Bangladesh Geography photo cards Key Stage 1

Photo card 1 The photograph shows a boy herding water buffalo. Some families in Bangladesh keep water buffalo – they can be used for their meat, horns, hides, milk, and their power (to plow and transport people and crops). PHOTOGRAPHER: Purple Flame Media

Photo card 2 The Bangladeshi flag. It consists of a red disc on top of a green field. The red disc is said to represent the sun rising over Bengal, and also the blood of those who died for the independence of Bangladesh. The green field stands for the lushness of the land of Bangladesh. PHOTOGRAPHER: Purple Flame Media

Photo card 3 A village near Mongla, Khulna District. The national flower of Bangladesh is the water lily (pictured). PHOTOGRAPHER: Eleanor Church

Photo card 4 This is Musa and his friends walking to school. Find out more about Musa’s life in Bangladesh, in CAFOD’s big book, A day with Musa. To order go to cafod.org.uk/bigbook PHOTOGRAPHER: Purple Flame Media

Photo card 5 Women working in a paddy field in south-western Bangladesh, where rice is growing in the waterlogged soil. PHOTOGRAPHER: Purple Flame Media

Photo card 6 Nypa palm (golpata) trees grown for roof thatching. Not only is it a beautiful tree, but it provides work for thousands of people who collect its leaf for making roof thatching. Nypa provides an important protection against wind and flooding (cyclones) - cutting them for thatching has the negative impact of removing this natural protection and is thought to have led to more severe flooding and stronger winds reaching villages. PHOTOGRAPHER: Paula Nyunt

Photo card 7 This is Sabita. She lives in a village in south-western Bangladesh. In June there were heavy rains, and after just one hour of rainfall, Sabita’s courtyard was flooded in a foot of water. Sabita says: “Everything inside the house, our furniture, our beds and our clothes, was soaked. We spent the whole night wearing wet clothes and sleeping on polythene sheets on the floor.” In the photograph, you can see Sabita in her garden with her crop of Pui Shak (Malabar spinach). She says: “My vegetable plot wasn’t ruined by the recent flooding, because Caritas Bangladesh (a CAFOD partner) had encouraged me to raise it off the ground. I have become very passionate when I think about my garden. This year, I have produced red spinach, basil, pumpkin, bitter gourd, okra, potatoes and beans.” PHOTOGRAPHER: Caritas Internationalis

Photo card 8 Sunset over river Ganges delta. PHOTOGRAPHER: Chris Bain

Photo card 9 A river taxi, transporting people across the river at Mongla, in south-west Bangladesh. PHOTOGRAPHER: Purple Flame Media

Photo card 10 On the Khal river in Kainmari, near the Sundarbans forest. PHOTOGRAPHER: Simon Rawles

Photo card 11 A view of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. PHOTOGRAPHER: Purple Flame Media

Photo card 12 A street in the city of Khulna. PHOTOGRAPHER: Purple Flame Media

Photo card 13 A typically busy street in Sylhet, a city in Bangladesh. Most Bangladeshis in England and Wales come from Sylhet division (county) and are known as ‘Londonees’. PHOTOGRAPHER: Bridget Fenwick

Photo card 14 Village housing in the south-west region of Bangladesh. PHOTOGRAPHER: Purple Flame Media

Photo card 15 Children from a village in south Bangladesh, playing cricket. Cricket is a very popular sport in Bangladesh. To find out more about games, including traditional games in Bangladesh see CAFOD’s big book, A day with Musa, available to order at cafod.org.uk/bigbook PHOTOGRAPHER: Purple Flame Media

Photo card 16 A street in Mongla town, south-western Bangladesh. PHOTOGRAPHER: Purple Flame Media

Photo card 17 A bookshop in Mongla town, south-western Bangladesh. PHOTOGRAPHER: Purple Flame Media

Photo card 18 A village vegetable shop in south-western Bangladesh. PHOTOGRAPHER: Eleanor Church

Photo card 19 Making clothing in a shop in Mongla town, south-western Bangladesh. PHOTOGRAPHER: Purple Flame Media

Photo card 20 This is Musa’s home – Musa is to the left of the picture. Musa lives with his family in a rural village in the south of Bangladesh. His home is surrounded by ponds. It is raised to protect it from flooding during the rainy season. It has a solar panel on the roof, which provides electricity for lights inside the home. Musa’s home is made from a number of materials, including wood, corrugated iron and leaves. Find out more about Musa’s life in CAFOD’s big book, A day with Musa, available to order at cafod.org.uk/bigbook PHOTOGRAPHER: Purple Flame Media

Photo card 21 This is inside Musa’s home. This room is where Musa sleeps. During the day, the bedding is put away and Musa’s bedroom is used by all of the family. Find out more about Musa’s life in CAFOD’s big book, A day with Musa, available to order at cafod.org.uk/bigbook PHOTOGRAPHER: Purple Flame Media

Bangladesh Geography photo cards Key Stage 1 Credits: Purple Flame Media, Eleanor Church, Paula Nyunt, Caritas Internationalis, Simon Rawles, Chris Bain, Bridget Fenwick