Bashundara is an example of a new Bangladesh trend: making new land for a big population by packing in silt that has been dredged from the bottom of the Ganges and packing it in along the shorelines. Bashundara neighborhood sits on sandy land that wasn't there even 5 years ago... it had all been river. It's a vast, marshy place with scattered concrete shells of many big, half-built apartment buildings. We discovered that this is a popular place for couples to come and have a walk in semi-privacy and quiet. The ice cream rickshaws that roam throughout make the neighborhood feel a little like a trip to the beach.
People we saw out wandering seemed cheery with the holiday season, and spiffy in new clothes. This was a great thing to do.
