Being in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is quite a sobering experience and a good exposure. The population in Dhaka itself is 11.875 million people and in Selangor is 5.5 million people. The size of Dhaka is 1,463km square and Selangor is 8,104km square. Therefore, the feeling that you get there is a bit more congested as compare to Selangor.
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| Rickshaw and CnG |
I experienced riding on a rickshaw and also a C n G which are some of the public transport facility. It was quite enjoyable. The weather there was quite nice and the people there are very friendly.
Dhaka was famous for making garments, making ropes and planting grains. Their agriculture sector contributes 19.1% of their GDP. They plant products like rice, jute, tea, sugar, wheat. Their manufacturing sector contributes about 28.6% of their GDP. They manufacture items such as garments and knitwear, jute goods, frozen fish and seafood, textiles, fertilizer, sugar, tea, leather, ship-breaking for scrap, pharmaceuticals, ceramic tableware, newsprint.
The exhibition that I participated was in relation to the Malaysia My Second Home Programme. It is a programme whereby foreigners are able to get a 10 years visa in Malaysia if they place a sum of money in a fix deposit in Malaysia. There is always confusion that a foreigner is required to purchase a property in Malaysia to obtain the visa, which is not true.
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| Me with my friends in MM2H exhibition |
There were quite a number of people from Malaysia My Second Home and from the education and healthcare industry. Going for exhibitions is quite enjoyable because I get to meet new friends from different industry and cultures.
By Lee Wee Giap
Human Resource Director
Vision College
