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Where is the guesthouse?
For a number of years the 'Goodmorning Bed & Breakfast', located in Bonani, has been a safe haven for visitors from many different countries. The guesthouse was suppose to be a training facility for young underprivilegde youth in Dhaka, and run by the Vialisa Foundation. However due to sickness of the founder of the foundation, the guesthouse had to close it's doors. An honest attempt to keep the guesthouse alive on a different location, with a legal status and a different management, turned out to be an idealistic, but impossible task.
So I decided to use this website for all you people who are planning to visit Bangladesh and can use some real life information about this city. I hope you find it usefull and if you do, please share and spread the word! We thank the people who have supported us and trusted us to be their host during their stay in crazy Dhaka.
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Safety in Dhaka
From my own experience I would say the areas where most foreigners live and work, Gulshan 1 & 2, Bonani and Baridhara are pretty safe. However I did hear about some violent crimes happening to people around me.
Communication
Bangladeshi are more indirect then direct communicators. Many times you will have a whole conversation and at the end none of your questions are answered. Take your time to get used to this custom.
Religion
Bangladesh is a multi-religious country, but most of the people are Muslim. For this reason, Bangladesh knows an exceptional high number of national holiday, since all holidays of each religion are respected and celebrated.
Festivals
Many of the celibrations and festivals are related to the dominant religion in Babngladesh, which is Islam. There are also a number of Hindu festivals and Bangladeshis tend to join in each others celebrations.
Gifts giving
Gifts are normally given between family members during religious holidays, especially during the two Eids. In larger cities it is more and more a customs also to give presents when someone celebrates his or her birthday.
Hierarchy
It’s very clear that Bangladesh is a very hierarchical society. People are respected because of their position in the family, the company or in general and because of their age. If a person is older than you, he is seen as wiser and granted respect.
Eating habits
If you are invited to a meal, it is considered very rude to just turn it down. Better to reply with ‘Let’s see if I can make it’ or ‘I will try’. These kind of answers will be accepted without any further questioning and not considered rude.
Meeting people
Men meet men and woman meet woman. That’s according to the Bangladeshi tradition. It’s advisable to remember that in Bangladesh there is still a huge difference between the position of woman and men.
Business cards
Bangladeshis are crazy about sharing business cards. Be aware that sharing your business card is a way of protocol. Make sure you have a card at hand. Cards are not only given during formal accasions. You may give your card at any time to anyone!
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