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A peek into the Bangladesh blogosphere

Categories: South Asia, Bangladesh, Citizen Media

Bangladesh in the eyes of the foreigners:

Kirstel [1] terms Ashulia, 40 kilometres from Dhaka centre as “one of the nicest and most romantic places nearby Dhaka”. Robin Mead [2] of ‘Bangladesh backchat’ posts some beautiful pictures of the largest shopping mall in Bangladesh -The Bashundhara City Shopping Complex in Dhaka. Jo [3]of Bideshi Blonde feats Banglish.

Bangladeshi life and aspirations:

Bangladeshi rock star cum blogger Maqsood aka Mac writes [4] an essay called ‘Bengali music: of changing times and our robust aspirations’. Gibran discusses [5] how girls treat the average male singles. Imtiaz is engulfed [6] in the thoughts of living in a dead world. Mezba takes [7]a nostalgic look at the past and tries to see what's different now.

Burning social problems:

- Shappir writes [8] on Acid attack survivors of Bangladesh. Here [9]is a documentary on the acid victims. Blog-a-Rythm wakes up [10] to the reality of the wide gap between rich and poor in Bangladesh. Salam Dhaka also talks [11]about the rising cost of living in the country. Rifat tells [12] that people are afraid of terrorist attacks while even praying in a mosque.

Movies, music and photography:

– Via Rodentruskel [13], we get the link of a award-winning young Photographer GMB Akash's [14] photo gallery. Sadiq reviews [15] ‘The motorcycle diaries’. ‘Unheard voices’ [16]& ‘The third world view’ [17]report re-relaease of DVD of ‘the concert for Bangladesh’.

Here is a list [18] of more Bangladeshi blogs.