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Bangladesh

In The Name Of The People

Post Independence

NOVO July 20th, 2000

The Page is under construction... Please visit soon for a history of Bangladesh that most political parties of Bangladesh would not like to admit.

An article by Jamal Hossain is presented here for now and a peculiar image from Bangladesh is explained.

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This bird like piece of art is actually a unique cutting utensil from Bangla, not found in the rest of the world. This is a Boti. It is larger than a knife and its blade faces up, as you can see.

It allows one to put a foot on the flat end (looks like the tail) if necessary to hold it still and then take the help of gravity to cut objects. The part that looks like as if it is a beak is a circular grating instrument. It is used for purposes like grating the white inside of a coconut. This is a most useful and ingenious utensil and is a regular item in every kitchen.

For other images that are out of the ordinary but pretty commonplace in Bengal (Bangla) visit Cooking For The Gods.

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