Down by the river

After we got back from Sreemongal, we went down to Old Dhaka for a day. As it turned out, it happened to be Kali Puja, another big Hindu holiday, where colorful statues are taken down to the Buriganga River and submerged.

Hindu Street, Old Dhaka

March through the Streets

Submerging the Statues

A must in Old Dhaka is jumping on a boat and just watching the world go by...

On the River

Old Dhaka at Sunset

Eid ul-Fitr, or more commonly called Eid, is the biggest Muslim Holiday of the year. It's the breaking of the fast after Ramadan. Ummm... It's like Christmas... family and friends visit one another, presents given, endless eating for a few days. Sons are supposed to buy their mothers new saris. My good buddy Arif, from BUET, kindly invited us to his home for Eid dinner.

Eid Dinner