Synopsis
Educational programme for 7- to 11-year-olds, providing an introduction to life in Bangladesh. Presenter Eils Hewitt takes a look at its climate and everyday life in a city, Dhaka, and a village, Pathalia.
- Programme: Primary Geography
- Series: Postcards
- Episode: Bangladesh: Life in Bangladesh
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2007
- Geography | Rivers and flooding
Licence: ERA Licence required
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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