“Day After…”: A slice of life on the Rocket in the rivers of Bangladesh
For about 100 years, paddle steamers have been an important method of river travel in Bangladesh. In the early 20th century, they were one of the fastest vessels sailing the Ganges Delta and were nicknamed Rocket steamers. Today, they are anything but. Mike MacEacheran, reporting for BBC Travel in 2015 wrote, “Bangladesh has some of…