Description:
A Bedey (Gypsy) mother at Keraniganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bedey, a community belonging mainly to the ethnic Mong-tong (Mangta) of Arakan, who in 1638, accompanied the fugitive king of Arakan, Ballal Raja, and later settled in Bikrampur area near Dhaka. The community generally lives in clusters on machans (platforms) constructed by the side of rivers or on boats. Keraniganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh. October 8, 2005.
Credits:
Shahadat - (Bangladesh) Parvez/Majority World
Description:
A Bedey (Gypsy) mother at Keraniganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bedey, a community belonging mainly to the ethnic Mong-tong (Mangta) of Arakan, who in 1638, accompanied the fugitive king of Arakan, Ballal Raja, and later settled in Bikrampur area near Dhaka. The community generally lives in clusters on machans (platforms) constructed by the side of rivers or on boats. Keraniganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh. October 8, 2005.
Date Created:
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Author:
Shahadat Parvez
Country:
Bangladesh
Copyright Notice:
Copyright Majority World
Filename:
MWC011069.jpg
File Date/Time:
1471658307
File Size:
2395732
File Type:
2
Mime Type:
image/jpeg
Sections Found:
ANY_TAG, IFD0, EXIF
Image Description:
A Bedey (Gypsy) mother at Keraniganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bedey, a community belonging mainly to the ethnic Mong-tong (Mangta) of Arakan, who in 1638, accompanied the fugitive king of Arakan, Ballal Raja, and later settled in Bikrampur area near Dhaka. The