Roger Gwynn

The international secretary of Service Civil International, Ralph Hegnauer, visited in 1967 Dhaka (Bangladesh / East Pakistan). A daytime work camp was held in his honour at the Deaf and Dumb School, Dhaka - the project was tree planting and gardening.

Here you can find a few rare photos of Bangladesh in 1967. 

A narrow street of Old Dhaka. (1967): Photographer- Roger Gwynn


Inside of a public bus. Dhaka (1965)

Ramna Kalibari. Dhaka racecourse/ Suhrawardy Udyan. Dhaka (1967)

Rose Garden. Shamibag, Dhaka (1967)


Eid jamaat at Dhaka Stadium, (1965)


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