East Bengal Bulletin

Arrivedherci, Dhaka!

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:47:10 +0600

All things must come to an end, and the East Bengal Bulletin is no exception. The movers come tomorrow and since I never figured out how to do blog entries from the laptop, this is as good a time as any to bid adhieu to Dhaka and start planning the Moscow blog. If you are interested in being notified when the blog comes to be (probably September), send your e-mail address to russiablog@yahoo.com and someone from the editorial staff will personally notify you of the new web address. All commun

Dhaka Dhining - Samdado

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:15:57 +0600

I suppose it’s hard to do a credible review of a Japanese/Korean restaurant without having tried the sushi or bulgogi, but here goes. For Dhaka, Samdado is one fine Japanese/Korean restaurant. Three rickshaws fine, in fact. The ambience was very un-Dhaka like, the service was great, and the food pretty good. You have to like a place which brings four free appetizers, - spicy cucumber, slaw, saucy soybeans, and soup. I had the tofu bento box, and Aleta, the udon tempura. My only quibble was

Sunamganj

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:01:58 +0600

Now that I’ve retired again, it’s up to Aleta to shoulder the family responsibility for conducting fraud investigations. Last week, she went on an overnight trip to Sunamganj, yet another village located smack dab in the middle of nowhere, this time very north north east of Dhaka, in Sylhet Division. It is one of the wettest places in Bangladesh, known for its birdwatching. To get where she was going, Aleta eventually had to ride on the back of a motorbike for an hour and a half to get to the

Latest Liveability Rankings

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:05:47 +0600

When we last checked in, Dhaka was 139th out of 140 cities on the Forbes Magazine rankings of the world’s most liveable cities, barely beating out Harare. Well, a lot has happened here in the last year - Bangladesh has had free and fair elections, with a peaceful transition from a caretaker government to democratic rule; an armed uniformed rebellion was put down; and Bangladesh beat both Macao and Cambodia in soccer, for their first international victories in three years. All of these positive

’09 Summer Tour

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:34:00 +0600

The movers were here yesterday to survey our stuff for next week’s packout and we have our confirmed flight reservations, seat assignments, and special meals. This time we’re all traveling together to the same locales, but not spending too much time in one place. Herewith, our summer whereabouts. June 28 - July 12 Arlington, VA July 12 - July 15 Boston, MA July 15 - July 19 Chicago, IL July 19 - July 26 Duck, NC July 27 - Aug 8 Los Angeles, CA Aug 8 - Aug 14