tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20121175.post1615452276793185166..comments2024-03-28T00:22:49.961-07:00Comments on Back to Bangladesh: Young Bangladeshulysseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700270233759256479noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20121175.post-78413452477141961652007-03-23T00:37:00.000-07:002007-03-23T00:37:00.000-07:00Shafiur,So be it. You keep your opinion and I'll k...Shafiur,<BR/><BR/>So be it. You keep your opinion and I'll keep mine. Hope you continue to enjoy the blog.ulysseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700270233759256479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20121175.post-72218130524455168232007-03-22T19:56:00.000-07:002007-03-22T19:56:00.000-07:00I see. I don't believe this picture. Indeed the pi...I see. I don't believe this picture. Indeed the picture is most uneven and unequal, and I suspect a lot of stats would back me up. And whilst I enjoy your blog, your pictures never ever tell of the grinding poverty that exists in the country and the struggles to survive. They never show the violence, that is vilence in the broadest sense of the word, which stalks the country and the resources of the people to deal with it. .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20121175.post-36418975961952173112007-03-21T09:01:00.000-07:002007-03-21T09:01:00.000-07:00Shafiur,I kid you not.The point of the anecdote is...Shafiur,<BR/><BR/>I kid you not.<BR/><BR/>The point of the anecdote is simple. Back in the 80s the future of Bangladesh looked bleak because of the perceived future burden of the younger population. Today that same population is turning out to be an asset. Thus, kids who in the 80s were seen to be a future liability have today given us much to be proud of.<BR/><BR/>While on kids, there is no doubt in my mind that kids in Bangladesh today are much better off than they were in the 80s (and even early 90s). I started photographing our kids in villages in 1984. I could walk into a village and get surrounded by kids in minutes - thin, wearing torn shirts, no sandals. Today in our villages if I walk in during the day, virtually all the kids are in school. When I do find them, they are usually wearing nice clothes and sandals, and look much healthier. And carrying books in their backpacks.<BR/><BR/>So, things have gotten surprisingly better instead of worse. Of course much remains to be done, but we can be proud of the achievements of the hard-working people of Bangladesh.ulysseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700270233759256479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20121175.post-65965259606781348132007-03-21T06:25:00.000-07:002007-03-21T06:25:00.000-07:00Excuse me Mr Back to Bangladesh, but what pray is ...Excuse me Mr Back to Bangladesh, but what pray is the point of the Ershad anecdote? That he took care of the kids? That the nation took care of them? That the kids are alright? You must be kidding right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20121175.post-76948939675135496342007-03-19T13:31:00.000-07:002007-03-19T13:31:00.000-07:00thank you!i'm sure all of us between 19 and 35 are...thank you!i'm sure all of us between 19 and 35 are grateful! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20121175.post-38468387580600054002007-03-19T03:50:00.000-07:002007-03-19T03:50:00.000-07:00Yes we show some good achievement. But compare to ...Yes we show some good achievement. But compare to other countries it is not enough.<BR/>Regarding the study in our school, technology, good governance forget about India and China, we are still far behind from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, The Philippines, Vietnam. It is my experience after I have been work in US, Japan and South East Asia, I found how dynamic, knowledgeable, passionate about study they are.<BR/>In study specially science, math, English and overall Engineering education, India, Southeast Asia is far more advanced than us. If you go to any Famous companies in the world (Intel, Microsoft, Google, GE, HP ,Sony, City Bank, Morgan Stanley etc) we can find very very good number of Indian, South East Asian , Chinese are working. The number of Bangladeshi either 1,2 or 0. By South East Asia I don’t mean the whole. I meant each country and except Indonesia, all of them have less population than us but the percentage of high achiever is far bigger. By this I don’t say we did not achieve any thing-we achieve some but we need to go more and more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20121175.post-69690527034236917082007-03-18T23:14:00.000-07:002007-03-18T23:14:00.000-07:00Congrats!It was really refreshing to see the way t...Congrats!<BR/><BR/>It was really refreshing to see the way they played!<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>HPHPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598035261505894500noreply@blogger.com