"The extraordinary, rich history that was uniquely the lands of Bangladesh – as one of the world’s earliest centres of trade – was so cosmopolitan that the Roman historian of the 3rd century, Dionysius Periegetes, described the people of Gangaridai as “dedicated followers of Bacchus.” This was surely one of the world’s earliest description of the social phenomenon we now call globalisation – cross-cultural exchanges."---Tim Steel ( Courtesy: Rittika Samsuddin): Please read it: dhakatribune/long-form/2013/jul/23/india-your-name-could-be-bangladesh
Posted on: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 18:06:29 +0000