Flying Into Dhaka- First Impressions of Bangladesh

[django]

Only a muppet would think that poor countries like Pakistan and India would hold any attraction for BD Muslim

Believe me the feeling is mutual!

 

[livingdead]

OP whats your beef with bangladeshis? Its a poor densely packed country, what do you expect?
They have made impressive gains in human development index which means we have hope that we don't have to be rich country to live a decent life.
If anything we should be learning from them instead of making fun of them. If some stupid bangla posters are annoying to you because the way they make fun of us, remember we sound more or less same to westerners/chinese... stupid arrogant Indian.
Most bangladeshis have a positive to neutral view of India and Indians even though we treat them like school kids.

I don't understand why we human need to make fun of other or pity on some other people problem. Does someone living in a rich nation or better place(depends on how one perceive) give license to look upon people who are unprivileged.
Every nation is different and we should try to enjoy the differences rather than try to make fun of other.
Even in india many areas in cities are like ghettos, so what.

especially when our nationality was decided at random, there is noting special about being born in India, USA or somalia.

 

[ashok mourya]

Hope for better days for Bangladesh in coming out.Don't laugh at the poor people ,they are every where.

 

[I S I]

thats because Punjab took all the cars form DB before 71 and hasnt returned it yet, so they are just getting by with human Rickshaw till they recieve all their lurxury cars back

Bwahahahaha

But still looks better than Congo.

 

[Guynextdoor2]

Seems like this poster has been used by some Bangladeshi boy wherever she lives hence the obsessed weirdo can't stop trolling like a retard. I've used plenty of them in my young teen-adulthood days living in newham! they are easy just like goris. Easy to pull, use and leave.

this is usually said by a guy who is a virgin at 40. Looks like you've never had it in your life, forget 'Casanova in teen', you probably have issues getting it up on most days.

 

[Khan_21]

Only a muppet would think that poor countries like Pakistan and India would hold any attraction for BD Muslims.

1. Pakistan has terrorism issues.
2. India is full of Hindu bigots.


Grow your economy form it's current low 3% GDP/capita growth to something like 10% for 2 decades and then some BD Muslims may want to go to Pakistan.

Alot of Bangladeshi's vicariously live through Pakistan . This is a fact that nobody can deny . I have alot of Bangladeshi's as friends and they kind of accept this fact . Many of them grudgingly admire our Cricket team while other wish they had our military might to answer to India in the way we do when their own people are killed like Potatoes on Borders . Bangladeshi's on university our campus are regularly taunted for being dominated by India which has led them too cheer anything Pakistan does vis-a-vis India because they cannot do anything about it themselves .

This is what one Bangladeshi wrote on a forum and pretty much sums up the Complex .

''There is anger in Bangladesh because following Independence Bangladeshi people assumed that they would be the number #2 power in South Asia given that the larger population and great economic potential, Not just that but because Pakistan is universally loathed by South Asia, Bangladeshis have a dislike of Pakistanis because of their war time barbarity, Indians dislike Pakistan for being Muslims, Partition and because of Kashmir. Afghanistan dislikes Pakistan because they have been meddling in Afghanistan and reduced Afghanistan to the most miserable nation of the world by using proxies like the Taliban.

So with all this said there is a sense of betrayal in that Bangladesh never did get that mantle of being a regional power despite normal relations with India and at the time of Independence having a larger population than Pakistan. Alot of this is down to the short-sightedness of Bangladesh leaders, But alot of the blame for Bangladesh lack of important regionally and internationally lies in India. For South Asia and the world its still all about Pakistan, "Pakistan's role in Afghanistan", "Pakistan's dispute in Kashmir", "Pakistan fight the Soviets", "Pakistan supporting the Taliban" ,"Pakistan's Intelligence agency", Then its "Pakistan's nuclear weapons progamme", "Pakistan and China", "Pakistan and India, "Pakistan and US", "Pakistani spies" Its still all about Pakistan and its like a broken record!'' .


Its more about recognition . Bangladesh has never gotten any recognition like incase of Pakistan or India .

 

[Michael Corleone]

What is Bangladesh's richest city?

Chittagong and shylet I think... shylet is full of UK based businessmen that the property price there is highest in the country. Chittagong is home to most of Bangladesh based businessmen... and tourism which both city boast and compete about.

 

[UKBengali]

Alot of Bangladeshi's vicariously live through Pakistan . This is a fact that nobody can deny . I have alot of Bangladeshi's as friends and they kind of accept this fact . Many of them grudgingly admire our Cricket team while other wish they had our military might to answer to India in the way we do when their own people are killed like Potatoes on Borders . Bangladeshi's on university our campus are regularly taunted for being dominated by India which has led them too cheer anything Pakistan does vis-a-vis India because they cannot do anything about it themselves .

This is what one Bangladeshi wrote on a forum and pretty much sums up the Complex .

''There is anger in Bangladesh because following Independence Bangladeshi people assumed that they would be the number #2 power in South Asia given that the larger population and great economic potential, Not just that but because Pakistan is universally loathed by South Asia, Bangladeshis have a dislike of Pakistanis because of their war time barbarity, Indians dislike Pakistan for being Muslims, Partition and because of Kashmir. Afghanistan dislikes Pakistan because they have been meddling in Afghanistan and reduced Afghanistan to the most miserable nation of the world by using proxies like the Taliban.

So with all this said there is a sense of betrayal in that Bangladesh never did get that mantle of being a regional power despite normal relations with India and at the time of Independence having a larger population than Pakistan. Alot of this is down to the short-sightedness of Bangladesh leaders, But alot of the blame for Bangladesh lack of important regionally and internationally lies in India. For South Asia and the world its still all about Pakistan, "Pakistan's role in Afghanistan", "Pakistan's dispute in Kashmir", "Pakistan fight the Soviets", "Pakistan supporting the Taliban" ,"Pakistan's Intelligence agency", Then its "Pakistan's nuclear weapons progamme", "Pakistan and China", "Pakistan and India, "Pakistan and US", "Pakistani spies" Its still all about Pakistan and its like a broken record!'' .

Well Pakistan has a much larger population than BD now - 210 million to around 160 million for BD.

Yes, BD is still somewhat behind Pakistan infrastructure wise due to late start(1971 versus 1947) and much further behind militarily but what counts is that things are changing on both fronts. GDP/Capita is growing twice as fast in BD(6%) compared to Pakistan(3%) and also massive infrastructure projects like Padma Bridge and Nuclear Power stations are finally being built in BD.

Most people in BD do not hold any real malice towards Pakistan but it is not really seen as a country to emulate for many reasons.

 

[Khan_21]

Well Pakistan has a much larger population than BD now - 210 million to around 160 million for BD.

Yes, BD is still somewhat behind Pakistan infrastructure wise due to late start(1971 versus 1947) and much further behind militarily but what counts is that things are changing on both fronts. GDP/Capita is growing twice as fast in BD(6%) compared to Pakistan(3%) and also massive infrastructure projects like Padma Bridge and Nuclear Power stations are finally being built in BD.

Most people in BD do not hold any real malice towards Pakistan but it is not really seen as a country to emulate for many reasons.

Well Pakistan has a much larger population than BD now - 210 million to around 160 million for BD.

Yes, BD is still somewhat behind Pakistan infrastructure wise due to late start(1971 versus 1947) and much further behind militarily but what counts is that things are changing on both fronts. GDP/Capita is growing twice as fast in BD(6%) compared to Pakistan(3%) and also massive infrastructure projects like Padma Bridge and Nuclear Power stations are finally being built in BD.

Most people in BD do not hold any real malice towards Pakistan but it is not really seen as a country to emulate for many reasons.

Yes, BD is still somewhat behind Pakistan infrastructure wise due to late start(1971 versus 1947)

Somewhat Behind ? Okay . If any country had to start from scratch it was Pakistan in 1947 . At the Time of Independance in 1971 both Bangladesh and Pakistan had equal GDP per capita . Bangladesh was a basketcase for too long because your leaders did nothing for 20 years . That doesn't mean you had to start from scratch . Quit this mentality of yours where you are behind in so many things you have to blame 1947-1971 for that . Your Corruption ranking is stagnant since 5 years and 30 positions behind Pakistan . Should we blame 1971 for that ? Couldn't build a World Ranking university like NUST or LUMS again should we blame Pakistan for that ? Cannot succeed in any sports to save your life again 1971 to blame ?

GDP/Capita is growing twice as fast in BD(6%) compared to Pakistan(3%)

Check the total Middle class for Bangladesh and compare it to Pakistan . Breeze through urban areas of both the countries and its pretty evident which one is more prosperous . According to Credit Swiss an average Pakistani is twice wealthy as a Bangladeshi .

 

[El Sidd]

Is it just me or its only PDF which gives Bongladeshis and Bongladesh the necessary exposure.

Nobody mentions Bongladesh the world is not facing jute crisis.

@Śakra you have a weird thing with these lot. Try eating a fried Hilsa

 

[UKBengali]

Yes, BD is still somewhat behind Pakistan infrastructure wise due to late start(1971 versus 1947)

Somewhat Behind ? Okay . If any country had to start from scratch it was Pakistan in 1947 . At the Time of Independance in 1971 both Bangladesh and Pakistan had equal GDP per capita . Bangladesh was a basketcase for too long because your leaders did nothing for 20 years . That doesn't mean you had to start from scratch . Quit this mentality of yours where you are behind in so many things you have to blame 1947-1971 for that . Your Corruption ranking is stagnant since 5 years and 30 positions behind Pakistan . Should we blame 1971 for that ? Couldn't build a World Ranking university like NUST or LUMS again should we blame Pakistan for that ? Cannot succeed in any sports to save your life again 1971 to blame ?

BD had to pretty much start from scratch in 1971, as whatever precious little was built during the united Pakistan period was destroyed by the war that was caused by Pakistan refusing to accept the will of the people for a Bengali to lead the nation.

Equal GDP/Capita in 1971? West Pakistan GDP/capita was 60% larger than the East's by 1971, when it was equal at the time of independence. I am not interested in any fake graphs/data, so do not brother producing any. Every neutral person knows the blatant theft of BD resources during the 1947-1971 era - have some quality and accept it.

GDP/Capita is growing twice as fast in BD(6%) compared to Pakistan(3%)

Check the total Middle class for Bangladesh and compare it to Pakistan . Breeze through urban areas of both the countries and its pretty evident which one is more prosperous . According to Credit Swiss an average Pakistani is twice wealthy as a Bangladeshi .

Do you understand the concept of accumulated wealth? Due to Pakistan taking an unfair portion of wealth during the 1947-1971 era , only now has BD GDP/capita matched that of Pakistan. Do not worry as within 10-15 years it will be plain to see who is the wealthier country and it will not be yours.

 

[Khan_21]

BD had to pretty much start from scratch in 1971, as whatever precious little was built during the united Pakistan period was destroyed by the war that was caused by Pakistan refusing to accept the will of the people for a Bengali to lead the nation.

Equal GDP/Capita in 1971? West Pakistan GDP/capita was 60% larger than the East's by 1971, when it was equal at the time of independence. I am not interested in any fake graphs/data, so do not brother producing any. Every neutral person knows the blatant theft of BD resources during the 1947-1971 era - have some quality and accept it.



Do you understand the concept of accumulated wealth? Due to Pakistan taking an unfair portion of wealth during the 1947-1971 era , only now has BD GDP/capita matched that of Pakistan. Do not worry as within 10-15 years it will be plain to see who is the wealthier country and it will not be yours.

I would advise you to stop believing in your government lie's about BD's per capita reaching $1600 or $2000 when independent data says otherwise .

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/in-pakistan-its-middle-class-rising/article17378526.ece

Attempts to quantify Pakistan’s middle class, largely based on income and the purchase of consumption goods, show that as many as 42% of Pakistan’s population belong to the upper and middle classes, with 38% counted as “the middle class”. If these numbers are correct, or even indicative in any broad sense, then 84 million Pakistanis belong to the middle and upper classes, a population size larger than that of Germany and Turkey

http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/middle-class-expanding-168316

At present, 20 percent of the population belongs to the middle-income category in Bangladesh in contrast to 24.1 percent in neighbouring India

Like I said stop believing lies your government is feeding you . 42 % of our population is middle class compared to 20 % of yours .

Bangladesh again nowhere to be seen . Its ironic how when independent sources come into play BD is nowhere to be found .

 

[UKBengali]

I would advise you to stop believing in your government lie's about BD's per capita reaching $1600 or $2000 when independent data says otherwise .

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/in-pakistan-its-middle-class-rising/article17378526.ece

Attempts to quantify Pakistan’s middle class, largely based on income and the purchase of consumption goods, show that as many as 42% of Pakistan’s population belong to the upper and middle classes, with 38% counted as “the middle class”. If these numbers are correct, or even indicative in any broad sense, then 84 million Pakistanis belong to the middle and upper classes, a population size larger than that of Germany and Turkey

http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/middle-class-expanding-168316

At present, 20 percent of the population belongs to the middle-income category in Bangladesh in contrast to 24.1 percent in neighbouring India

Like I said stop believing lies your government is feeding you . 42 % of our population is middle class compared to 20 % of yours .

Bangladesh again nowhere to be seen . Its ironic how when independent sources come into play BD is nowhere to be found .

I repeat, do you understand the concept of accumulated wealth?

 

[Flynn Swagmire]

Oh you genius.

Im ordinary

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Damn.. and i thought karachi was a crappy city..




And i hate it.