tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61179993583017990952024-03-13T02:04:52.824-07:00Bangla in Use GloballyIamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-72848872881859221892009-08-29T01:53:00.000-07:002009-09-29T21:11:46.608-07:00Bangla Food is No problemo<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SpjtSpKNrGI/AAAAAAAAB1E/jhnAuOIXPgE/s1600-h/IMG_1357.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SpjtSpKNrGI/AAAAAAAAB1E/jhnAuOIXPgE/s400/IMG_1357.JPG" /></a> </div>Although we crave for fatty American fast food our own home grown cooking is unparallel in taste in many ways. That is reflected by the numerous food outlet in UK ran by Bangladeshi owners and workers.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcfA6gDFGJdAHEx3IEWX9YC7FxncDDTmdgM8jUl-hrshtLaTLga89yKOd1HOnIKUAtojzBqvC4RShK9jSj0qm6avnpK9-mmTYNIEtrd5ezoB0BJsoM7cjhE0CTksdlMp2oMOgaBTMCBw/s1600-h/IMG_1359.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcfA6gDFGJdAHEx3IEWX9YC7FxncDDTmdgM8jUl-hrshtLaTLga89yKOd1HOnIKUAtojzBqvC4RShK9jSj0qm6avnpK9-mmTYNIEtrd5ezoB0BJsoM7cjhE0CTksdlMp2oMOgaBTMCBw/s400/IMG_1359.JPG" /></a></div><br />So no wonder in the heart of desert land as well we would look for some rice and fish. Good news is someone wont have to look around too much as there is plenty of hotels and cafes other places to eat out in Mecca as well for Bangladeshis. I’m attaching a couple of typical example where the name is in Bangla, English and Arabic. Also interesting to watch the menu is given in multilingual format as well.<br /><br />Now eat your heart out and show your wallet! <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-74683685486389454912009-08-25T10:52:00.000-07:002009-08-25T11:05:01.028-07:00Makkah Mukarrama is all Bangla<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SpQl-ap2fbI/AAAAAAAABzs/h6sSvht0pKs/s1600-h/IMG_1355.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SpQl-ap2fbI/AAAAAAAABzs/h6sSvht0pKs/s400/IMG_1355.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sorry everyone had been busy for other stuff for a while. I had the rare opportunity to visit the greatest two islamic cities of Makkah and Madinah. No surprise the whole county is flooded with abundence of economy Bangladeshi labourer. As well as there is a thriving business community as well as a select few professionals in education, health and construction sector as well. as a whole the Bangladeshi community is a self sustaining one and there is proof aplenty everywhere. I was staying at the area of Misfalah where no one would say it's any different from any odd neighborhood of Dhaka. Only difference is some signs are in arabic too :) I'd try to give out brief commentry on the bottom of each picture as well<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SpQl_v2AmpI/AAAAAAAABz0/28m0cDzoBJA/s1600-h/IMG_1354.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SpQl_v2AmpI/AAAAAAAABz0/28m0cDzoBJA/s400/IMG_1354.JPG" /></a><br />This is the famous Dhaka saloon. The only one unique on the crowd of Pakistani ones<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SpQmAGQpE9I/AAAAAAAABz8/YIHskRhTMNg/s1600-h/IMG_1353.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SpQmAGQpE9I/AAAAAAAABz8/YIHskRhTMNg/s400/IMG_1353.JPG" /></a> If you look really sharp you may read out super tailors in bangla<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SpQmAhbTa1I/AAAAAAAAB0E/-iuMTOnFCUU/s1600-h/IMG_1351.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SpQmAhbTa1I/AAAAAAAAB0E/-iuMTOnFCUU/s400/IMG_1351.JPG" /></a><br /><div style="clear:both; text-align:LEFT">Same goes for Century tailors as well</div><div style="clear:both; text-align:LEFT"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-22729593926381855572009-01-26T15:40:00.000-08:002009-01-26T15:47:20.563-08:00This is a Red Hot Post<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SX5LDlt6qII/AAAAAAAAA44/vAwgbwNfJsA/s1600-h/Picture+137.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295752736870672514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 283px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SX5LDlt6qII/AAAAAAAAA44/vAwgbwNfJsA/s400/Picture+137.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The use of bangla is quite at large, especially in the UK. Because of the large bengali speaking community and because of their common lack of English skills, the local govt is bound to provide necessery information in the language of their choice. As a result although there is a large community of Gujrati speaking community Bangla always gets the preference.<br /><br />Here's one fire safety leaflet I picked up from our local mosque. Qutie good stuff. Sharing with all of ya.<br /><br />Enjoy! But hope you never have to use it :)<br /><br /><br /><iframe src='http://docs.google.com/EmbedSlideshow?docid=dcg4hn8p_339cfdnnnft' frameborder='0' width='410' height='342'></iframe>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-84760532368608121662009-01-21T04:42:00.000-08:002009-01-24T07:14:43.136-08:00More of Dutch Bangla<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SXcZvy_VRcI/AAAAAAAAA4o/4LdS56v5C6A/s1600-h/P1070144.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293728195929261506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SXcZvy_VRcI/AAAAAAAAA4o/4LdS56v5C6A/s400/P1070144.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SXcZvuY3dhI/AAAAAAAAA4g/SVGeZwoRbUI/s1600-h/P1070141.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293728194694182418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SXcZvuY3dhI/AAAAAAAAA4g/SVGeZwoRbUI/s400/P1070141.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SXcZvl_nm9I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/DvdDI7HSFM0/s1600-h/P1070140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293728192440802258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SXcZvl_nm9I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/DvdDI7HSFM0/s400/P1070140.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SXcZvrRZPDI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/v3yIiNLjhQI/s1600-h/P1070138.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293728193857535026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SXcZvrRZPDI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/v3yIiNLjhQI/s400/P1070138.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Hey folks! Your remember my friend from Netherlands who sent those brilliant photos of a <a href="http://banglaglobal.blogspot.com/2008/11/just-another-dutch-bangla.html">Bangladeshi departmental shop</a> from Netherlands? Guess what! He's got more photos. As it's said a good customer service is always paid off.<br /><br />Enjoy the shots! Send more photos from all around the world :)IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-6313415167850097902009-01-01T17:37:00.000-08:002009-01-01T17:42:33.260-08:00New Road Day & NightHere's couple of snaps I took the other day on my way to cannon street.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SV1wRz3l1RI/AAAAAAAAAzA/9BUm3kCg9Fg/s1600-h/IMG_1005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SV1wRz3l1RI/AAAAAAAAAzA/9BUm3kCg9Fg/s400/IMG_1005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286504988886291730" border="0" /></a>This one is the front porch of a Lettings agency that has it's name in English, Bangla and some wired language, Russian I guess? What the hell is Russian is doing in E1? Has the world gone mental? I wish someone could explain. It's not Alaska :) We cant see Russia from here<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SV1wRkVNqbI/AAAAAAAAAy4/SlMrk6BoUKk/s1600-h/IMG_0846.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SV1wRkVNqbI/AAAAAAAAAy4/SlMrk6BoUKk/s400/IMG_0846.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286504984715569586" border="0" /></a><br />Night shot on cannon street. Money transfer agency promoting great rate and quick remittance.IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-9785712567860514832008-12-29T21:02:00.000-08:002008-12-29T21:16:29.715-08:00English Getting Politically BengaliToday's a new day for Bangladesh as yesterday there had been an election after 7 years to mark the dawn of a new government to rule Bangladesh. Not to mention things are gonna remain the same the wolves would take a different skin to rule over the flock of sheep.<br /><br />I'd been thinking of putting a few pics on use of Bengali in UK politics. Few months back it was mayor election for London and the battle heated up quite a bit. This was one of the bilingual posters that I picked up from a Bangladeshi dominated mosque. Explaining all the good reasons for voting Mayor in charge Ken Livingstone for the progress of minority, Muslims and London.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SVmtIbS5dfI/AAAAAAAAAyw/GwmUXnor87U/s1600-h/Picture+100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SVmtIbS5dfI/AAAAAAAAAyw/GwmUXnor87U/s400/Picture+100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285445997973566962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SVmtBD_AKTI/AAAAAAAAAyo/DvF8E3u9ii8/s1600-h/Picture+099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SVmtBD_AKTI/AAAAAAAAAyo/DvF8E3u9ii8/s400/Picture+099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285445871457020210" border="0" /></a>No wonder the new mayor of London is doing exactly opposite of his former mayor and undoing most of his policies. Politics! it never changes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SVmst-JCjaI/AAAAAAAAAyg/NJX_w2MHgpU/s1600-h/IMG_0834.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SVmst-JCjaI/AAAAAAAAAyg/NJX_w2MHgpU/s400/IMG_0834.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285445543470992802" border="0" /></a><br />This photo is for the office of Labour party for Bethnal Green and Bow. The writing in the billboard is in English, Somali and Bengali. Representing the large concentration of the later two ethnic minority. Here's twist as well :) at the time of national election, the old multilingual signboard dissapeared all of a sudden and it sported a english one and after the election the old style came back with a new board.IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-10906263322662277802008-12-02T10:24:00.000-08:002008-12-02T10:45:00.819-08:00A fuller picture of Bangladeshi New YorkAs I mentioned earlier a few posts earlier that a friend of mine managed to get some ghost shot of Bengali capital of USA. Here is how they look in the daytime. The big apple had been favorite destination as a starting point for almost all the alien nations making their roots to the wild west. The matter of fact same applied for the Bangladeshi community.<br /><br />To all my surprise I found someone who had taken the trouble of taking detailed photograph of Bangladeshi community of New York especially of everyone's favorite hang around Jackson Heights. With his permission I'm sharing some of the photos with you lot as well. I'm giving the link to his flickr stream and his blog as well. Quite a few interesting stories to be told as well.<br /><br />Mr. Elyaqim Mosheh Adam writes regularly in his blog http://elyaqim.blogspot.com/ where I found quite a few very interesting articles and his flickr profile can be accessed from this <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/elyaqim/">link</a>. I would like to thank him again for permitting to share his work with others.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3208/2791363059_0ac39a332b.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3208/2791363059_0ac39a332b.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a>Rundown shop for Halal Meat & Fish<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/2792210790_ec433bb2e4.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/2792210790_ec433bb2e4.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a>We cant survive without fish. or can we?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/2792210262_f8d0071364.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/2792210262_f8d0071364.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a>We get sick of leaving Bangladesh and call it sick. So here's the place :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/2791347539_e063a45122.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/2791347539_e063a45122.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a>Or can we forget the unforgettable Farmgate ?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3169/2792198624_1fc9502e64.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3169/2792198624_1fc9502e64.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a>We need an Arong at evrey corner of the world.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2791350085_153fd96095.jpg?v=1219573982"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2791350085_153fd96095.jpg?v=1219573982" alt="" border="0" /></a>And our own plaza to walk around and relax<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/2791345495_fda77e87c0.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/2791345495_fda77e87c0.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a>Here's one regular grocery shop for day in day out shopping<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/2792197012_530ba37188.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/2792197012_530ba37188.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Oh! what about Alauddin? we need that too!<br /><br />Photos from: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/elyaqim/">http://www.flickr.com/people/elyaqim/</a>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-61760771025340198962008-11-27T23:37:00.000-08:002008-11-28T00:09:11.408-08:00Just another Dutch Bangla<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SS-mVpL5OaI/AAAAAAAAAlI/d9agtwtbT4k/s1600-h/Bangla+5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273616579437345186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SS-mVpL5OaI/AAAAAAAAAlI/d9agtwtbT4k/s400/Bangla+5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SS-mVQQzuLI/AAAAAAAAAlA/tKoBwoFbzS4/s1600-h/Bangla+4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273616572747069618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SS-mVQQzuLI/AAAAAAAAAlA/tKoBwoFbzS4/s400/Bangla+4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SS-mVUsb3sI/AAAAAAAAAk4/tcb5CKRpVSg/s1600-h/Bangla+3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273616573936688834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SS-mVUsb3sI/AAAAAAAAAk4/tcb5CKRpVSg/s400/Bangla+3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SS-mVI9o4qI/AAAAAAAAAkw/QKFOhoc6mcw/s1600-h/Bangla+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273616570787619490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SS-mVI9o4qI/AAAAAAAAAkw/QKFOhoc6mcw/s400/Bangla+1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div> </div><div>Great thing about running a online bookshop is that you get to know of a lot of people whom you'd have never imagined. Over the past few years I had the opportunity to come close to a very interesting person who is all over Bangladeshi food and cooking. Although never visited Bangladesh he knows the food, vegetables and spices very particularly and too opportunity to grow a few of them by himself as well. It was a pleasure to provide him with some indigenous cooking of Bangladesh. </div><div> </div><div>He was very kind enough to respond to my distress signal for Bengali billboards. He managed to find out this very interesting Dutch Bangla supermarket, which he himself made his regular destination. What a surprise! </div><div> </div><div>I'm sharing the photos with you as well. Keep sending Global Bangladeshi Footprint from all over the place. </div><div> </div><div>By the way, we've Dutch Bangla bank as well in Bangladesh. The first bank to take ATM to masses. I bank with them too. Love their service :) </div></div></div></div>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-82857735314420715282008-11-17T06:08:00.000-08:002008-11-17T06:25:19.657-08:00Ghost shots of Jackson HeightsFriend of mine moved to New Jersey from India for some first hand experience of the American exposure. But unfortunately he came to the worst of all times when credit crunch has bitten the soft underbelly quite hard. So he has to zip his three month trip to three weeks and wrap it up for home.<br /><br />good thing though he had a chance to pop into the big apple and take a few ghost shots of the famous Jackson Heights of NY. I'm very hopeful that these wont be the very last of NY that we would host in our site. If any of you have some daytime shots of Bangladeshi New York please do send us so.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bangladesh Plaza</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SSF-a-yKtZI/AAAAAAAAAko/0knBLVnM-hY/s1600-h/P1020235.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SSF-a-yKtZI/AAAAAAAAAko/0knBLVnM-hY/s400/P1020235.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269632040995304850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">English school with Bangla Support</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SSF-a5Ad4xI/AAAAAAAAAkg/xE-ocI2NFcM/s1600-h/IMG_1334.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SSF-a5Ad4xI/AAAAAAAAAkg/xE-ocI2NFcM/s400/IMG_1334.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269632039444669202" border="0" /></a>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-68502955592459194302008-11-11T11:31:00.000-08:002008-11-11T11:49:23.074-08:00Talking sign of Royal London HospitalThis is one of the posts which I was planning to do for ages.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_London_Hospital">Royal London Hospital</a> is one of the finest medical research facilities available. This famous hospital is expanding its operation number of times and I spoke to a doctor who said by 2012 they expect to be one of the largest medical research facility in Europe.<br /><br />The good thing is, this one of a kind hospital is in Whitechapel area and that is great news for us Bangladeshi people as a number of doctors and staff speaks Bengali as well. The result is Bengali became the top priority international language over here.<br /><br />But as the new facilities are built for the research fellows I wonder if that advantage would remain over there as well. Here's a few shots of the current situation over there.<br /><br />But never mind, go until the bottom to meet the big surprise!<br /><br /><br />This is the main reception hall. Quite a mouthful of languages around here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRnfFSwJqLI/AAAAAAAAAjo/1J_GEY3X_zQ/s1600-h/IMG_0582.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRnfFSwJqLI/AAAAAAAAAjo/1J_GEY3X_zQ/s400/IMG_0582.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267486521212643506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is the main bit. More fun coming with it later. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRnfFpJJLmI/AAAAAAAAAjw/Ghb6762jNrA/s1600-h/IMG_0583.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRnfFpJJLmI/AAAAAAAAAjw/Ghb6762jNrA/s400/IMG_0583.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267486527223049826" border="0" /></a>Most of the signs of the old building has quite a bit of punch of Bengali.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRnfGK838qI/AAAAAAAAAkI/kNnn4m1QkSA/s1600-h/IMG_0587.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRnfGK838qI/AAAAAAAAAkI/kNnn4m1QkSA/s400/IMG_0587.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267486536298394274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRnfF1d73VI/AAAAAAAAAj4/bwg2H8r1UVg/s1600-h/IMG_0585.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRnfF1d73VI/AAAAAAAAAj4/bwg2H8r1UVg/s400/IMG_0585.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267486530531482962" border="0" /></a><br />More Examples... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRnfGHhIS8I/AAAAAAAAAkA/L2CXK8RcRWA/s1600-h/IMG_0586.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRnfGHhIS8I/AAAAAAAAAkA/L2CXK8RcRWA/s400/IMG_0586.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267486535376718786" border="0" /></a><br />And some more...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRngVhjdYCI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/uIsXHMPomEg/s1600-h/IMG_0588.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRngVhjdYCI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/uIsXHMPomEg/s400/IMG_0588.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267487899575476258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Finally this is the obvious. Chapel indeed ! We love these multifaith places. No other people ever bothers to enter except probably a stray pensioner once in a blue moon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRngV0AGPBI/AAAAAAAAAkY/LmBQTZpUr9w/s1600-h/IMG_0589.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRngV0AGPBI/AAAAAAAAAkY/LmBQTZpUr9w/s400/IMG_0589.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267487904527432722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >The Big Surprise!!! </span><br /><br />Those who thought they've seen it all. Here it is! welcome to reality. Sylheti takes over bangla as official language. Made in Britain!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rpqb5DLybS4&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rpqb5DLybS4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-49748647821132796472008-11-09T13:23:00.000-08:002008-11-09T13:45:06.986-08:00Stroll around ShadwellI took a tour of one of the most densely Bangladeshi populated corners of London. It ranged from the back alley of East London Mosque to all the way to Shadwell. Not surprisingly there was plenty of road signs to take snaps. In fact they are so many that if I take them all then I guess even Flickr will overload :). Still I took whatever I could do in half hour. Here they comes!<br /><br /><br />Here's excellent example of butterfly effect. Nazrul finished his life with his undying love of 'Ogo bideshini'. Here it goes in foreign land a proper school in his name.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRdWe3t8ZEI/AAAAAAAAAio/hqbXs0DqHiQ/s1600-h/IMG_0687.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRdWe3t8ZEI/AAAAAAAAAio/hqbXs0DqHiQ/s400/IMG_0687.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266773377585800258" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a closer look into the matter. The fact though where we go we really have to mess things up! Damn it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRdWek11heI/AAAAAAAAAig/nBZdLfLgyo4/s1600-h/IMG_0686.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRdWek11heI/AAAAAAAAAig/nBZdLfLgyo4/s400/IMG_0686.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266773372518630882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is one of the demonstration of older businesses who opted back in the days to make use of Bengali to lure some local crowd through the door. Even when Bengali typefaces wasn't readily available. So hand come handy :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRdW4Nft1TI/AAAAAAAAAjg/6SBdp0mzvFc/s1600-h/IMG_0697.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRdW4Nft1TI/AAAAAAAAAjg/6SBdp0mzvFc/s400/IMG_0697.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266773812928435506" border="0" /></a>A long shot to the chapel pharmacy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRdW3sQXvJI/AAAAAAAAAjY/3ROHp_OR0Ac/s1600-h/IMG_0696.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRdW3sQXvJI/AAAAAAAAAjY/3ROHp_OR0Ac/s400/IMG_0696.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266773804005702802" border="0" /></a><br />"Carom Board and Mura pawa jay"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRdW3Q-51nI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/7fqg8E97Bcw/s1600-h/IMG_0695.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRdW3Q-51nI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/7fqg8E97Bcw/s400/IMG_0695.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266773796684682866" border="0" /></a>Here's demonstration of the newer trend. A very well organized full fledged business which has brought back powerful brand name from Bangladesh. Banoful is a very popular sweet franchise all over Bangladesh and they used their exposure to open up a business in London. Hope it does good against Ambala<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRdWfeA-jQI/AAAAAAAAAi4/Nji79kiVZ_E/s1600-h/IMG_0691.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRdWfeA-jQI/AAAAAAAAAi4/Nji79kiVZ_E/s400/IMG_0691.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266773387866180866" border="0" /></a><br />Real sweets inside ! Yummy! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRdWf5H_qGI/AAAAAAAAAjA/AnEAn-7kuP4/s1600-h/IMG_0694.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRdWf5H_qGI/AAAAAAAAAjA/AnEAn-7kuP4/s400/IMG_0694.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266773395143370850" border="0" /></a><br />Ball games are not really welcomed around the streets of London. If you wanna play ball go in a cage and have a death match! But don't smash our windows! the're too precious.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRdWfecb7RI/AAAAAAAAAiw/f1veNy71mBM/s1600-h/IMG_0688.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SRdWfecb7RI/AAAAAAAAAiw/f1veNy71mBM/s400/IMG_0688.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266773387981352210" border="0" /></a>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-4642637570172909972008-08-29T09:46:00.000-07:002008-09-19T07:11:09.506-07:00Singapore in tune with Bangla<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SLgpEXqlj-I/AAAAAAAAAhY/nzK43LI115s/s1600-h/2789596482_90e3493c63.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239983321494425570" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SLgpEXqlj-I/AAAAAAAAAhY/nzK43LI115s/s400/2789596482_90e3493c63.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /></a><strong>bangla writing on a bus<br /></strong>i assume it was a tourist bus. i went by myself to take some last minute pics of the merlion... as i turned a little while snapping away, i saw this. and my heart jumped. bangla! on a bus! i could've screamed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SLgpEXqlj-I/AAAAAAAAAhY/nzK43LI115s/s1600-h/2789596482_90e3493c63.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SLgpEsb-XeI/AAAAAAAAAhg/mLTI1xwL1e8/s1600-h/2797316639_6afcd2b5d6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239983327070281186" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SLgpEsb-XeI/AAAAAAAAAhg/mLTI1xwL1e8/s400/2797316639_6afcd2b5d6.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><strong>bangla in mustafa shopping centre</strong><br />serangoon plaza, sgp... the joy of seeing such flashy, huge bangla letters in a foreign land!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SLgpEmSnrFI/AAAAAAAAAho/qMBl4zoKf3M/s1600-h/2798160588_b2fb5aaa68.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239983325420432466" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SLgpEmSnrFI/AAAAAAAAAho/qMBl4zoKf3M/s400/2798160588_b2fb5aaa68.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SLgoAbB1XHI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/m-rwDg0pyKY/s1600-h/spaceball.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239982154166131826" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SLgoAbB1XHI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/m-rwDg0pyKY/s400/spaceball.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>more bangla in mustafa</strong><br />rear of serangoon plaza<br /><br /><br />Me friend lives in Sydney. She had to be in Singapore for a few months to do her higher course. She came back with a stick load of shots. After a number of hot and soft threats she just sent me a few snaps of Bangladesh. Enjoy the massive billboard of Singtel in the famous Mustafa Shopping Center. I've quoted whatever she's written in her own page.IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-73670985005853711872008-07-21T06:54:00.000-07:002008-07-21T06:59:59.183-07:00Dubai Rocks with Bangla Mela<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SISWSmOgdvI/AAAAAAAAAa0/Lq4uaZUIzok/s1600-h/ctg4bd_1216644733_1-BDT_BM03.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225466713899824882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SISWSmOgdvI/AAAAAAAAAa0/Lq4uaZUIzok/s400/ctg4bd_1216644733_1-BDT_BM03.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SISWS5A-wkI/AAAAAAAAAa8/KTfShQ4xI6A/s1600-h/ctg4bd_1216645092_10-IMG_0526.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225466718943363650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SISWS5A-wkI/AAAAAAAAAa8/KTfShQ4xI6A/s400/ctg4bd_1216645092_10-IMG_0526.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SISWTBtlR2I/AAAAAAAAAbE/055Rv-Okl7o/s1600-h/ctg4bd_1216645162_12-IMG_0703.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225466721277921122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SISWTBtlR2I/AAAAAAAAAbE/055Rv-Okl7o/s400/ctg4bd_1216645162_12-IMG_0703.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SISWTKlhtsI/AAAAAAAAAbM/cwHd5yudK7w/s1600-h/ctg4bd_1216646481_14-IMG_0269.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225466723660052162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SISWTKlhtsI/AAAAAAAAAbM/cwHd5yudK7w/s400/ctg4bd_1216646481_14-IMG_0269.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>After quite a while some cultural kickabout from the heart of Dubai. Apparently a lot goes on there which simply doesnt make it into the mainstream. The largest home (temporary of course) for non resident Bangladeshis had plenty to show when it's culture and midea. Enjoy the shots. </div>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-47278625383519158952008-07-13T04:53:00.000-07:002008-07-13T04:58:42.718-07:00Shots from Down Under<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SHntqvtQzhI/AAAAAAAAAaU/hLoLPCvcT94/s1600-h/Miscellanious_012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222466561529400850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SHntqvtQzhI/AAAAAAAAAaU/hLoLPCvcT94/s400/Miscellanious_012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SHntqy3Ag3I/AAAAAAAAAac/07z6Oa3jXVg/s1600-h/Miscellanious_013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222466562375582578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SHntqy3Ag3I/AAAAAAAAAac/07z6Oa3jXVg/s400/Miscellanious_013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SHntrBv0hLI/AAAAAAAAAak/BfZD38-kis0/s1600-h/Miscellanious_014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222466566371968178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SHntrBv0hLI/AAAAAAAAAak/BfZD38-kis0/s400/Miscellanious_014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SHntrPSw6BI/AAAAAAAAAas/w4FC_tBPEXI/s1600-h/Miscellanious_016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222466570008193042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SHntrPSw6BI/AAAAAAAAAas/w4FC_tBPEXI/s400/Miscellanious_016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>My Aussie friend Rony finally cared to move his bum and walk around for a few shots. He'd be promising me these photos for years but finally, they arrive. A friend in need is a friend indeed :) </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Quite happy with the photos. Would like to see more of these ... </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-15227609819692586102008-06-30T11:20:00.000-07:002008-06-30T11:24:12.683-07:00Spanish Bangla<div><div>I've absolutely no idea what this means! </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217742016611266834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SGkkuCW-sRI/AAAAAAAAAaM/pqHLsdTG6PM/s400/1283295995_228c4d5d13.jpg" border="0" /> <div></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bolsas_de_plastico/1283295995/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/bolsas_de_plastico/1283295995/</a><br /><br /><div>collected from flickr</div></div>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-35380690046620652432008-06-30T10:43:00.000-07:002008-06-30T11:06:31.398-07:00Rise of the Roman Bangladeshis<div>Long gone the days of the Roman Empire but the strong economic and financial power Italy still survives. Past two decades seen an unprecedented flow of immigrants from Bangladesh to Italy. Scattered all over the country doing mostly physical labors and street side trades. Good luck champions.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217732505846550994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SGkcEb_-EdI/AAAAAAAAAZY/TqeWkK1PImE/s400/672153127_81b4bee59a.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ze6ke/672153127/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/ze6ke/672153127/</a></div><br /><div><strong><br />Election poster</strong></div>what is bangladeshis when there is no groups, politics and election. we never cheat our roots!<br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217733020024143890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SGkciXddgBI/AAAAAAAAAZg/JsYoAXi9e7E/s400/1678158242_25f9dad6d3.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baizid/1678158242/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/baizid/1678158242/</a></div><br /><div><strong><br />Boishaki mela:</strong></div><br /><div>Also not to forget, every country has it's new year and we have our moment at the beginning of boishakh. So there goes boishakhi mela! </div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217733453134162098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SGkc7k676LI/AAAAAAAAAZo/MLEMXIZ_HrA/s400/2483380768_1492d664f6.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div><br /><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bashiritaly/2483380768/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/bashiritaly/2483380768/</a></p><br /><p><strong>Euro Bangla</strong></p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217734242710917682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SGkdpiUtEjI/AAAAAAAAAZw/_5mO6ITbzQs/s400/2105901277_7ea1731896.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebekahnn/2105901277/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebekahnn/2105901277/</a></p><br /><p><strong>Chestnut Guy<br /></strong>I love peanuts all the way. That used to be my tiffin most of my school days. On the same way we see chestnut guys in London all the time specially in summer. But for no reason this chestnut guy in Rome made me feel sad.... </p><p>You'd be surprised if you'd have asked him how much money he's invested to come to the country </p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217736812652127922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SGkf_IGb5rI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/YyXrkmKc4-8/s400/2235755214_e80c47cb8f.jpg" border="0" /></p></div><br /><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/11995092@N07/2235755214/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/11995092@N07/2235755214/</a></p>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-91586496021349364872008-06-30T10:38:00.000-07:002008-06-30T10:43:05.664-07:00Canada Cronicle<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SGkaxhotvVI/AAAAAAAAAZI/vAi5e3NDnOc/s1600-h/33768991_77ea5f0dd4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217731081430482258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SGkaxhotvVI/AAAAAAAAAZI/vAi5e3NDnOc/s400/33768991_77ea5f0dd4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Canada is in line with australia and america to be all foreigner nation. So welcome everyone in and try to accomodate everything. With some honest try that might actually work! More on the source. </div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etobicokesouth/33768991/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/etobicokesouth/33768991/</a></div>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-19745800977477812062008-06-30T10:20:00.000-07:002008-06-30T10:38:03.428-07:00Sleuth on Flickr<div>It's amazing how much stuff people do upload over the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Internet</span> these days. As you can see not much is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">happening</span> for the blog for quite some time. So instead of personal contacts I had to resort <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">flickr</span> which is the largest photos sharing website at the moment. First 10 minutes were quite infertile but after that when I started to go more specific and more acute, tonnes of goodies started to unearth. From <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Singapore</span> to Spain to Germany to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">everywhere</span>. I've so much stuff that it should be able to self sustain the blog for months. ha ha ha </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I think I'll update the posts sometimes unless there is a tonne <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">comming</span> at one go but let me give it a start for now</div><u>Singapore</u><br /><div></div>Old and mysterious port city <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">singapore</span> always attracted flock of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">bangladeshi</span> workers for the high <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">dimand</span> of workforce. Apparently they managed to name a little square on their roots.<br /><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SGkXqCrCYcI/AAAAAAAAAZA/8HcBhhRkINU/s1600-h/66896567_257973f378.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217727654324756930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SGkXqCrCYcI/AAAAAAAAAZA/8HcBhhRkINU/s400/66896567_257973f378.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div>Please visit the original page for quite a bit of additional information on Al-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Huda</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">bangla</span> market</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/skinnylatte/66896567/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/skinnylatte/66896567/</a></div><div> </div>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-57118674995306979202008-06-10T04:37:00.000-07:002008-06-10T17:03:07.470-07:00Bangla Barbar in Sydney<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SE5nex7G6gI/AAAAAAAAAXw/vVyQPas5pFE/s1600-h/techants_1210515918_1-BanglaSign.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210215597409233410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SE5nex7G6gI/AAAAAAAAAXw/vVyQPas5pFE/s400/techants_1210515918_1-BanglaSign.jpg" border="0" /></a> Someone snapped a photo on his phone from Sydney. Back home touch added to make things more attractive to the students :D<br /><br />Mind remind you of this one from <a href="http://banglaglobal.blogspot.com/2007/09/walking-around-whitechapel.html">the other end of the world </a><br /><br />Enjoy!IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-89156488090606277282008-06-09T03:43:00.000-07:002008-06-25T18:58:06.581-07:00Singing the Singapore<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SE0LqWkYraI/AAAAAAAAAXo/BVlEC-yci4Q/s1600-h/techants_1212754478_4-Image023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209833166178135458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/SE0LqWkYraI/AAAAAAAAAXo/BVlEC-yci4Q/s400/techants_1212754478_4-Image023.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://media.somewhereinblog.net//images/techants_1212754440_3-Image024.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="352" alt="" src="http://media.somewhereinblog.net//images/techants_1212754440_3-Image024.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://media.somewhereinblog.net//images/techants_1212754478_4-Image023.jpg"></a><br /><a href="http://media.somewhereinblog.net//images/techants_1212754387_2-Image021.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://media.somewhereinblog.net//images/techants_1212754387_2-Image021.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div>Singapore: the port of the world. The tiny port city is one of the very popular destinations for the bangladeshi workers to find a dream job. Over the years a large number of both very high skilled like the marine engineers as well as low skilled like construction worker or mechanics has moved from Bangladesh to Singapore. As a result the economics follows the demogrphics. A good number of Bangladeshi crowd has given birth of culture customized advertisement programming. Here are a few! </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Thanks to blogger Tushar for sharing with us and giving permisson to share with you.</div><br /><br /><div>The full story here </div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/techants/28806873">http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/techants/28806873</a></div></div>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-44403524916108829382008-02-09T20:40:00.000-08:002009-01-24T07:18:55.426-08:00National Multicultural Festival , Canberra 2008<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/R7-kt9mEPUI/AAAAAAAAAVk/axWSM2XHI2E/s1600-h/IMG_0625.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170032006779911490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/R7-kt9mEPUI/AAAAAAAAAVk/axWSM2XHI2E/s400/IMG_0625.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/R7-kudmEPVI/AAAAAAAAAVs/AAP5PPE0yd8/s1600-h/IMG_0629.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170032015369846098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/R7-kudmEPVI/AAAAAAAAAVs/AAP5PPE0yd8/s400/IMG_0629.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sumon</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Mahbub</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">bhai</span> from down under sent me over some interesting pics. Apparently every year they do host an event which showcases the great cultural diversity of Australia. Good for them! </div><br />Apparently Bangladeshi community which are still small in number did manage to show their <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">presence</span> with a stall with I guess food arcade and probably some cultural programs. I'm still waiting for updates from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Sumon</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">bhai</span>.<br /><br />Until then here are some links to read further.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.multiculturalfestival.com.au/">http://www.multiculturalfestival.com.au/</a><br /><a href="http://www.canberraonline.com.au/events/item.php?pid=3465">http://www.canberraonline.com.au/events/item.php?pid=3465</a>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-36661714394043861352008-01-12T08:25:00.000-08:002009-01-24T07:17:21.607-08:00Labbayek form Hajj<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/R7xVbNmEPTI/AAAAAAAAAVc/GWQtpL6oce8/s1600-h/DSC00063.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169100398308638002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/R7xVbNmEPTI/AAAAAAAAAVc/GWQtpL6oce8/s400/DSC00063.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>My mom went to Hajj this year. To my surprise when she came back she returned with a nice sleek Sony camera. I was so unhappy as I forgot to mention her about my website and to look for possible shots that could go with it. But anyway as I was going through the few photos she took while she was there, to my surprise I found a photo of this travel agent who's banner was in all bangla. Cool! But anyway south indians and other teasers around</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So here it goes folks! Enjoy the show.</div><br /><div></div>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-37095099168741287322007-10-01T10:38:00.000-07:002009-01-24T07:15:59.285-08:00Cafe Noakhali from NL<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/RwEwdc1xLII/AAAAAAAAAP4/5Y4VtGooYYk/s1600-h/cafemedazim2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116423934185647234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="324" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/RwEwdc1xLII/AAAAAAAAAP4/5Y4VtGooYYk/s400/cafemedazim2.jpg" width="437" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It was a pleasant surprize to find out cafe noakhali in the middle of nowhere in Nederlands. I dobut if I would have ever chance to find it out unless Mr. Sharif a friend of mine from Cyprus gave me a hint. As it appears we are literally everywhere. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Check out their website if you know dutch. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.cafe-noakhali.dk/">http://www.cafe-noakhali.dk/</a></div>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-76182202906546543512007-09-01T03:17:00.000-07:002009-01-24T07:20:01.941-08:00Walking around Whitechapel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTf0mTxvUGzmTfZlQvUqBrTwBXh5n6ghjK55HsHOO48lnxsAjcUkwl6uLL1nDEtzU8RyHyyceV43DUZo6Ikii2obl2jPJfssZeGQ4_G8bvfWuN8-JGBOIVQRVwNiIWqxHk05Rw4xVMmg/s1600-h/20082007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107777380011697010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTf0mTxvUGzmTfZlQvUqBrTwBXh5n6ghjK55HsHOO48lnxsAjcUkwl6uLL1nDEtzU8RyHyyceV43DUZo6Ikii2obl2jPJfssZeGQ4_G8bvfWuN8-JGBOIVQRVwNiIWqxHk05Rw4xVMmg/s400/20082007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/RuJ4eAdfY4I/AAAAAAAAAMA/3ajfZ-qo90o/s1600-h/21082007(001).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107777384306664322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/RuJ4eAdfY4I/AAAAAAAAAMA/3ajfZ-qo90o/s400/21082007(001).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/RuJ4QQdfY1I/AAAAAAAAALo/VGfOzIkaufA/s1600-h/101_0021.jpg"></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/RuJ4QgdfY2I/AAAAAAAAALw/T7HUks2OPIY/s1600-h/101_0055.jpg"></a>Few shots from Whitechapel area, first is the chemist shop in the junction of Whitechapel Road and Valance Road, the other is in Bethenal Green road.<br /><br /><div></div><div>If someone wants to get the mood and feeling of Bengali community in UK or London, the best place to be is Whitechapel. This is one single place where everything meets its peak. The street market, next door Brick lane. Huge number of shops and residents of Bengali speaking people, proximity to the other Bangladeshi area makes it very unique place to be. When the Bengali community started immigrating to UK from Bangladesh, it was this area where many of them were settled. With time a lot of them moved to other areas and new people came in. </div><br /><div></div><div></div><div>Enjoy the show! </div></div>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117999358301799095.post-9522128876926512742007-08-10T02:50:00.000-07:002009-01-24T07:20:57.395-08:00Bobby of Brick Lane<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/RsbDIQdfYeI/AAAAAAAAAHM/2TIWgwpJOig/s1600-h/DSC03486.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099978174668693986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/RsbDIQdfYeI/AAAAAAAAAHM/2TIWgwpJOig/s400/DSC03486.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/RsbDJAdfYfI/AAAAAAAAAHU/sm2Ew3kw7OU/s1600-h/DSC03487.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099978187553595890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SbRDzaq5c84/RsbDJAdfYfI/AAAAAAAAAHU/sm2Ew3kw7OU/s400/DSC03487.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Brick Lane, The famous curry street! This tiny back-road was never known as the best part or the best behaved part of London. Let it be the tauts shouting for another customer in front of the curry places or in the recent past heaven of breweries and pubs. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I guess the police force of Brick Lane branch has to a heck of a job to keep the things under control. No surprise that they don't have enough time to look after themselves. This photo here is the notice board in front of Brick Lane police station. If you have a look into the closer shot, you will see that it has tried to simulate Sylheti with Bengali writing, on the same way one of the lines are flipped. Although no one seems to be bothered about it. </div>IamFaridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09732014760268962799noreply@blogger.com2