Anybody from Bangladesh?

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Muslim Woman said:
Salaam/ Peace


Chittagong is one of the nicest districts in Bangladesh . Many tourist spots are there . I m sure , ur daughter would love her visit there .

Tell her to visit Cox's Bazar sea beach. It's the longest sea beach in the world and very beautiful .
Also Rangamati , Bandarban - these are popular tourist spots .

I hope , she can manage some trips in these places :)
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It would be nice if she could visit some of these places.
At the moment my daughter is in Birmingham on a training weekend. Hopefully she will know more about the actual project and her team when she comes back.

I am very excited for her, and a little worried too. It's not easy to let your children go ... :phew

One thing is for sure - there won't be snow in Chittagong! LOL
 
There's no snow in any part of Bangladesh, heehee. She might be faced with rains though. Chittagong is actually a nice place to go, not very crowded and naturally beautiful (thought I've never been there, it's one of the top tourists' spots in Bangladesh).
 
She should only drink bottled water and not the normal tap water....you cannot volunteer if you have diarrhea..

unless you wear pampers or something.
 
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Hey, peepz, please don't take this thread off topic.
GuestFellow, I have read your comment and I appreciate your concern. Of course I am concerned for my daughter's safety too.

At the same time I am sure that not all Banglashis are perverts, or that there are no more dodgy people in Bangladesh than anywhere else in the world.

How to conduct herself and keep safe and how to be aware of cultural issues and differences is part of my daughter's training for this trip. She will also be in a group with senior staff.
She is also quite a sensible young woman who is not likely to seek risky situations.
God willing she will be safe. :)
 
I have a question about clothes.
As a Westerner my daughter will not be required to wear hijab, but loose clothing (trousers, tunic-style top and scarf to cover the chest) are recommended.
She has been told that it will be easy to have something made when she is there, but I think it would be good to buy at least a few things here to take with her.
Can you recommend anywhere online where I could look.

(We are on a budget, so no designer stuff please!)
 
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Only 4 days until my daughter leaves for Bangladesh.
Immunisations are completed, anti-malarials started, clothes bought and bags packed ... time for maternal anxiety to kick in ... :phew
 
Muslim Woman said:
Hi ,

did u get her tour prog ?
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What do you mean, Muslim woman?

My daughter will be travelling with the project group on Tuesday evening and they will stay in Dhaka for the first five days or so for training.
Then the individual groups (4 volunteers and one supervisor) will move out to the different areas. My daughter's team is going to Chittagong. Once there, she will live with a host family.
 
glo said:
Only 4 days until my daughter leaves for Bangladesh.
Immunisations are completed, anti-malarials started, clothes bought and bags packed ... time for maternal anxiety to kick in ... :phew
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I know, as a mother you are worry when your daughter will go to the place that far. But In Sha Allah, your daughter will be fine and enjoy her new experience.
 
My daughter and my husband are on their way to London now and my daughter will fly out to Bangladesh tonight.

I cannot quite describe how I am feeling. Emotional, distracted and a little lost ...
Anyway, I have to go to work now. Keeping busy will probably be helpful.

I would like those of you who feel it is appropriate to keep my daughter in your prayers/duas.
 
glo said:
My daughter and my husband are on their way to London now and my daughter will fly out to Bangladesh tonight.

I cannot quite describe how I am feeling. Emotional, distracted and a little lost ...
Anyway, I have to go to work now. Keeping busy will probably be helpful.

I would like those of you who feel it is appropriate to keep my daughter in your prayers/duas.
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The situation in Bangladesh is dire at the moment, are they still going? And if so, why?? You won't hear it on the news here in the UK but this is what I read on facebook just 2 hours ago:

Ok, update on Bangladesh based on a phone call this morning with friends in BD. These are ulama who i studied with, visit regularly, and trust completely.

Deaths of 2k to 3k is based on estimation. The estimation is based on the following points from eye witness account of friends I know personally who escaped the scene (shapla square) alive and have made it home to Sylhet.

1. Several thousand of the demonstrators had decided to spend the night on the square based a spontaneous decision by leaders on the day. This is something they had warned would happen if their demands were not met.

2. While they slept rough on and around the square, they were awoken by the sound of tanks and helicopter/s and gunfire. They awoke to find themselves surrounded by security forces. (government admits 10k forces).

3. The forces opened fire from above and below. Rubber, live ammo, various grenades the lot. Some witnesses even report people being run over by vehicles as they struggled to get up and run. Others simply knocked out by stun/sound grenades.

4. There was so much gunfire, it was like a battleground. (this u can confirm from the media footage shown here on UK channels). Sounds like helmand.

5. People scattered running in to buildings and alleyways while others were shot. My friends who this report is from, ran up into a hotel building who's owner kindly gave them refuge while the shooting continued below. They travelled as a group of around 9-10, only half have made it back. The others are thus far missing.

6. After the shooting, bodies were loaded on to trucks and taken away.

7. The area was then promptly hosed down by the fire trucks that were part of the convoy. Some have reported the area being sprinkled with something first.

The high number of victims propagated is inferred from these realities on the ground reported by hundreds of eye witnesses who escaped. I've now heard exactly the same account several times over from different people.

Most people are grieving today and trying to trace those missing and collate reports of those who are believed to be dead. This is suffering delays due to further strikes by the opposition coalition.

Now, forget how many, It's definitely not 30 as the mainstream media is reporting. Draw your own conclusions from the above as to how many it could be and the severity and sheer magnitude of this atrocity.

Among those missing are senior ulama, many of whom regularly visit the UK. Some have been arrested while others are believed to be dead. No bodies have been found or reported as of yet.

I'll do a separate post on the key figures who are missing after some more digging.

https://www.facebook.com/shamsadduha


The above is what is happening in Dhaka. Your daughter won't be involved in any demonstrations and protests as you said she's going for a different reason but just knowing that atrocities like that are happening is awful. InShaAllah she'll be ok. I'll PM you
 
:cry: may Allah keep our brothers n sisters safe ameen plz remember them in ur duas.
 
glo said:
My daughter and my husband are on their way to London now and my daughter will fly out to Bangladesh tonight.

I cannot quite describe how I am feeling. Emotional, distracted and a little lost ...
Anyway, I have to go to work now. Keeping busy will probably be helpful.

I would like those of you who feel it is appropriate to keep my daughter in your prayers/duas.
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Peace with you

Let your baby fly. Your feelings are just same what every moms feels when child leaves home at the first time.

And yes she is on my duas everyday.
 

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