Bangladesh stayed with me in flavours, fabrics and faces
Looking back on a 2025 journey through Dhaka, Bagerhat and the Sundarbans: street food, clothes made by local tailors, and the people I remember.
By Jessie Wenjie LiRead story ↗
A CHAPTER FROM MY JOURNEYS
Bangladesh
Flavours, fabrics, festivals and the people I met: a September–October 2025 journey remembered through everyday encounters in Dhaka, Bagerhat, the Sundarbans and beyond.
Tastes of the street
A paper-wrapped snack, flatbreads, unfamiliar fruit and a very personal KFC memory.
↗Cloth and encounters
Buying fabric and returning to a tailor became part of the journey itself.
↗Women and celebration
Saris, everyday dress and the moments in which people welcomed a photograph together.
↗Bagerhat and the mangroves
Historic places, rain, a missed dolphin and the freedom to change the pace.
↗The stories
A place, through personal experience
These pieces record the particular journeys described in each article. A meal, a visit or a conversation is one part of a place, and there is always more to learn.