We took a long car ride to look at the rivers, and went to a slum just outside Dhaka. We talked a lot about the challenges that the people here face. The problem of hunger is not the amount of food people eat. Sanitation is also very bad, so people often get sick with diarrhea and other diseases. Pollution is a big problem, especially in the city.
Many people smoke cigarettes.
As we were driving we saw big billboard signs advertising Marlboro cigarettes with a picture of an American cowboy. It seemed very strange to see that in Bangladesh. When we reached the slum, it was horrifying. We drove and drove and all of a sudden we stopped. It was dusty and dry, but surprisingly green.