The villa at Uttara (a modern suburb of Dhaka) which houses S21YP.
The 40 foot bamboo on the roof carries a 3 band inverted vee antenna for 40, 30
& 20 metres. The feeders are strapped and used as a capacity loaded
vertical for 160 & 80 metres.
Street scene in an out of Dhaka suburb. The taxi is known as a
"baby Taxi" and carries 1-4 people depending on needs of the moment! They are
the same as the Indian Bajaj three wheeler. Also note the overloaded
rickshaw 3 wheeled cycle originally designed for carrying 1-2 people but usually
adapted to carry anything from bags of rice to jute and other commodities.
Sunrise at the Ghorashal ferry on the Bhramhaputra river. Ferry crossing is about 5 minutes. Boats in the foreground are used for foot
passengers who cannot wait for the vehicle ferry.
Enroute down the Meghna river.
Early morning at Ashuganj showing the railway bridge in the
background.
The ferry terminal on the north side of the Meghna river.
Refreshments on the Ashuganj ferry. They are
sweet
fruits. One is Mango Chutney and dried fruits mixed with sugar.
Vehicle ferry at Ashuganj crossing the Meghna river.
There are between 1 and 3 ferries operating at one time. The
crossing usually takes 15 minutes but it can take up to 2 hours to get on,
depending on the traffic. Each ferry can handle up to 8-10
buses/lorries and 6-8 cars. The ferry crossing is on the main Dhaka
to Sylhet highway about 70 KM north of Dhaka.
Nuttals have a UK funded grant to build a new bridge to span the river
at this point and it will be approximately 800 meters long.
The 120% utilization of the rural bus services leaves operators in other
parts of the world green with envy !!
The standard of road safety is very poor with
accidents common on the main highways.
Local 11kV to 230V AC power distribution. The main source of noise
in the urban environment which must get propagated widely accounting for the
high noise level in Dhaka.
Cricket is enjoyed by all and is a national sport.
Rice paddy fields as far as the eye can see. The annual floods
which occur from July through September maintain the fertility of the soil to a high level.
Village near Hobigonj in the North east of the country
showing houses made of clay.
