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Word: karnaphuli (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2001-2001
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...watch as the rickshaws and pollution give way to rice paddies and simple villages. Crossing countless bridges, you're soon deep into a virtual marshland. Ferries ply the many canals and waterways in a constant cycle of to and fro, back and forth. At the mouth of the Karnaphuli river lies Bangladesh's main port. The country's second city, Chittagong has been a center of trade and transport for 2,000 years. Porters lean almost prone as they haul carts piled 4 m high along the quay. Stroll the boulevards of decaying colonial storefronts and the pungent waterfront...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: If You Want No-Frills, You'll Love Bangladesh | 6/25/2001 | See Source »

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