Beautiful Bangladesh


Literacy program for women in Birisiri.


Adolescent literacy program in Birisiri


Health program for women and children in Birisiri.


Gaya holud.


Food for the animals, new roof for the house, you name it.

Beautiful Bangladesh


A boy at work just outside Gopalgonj.


Celebration of the International Mother Language day 21.02 2006 in Dhaka.


Observating the day Bangladesh decleared liberty, 26.03.


School boys in Comilla.


Sunset at Rangamati

Lincoln and Khantas Wedding and Gaya Hollud


All the girls in the groom’s family waited to receive the bride’s family with flowers and sweets.


27. April a very excited groom got ready for the least cleaning shower the day before the wedding a different form for "utdrikningslag" that is organized in my country, where family is exchange with friends. Here we were all together friends and family. Pisi and Lincoln.


All the women in the bride’s family prepare the spice that is going to be put on the brides body.


In hierarchal order the family members were allowed to put the spice on the bride’s body. First out was her parents then the oldest, and at the end far-away-friends like me.


28.04.06 was the wedding day. Don't look so interesting? Well actually it was! Here the bride was in white, but after the ceremony she changed to a beautiful red saree, with a lot of gold.

Flowers given for my birthday. First time I have get so nice flowers for a birthday. Ripadi, me and the flowers. Some of my friends celebrating my birthday at Labanga one of the many good fast food places in Dhaka.

Ropkatha my little friend, getting ready for the rest of the day after a nice and cold shower. My favorite in the shops, curi...

Easter celebration in Dhaka

Mahiskali Island close to Cox's Bazar. Many Buddhist temples are found here. A beautiful place to visit.


Durga Baishaki celebration in CHITTAGONG.


In the river, on the way to Khulna with the "Rocket".


Celebration of Bangla new year.


Sobo Pahela Baishak and Friendship Bangladesh Norway.

Products for sale from different parts of Bangladesh:


Watermelon is great at this time of the year.


When you go to the marked for buying vegetables for your dinner everything has to pass through the libera.


Dhab, or green coconut. A sweet warm water that everybody says is a healthy drink that can cure every sickness.


Different types of rices and spices.


Fish! The main addition to the rice and the dal.

Pictures from Gopalgonj

It took me some time to upload this thing. Most of the time now, both electricity and Interenet is to weak to give access for uploading such heavy stuff as pictures nowadays. Usualy the electricity goes also in Dhaka for an hour or two. Everyday! Any how.

Working: age no limit.


Passing a bridge in the village.


One of the members of the micro credit group.


At work in Gopalgonj YWCA. On the way back from a meeting in a micro credit group.


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