In KL, Jaiedy had emphasized the historical importance of the Bengali language movement as a pivotal force pushing Bangladesh to break away from Pakistan. So I visited the Shaheed Minar monument to the martyrs of the language movement. It's pictured here with sweet kids selling odds and ends.

I saw other interesting historical places and educational museums, but nothing surpassed the exhilarating entertainment of just driving around Dhaka!

I loved the fantastic chaos of throngs of wildly painted bicycle rickshaws, motorcycles, three-wheel tuk-tuks (called "CNGs" in Bangladesh), and all kinds of pedestrians from elegant matrons with dazzling saris to workers with only a lungi.

Although this is monsoon season, I was lucky with only a few brief intense showers.