Bangladesh is awash with rivers. More than 700 of them flow through this small country and the result is a lush landscape with more shades of green than you ever imagined Flooding is an annual feature and, by the end of the summer, huge swaths of Bangladesh are submerged under rising water levels, leaving rich alluvial soils from which to grow next year's harvests.
There are almost as many kilometres of rivers in Bangladesh as there are roads, and travelling by boat is a way of life here. For the traveller, this provides a fabulous opportunity to see the country from a more unusual angle. Arrive at a town by bus and you're confronted with traffic, fumes, noise and confusion. Arrive by boat and it's almost like sneaking quietly through the back door.
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