminals are extremely crowded. Be extremely careful of the edge as you do not want to fall into the stinky dirty water of Buriganga River.

Bangladesh·river · boats

While at Sadarghat be prepared to make your own way through as the terminals are extremely crowded. Be extremely careful of the edge as you do not want to fall into the stinky dirty water of Buriganga River.

Bangladesh·highway

North Avenue is next to Ghulshan 2 Circle and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. These roads are decorated on the occasion of Victory Day celebrations in Bangladesh.

ceremony · highway

Bangladeshi Muslims gathering for Namaz on Friday. See fairly disorganized traffic on the roads of Bangladesh, not that different from neighbouring India! Jumu'ah, also known as Friday Prayer or Congregational Prayer, is a prayer (ṣalāt) th…

Bangladesh·architecture · highway

Chittagong city skyline till 1:42 is taken from our hotel's roof. The area you see is the Chawkbazar on Kapasgola Road. From 1:43 you see the skyline shot from the highest point in CRB Hill.

Bangladesh·ceremony · highway

Time-lapse of Bangladeshi Muslims offering Namaz outside a mosque in Chittagong on Friday. What a colourful vista as the road is lined by people praying on one lane and traffic on the other lane.

Bangladesh·highway · ceremony

Muslims gather in thousands near a mosque in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Since it was a Friday the number of devotees kept swelling for the Friday Prayer.

highway

While on the national highway N-1 you will come across many more CNG pumps as compared to petrol pumps as most of the commercial vehicles in Bangladesh use CNG.

Bangladesh·ceremony · highway

Bangladeshi Muslims disperse after offering namaz on a Friday. The traffic on this road was completely blocked by the street vendors with their carts so that the namaz can be offered in peace.

Bangladesh·ceremony · highway

What coordination these Bangladeshi men display as they prostrate themselves for the Friday prayers, in front of a road-side mosque.

bazaar · highway

Though the distance is 150 Km, it'll take around 6/7 hours to reach Cox's Bazar from Chittagong. Most buses are not air-conditioned and travelling by taxi/private car at night is not safe.

bazaar · highway

Though the distance is 150 Km, it'll take around 6/7 hours to reach Cox's Bazar from Chittagong. Most buses are not air-conditioned and travelling by taxi/private car at night is not safe.

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Outskirts of Chittagong lined with ship parts as these parts are brought in from the shipwrecking yard in Faujdarhat which is on the outskirts of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

highway · bazaar

While on our way to Cox's Bazar we came across small towns which were crawling with E-rickshaw and buses. The sides were lined with wood logs, CNG Pump, cycle rickshaw and farms.

highway · bazaar

The N1 or Dhaka–Chittagong Highway is the main transportation artery in Bangladesh, between Dhaka and Chittagong. Approximately 250 kilometres (160 miles) in length, the road links the country's two largest cities, Dhaka and Chittagong.

Bangladesh·highway · sport

Cycle marathon on the occasion of Victory Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Here the cyclists are crossing the Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue amidst the traffic which is less in number than the usual due to the national holiday for Victory Day celebratio…

Bangladesh·highway

While in Bangladesh be prepared to be stuck in traffic. This traffic is mostly because of the pedestrians and cycle rickshaws on narrow roads like the Holy Cross College Road.

highway

Green auto-rickshaws, decorated cycle rickshaws and Toyota cars is what completes the roads of Bangladesh. Yes, I did not mention the traffic but the above-mentioned things are what contribute to the traffic in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh·highway · river

On the way to Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue from Banasree Main Road in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Banasree Main Road is lined with commercial properties on one side and Rampura Khal a stream now a sewer on the other side.