The first of a few random stops on a long drive through the countryside.Rice is the staple crop in Bangladesh. Once harvested from the fields the plants contain up to 28% moisture content which needs to be dried properly for reducing losses post-harvest.

There ain't no point in lying around in bed when there is so much to see. A couple of us took the opportunity of getting up at stupid o'clock, jumping into a Mr. Rick Shaw and heading out to experience life in the region's largest wholesale vegetable farmers market.

Just some random snaps of rural life on the roads around Bogura, unplanned stopping on the side of the road, a great way to see people, get the lens out and snap away.Growing riceKnown as paddy fields the term derives from the Indonesian word "padi" which in itself means "rice plant". Now it all makes sense.

Choto Sona MosqueA popular place for visitors, some walkwhilst others don't.Translating as the "Small Golden Mosque", Choto Sona Mosque was built between 1493 and 1519, it is topped with fifteen domes that were once gilded, hence its name.

From bush to product in a few hundred words, and some snaps.The first stage occurs in the fields and the orchards, eggs of unhatched silkworms are placed on the leaves of the mulberry bush. Once hatched the worms happily munch greedily on the leaves.

Known as the City of Silk due to it being an historic centre of the production of silk, Rajshahi stands on the banks of the Padma River close to the Bangla/India border. It has in modern times also become known as the City of Education, due to it housing four universities, seven medical schools and numerous polytechnics and higher education establishments, it is also the cleanest city in Bangladesh.