Finally, back to Dhaka....

21 January 2007

Today’s the day we finally make our way back to Dhaka..... its our 3rd weekend in a row that we worked, hopefully we’ll be able to take it a little easier….My team finished the audit of our last branch late last night, we only arrived back at the Training Centre at 9.30pm…. We woke up a little later than usual, and had a nice leisurely breakfast…. AIO and his team had come down from the Panchagarh region the previous night, and we travelled in 2 vehicles back to Dhaka

We stopped by at the Chatra High School on our way back to Dhaka, thanks to the promise made by the one of the Bangladeshi auditors to the students who mobbed SM and I a few nights ago…. That the Malaysian auditors would drop by their school for a visit…. And excited these students were when we made our way in…..

When we arrived at the school premises, like true superstars, our drivers brought our 2 vehicles across their football field, while all the students stare at the 2 four wheel drives making their way towards them….. the students who were at our Training Centre was happened to be there, and we were greeted with looks of delight when we opened the door….

It was quite amazing, the reaction our short visit made…. All the kids flocked around us before all the teachers appeared, and ushered us into the school library to show off their book collection…. We were then brought to the Headmaster’s room, where he chatted with the Bangladeshi auditors….. when we stepped out of his office, the students all came out and assembled in front of us in lines, before proceeding to sing the national anthem….







It was quite an unforgettable experience, though I suspect the Bangladeshi auditors enjoyed the adulation more than AIO or I did…. Still, it was nice to see all the delight in the faces of the students….