A man carries two baskets of bananas with a shoulder yoke. There are over a dozen varieties of bananas in Bangladesh.
Bamboo poles are roped into rafts to be easily transported downriver.
Two boys bringing home birds from the market. Chicken may be your bird of choice but pigeon meat is also popular in Bangladesh - particular in a curry.
Cycle-rickshaws are one of Bangladesh's most important modes of transport and are estimated to employ over one million people.
Sometimes you're the cart and sometimes you're the buffalo.
A shoulder yoke of wood or bamboo holding two baskets full of goods is a common sight in Bangladesh. This fellow is carrying all he needs to set up shop.
In some parts of the world, children are still curious and excited when visitors come to their village.
The typical Bangladeshi lungi is a seamless tubular shop, as opposed to the single sheet worn in other parts of Southeast Asia. Lungis are the most commonly seen dress of Bangladeshi men.
A zabiba is a callus on the forehead present in some devout praying Muslims formed by pressing ones forehead to the floor for extended times and repeatedly during the 5 prayer times per day.
The World Bank indicates that 98% of Bangladesh's population has access to water from technologically improved water sources. However, the water quality is poor, with similar rates of bacteria as water retrieved from ponds.
This heavily loaded tricycle needed a little more than pedal power to make it over the bridge.
Three boys pile onto the cargo in the back of a pickup truck. Rice bags are hugely popular as reusable sacks for all manner of items.
The economy of Bangladesh is based primarily on agriculture and livestock is an essential component of the rural economy.
If they aren't at the Madrassa or the public school, these boys are likely at the cricket pitch, the most popular sport in Bangladesh.
Three men transport chickens past bystanders waiting in the shade for public transportation.
All manner of machines are employed in the cultivation of rice. Though not familiar with the practice, I believe this machine is used for tilling
It is estimated that there are upwards of 23 million cattle in Bangladesh. Thankfully this young fellow is only herding three.
Captured this photograph from midway back on a bus. That's a serious pile of straw on that three wheeler.
In the past, people of Bangladesh mostly depended on land based proteins. But as urbanization consumes limited land area, they are turning to the Bay of Bengal.
Personalities shine through the eyes. Apprehensive, outgoing, curious... it's all there in the eyes.
As the majority population of Banglasdesh is muslim, it's most common to find beef, chicken and goat at the local market rather than pork. Bangladeshi cuisine has distinctive flavours that resemble the Indian state of Bengal.
With a population exceeding 165 million people and a land area of roughly 57,000 sq. miles, Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Islam is the dominant religion of this nation which continues to experience civil unrest and ethnic clashes. Pray for the people of Bangladesh. May they experience forgiveness and hope in the King of Kings.
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