Last weekend we ventured out of Dhaka City for the first time and went to a Hindu Village called Dhamrai, about 20kms out of the city (About an hour and a half drive!!). They make the most amazing brass castings there, all individual and all hand made. They carve it out of wax, then paint thin coats of clay on to it and then pour hot brass in forcing the wax out.
Even though it was a small village, it was still incredibly busy, with people everywhere. Definetely a good trip, and seeing the brick factories on the drive out there and the staggering amount of pollution they create was really interesting. Incidentallly driving on the main road out of Dhaka it was very easy to see how the road toll here is 13,000 every year, with some very hair raising moments with oncoming cars, buses and rickshaws. Getting in a car is definetely not for the faint of heart, especially outside the city boundaries.
Brass Casting
Brick Factories
Even though it was a small village, it was still incredibly busy, with people everywhere. Definetely a good trip, and seeing the brick factories on the drive out there and the staggering amount of pollution they create was really interesting. Incidentallly driving on the main road out of Dhaka it was very easy to see how the road toll here is 13,000 every year, with some very hair raising moments with oncoming cars, buses and rickshaws. Getting in a car is definetely not for the faint of heart, especially outside the city boundaries.
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