Asia Album: Country boats in Bangladesh

Source: Xinhua| 2020-09-09 11:20:52|Editor: huaxia

Photo taken on Sept. 8, 2020 shows an aerial view of boats harbored on the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

DHAKA, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Water transportation is an important means of communication in Bangladesh where traditional hand-made boats are still in use to provide cheap and convenient transport.

Commuters use country boats to cross the Buriganga River which flows past the southwest outskirts of the capital Dhaka.

Photo taken on Sept. 8, 2020 shows boats moored up to shape like petals of a flower on the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on Sept. 8, 2020 shows a pile of boats parked on the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on Sept. 8, 2020 shows piles of boats harbored on the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on Sept. 8, 2020 shows boats moored up to shape like petals of a flower on the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on Sept. 8, 2020 shows a pile of boats parked on the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on Sept. 8, 2020 shows piles of boats harbored on the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

Boatmen ride boats on the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Sept. 8, 2020. (Xinhua)

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