What is Bangladesh Discovery Ride?
It is a bicycle journey through Bangladesh while contributing to its social development and also participants are to obtain a very unique experience.
Cyclists from various countries gather at Bangladesh, and cycle for 200km through Bangladesh for 3 days with teams with different nationalities, culture, languages and belief.
Through the trip, issues of waste disposal, empowerment of women are to be discussed. We will contribute to the new establishment of tourism in the Chittagong area from cycling tourism perspectives.
Cyclists from various countries gather at Bangladesh, and cycle for 200km through Bangladesh for 3 days with teams with different nationalities, culture, languages and belief.
Through the trip, issues of waste disposal, empowerment of women are to be discussed. We will contribute to the new establishment of tourism in the Chittagong area from cycling tourism perspectives.
Why Bangladesh?
Chittagong is beautiful countryside, which offers the longest beach in the world, original culture, warm hospitality and delicious seafoods that contains many attractions of Bangladesh. It is a very deep and interesting area for a cycling trip though very few have discovered their attractions.
We want Bangladesh to be the place where cyclists from all over the world to gather. By offering opportunity for a new job and employment, we wish to contribute to the social development from tourism. We expect participants to go home with discoveries and ideas through experiencing the real Bangladesh. Also, making the most of publicity, we hope to raise issues of waste disposal and social participation of women in Bangladesh. With these hopes in our minds, we are determined to held this event and continue to hold this event along the cooperation of the people in Chittagong.
We want Bangladesh to be the place where cyclists from all over the world to gather. By offering opportunity for a new job and employment, we wish to contribute to the social development from tourism. We expect participants to go home with discoveries and ideas through experiencing the real Bangladesh. Also, making the most of publicity, we hope to raise issues of waste disposal and social participation of women in Bangladesh. With these hopes in our minds, we are determined to held this event and continue to hold this event along the cooperation of the people in Chittagong.
Contribute to the society by cycling! 3 themes
1: Contribution to tourism
Bangladesh is facing rapid changes in lifestyle and economic development, but in the rural area, which is 90% of the country, no main industry has been developed. Jobs, opportunities for work, education, and infrastructure are very limited. From cycling tourism perspective, we are broadcasting the beautiful parts of the countryside. We hope to promote the interaction between people, attract facilities such as cycling center which would create job opportunities, and furthermore contribute to the development of communities in the villages. |
2: Waste disposal issues
Waste disposal is a big social issue in Bangladesh as population and the amount of waste rapidly increases. People think little about littering and casually throw away rubbish anywhere on the street, seeing their big capital city Dhaka as a big rubbish bin which brings huge damages to their hygienic surroundings and health. We are making the most of publicity that the many cyclists who are considered to be the “symbol for cool people” gather for this event, and will hold a no rubbish campaign at the Cox’s Bazar beach with hundreds people. We wish to motivate the local people to think about littering. |
3:Empowerment of Muslim Women
90% of the population in Bangladesh is Muslim. From religious and social perspectives, social right of women has been extremely limited. There are however Muslim women who are taking a challenge of “woman riding a bicycle, riding with own strength” which has been considered to be a taboo. We are inviting those brave women and broadcast them as a “change maker" to the rest of Bangladesh. We wish to introduce the potential of independence and strength of women and contribute to empowerment of women. |
Voice of Participants
“I just had sooooo much fun!!! The extraordinary days we felt.
I would like to join again!” Toki Miwa from Bangladesh |
〝I'm a really experienced cyclist, but Bangladesh Discovery Ride was the best of my life. ”
Rana from Bangladesh |
"To see is to believe. I encountered something I would not see or feel in my daily life. "
Saki Yano from Japan |
News
2014.09.18 Event date was rescheduled to 11/19(Wed) - 11/26(Wed).
2014.08.17 The official website of Bangladesh Discovery Ride2014 is released!
2014.08.17 The official website of Bangladesh Discovery Ride2014 is released!