Jessore

Jessore

visiting and staying with my friend and colleague in western Bangladesh

Location: 

Jessore District, Bangladesh

Duration: 

Saturday, August 12, 2017

Personal highlights

  1. Jessore: town and district in western Bangladeshinfo-icon, near Kalkota
  2. Jessore City: feels like a village, yet its larger than my city of Basel
  3. Jessore District: feeling very rural despite nearly 3 million people
  4. People: some of the most friendly and hospitable I have seen!
  5. Journey: visiting and staying with a friend and working colleague 

Image sources

  1. Buying street food in Jessore
  2. Entering Jessore Collectorate 
  3. Market street in Jessore
  4. In the streets of Jessore
  5. Eating Bangladeshi icecream

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