Highlights of Bangladesh

Well from the 3rd of April to the 10th of April, i spent in Bangladesh with my friend Richard, who works there for an Aid organisation called Heed Bangladesh. He is the manager of the Arsenic Mitigation Program (AMP), which is a project within Heed that aims to treat issues surrounded with Arsenic poisoning from ground water.
From my experience there the main focuses of the AMP is

1. Pproviding clean water source for the villages through (a) rain water tanks and (b) tube well for ground water
2. Medical aid and treatment for patients who have Arsenic poisoning.

Over the next few pictures i will try to outline the field trip and some observations that stuck out to me.

Only passengers are allowed inside the Dahka Airport so i had to find my way completely outside on my own, where i was greeted by many many bengali friends! They were all trying to carry my bags.....I though that Richard had brought a huge party of people with him for my welcome (i was wrong)....Also mental note, if you want to get through the Dahka airport door security screening with no problems simply mention that you are australian, mention the australian cricket team, smile and nod with "Ricky Ponting" and "Shane Warne" on your lips whilst taking a swing with your "air-bat" and they will let you through.

Ok the air in Dahka is NOT clean. It is difficult to find a place where the general underlying wiff is not based on Diesel and gasoline, (although a great number of Autorickshaws are converted to CNG - they are refered to as "CNGs")

The streets in Dahka are also very crowded with all kinds of Vehicles.