Archive for July, 2007

“Development is about human being”: Fazle Hasan Abed

“Development is about human being”: Fazle Hasan Abed

Fazle Hasan Abed is the founder and chairperson of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC). He gave up a thriving accounting career to help Bangladesh’s independence movement. After the birth of the country in 1971, he started BRAC to help refugees and victims of war integrate into society. He spoke with Nepali Times columnist Ashutosh […]

July 20, 2007 | By Mohammad Saiful Islam | Reply More
Sweets packets by rural lady

Sweets packets by rural lady

“Sweets” is a symbol food to celebrate any good things. Specially in South Asia, we love to eat sweets on any good occasion. This is a picture that showing two rural lady preparing hand made paper based packets to carry sweets. Non Governments organization SAP-Bangladesh providing micro credit loans to rural ladies to do such […]

July 17, 2007 | By Md Shahidul Islam | Reply More
Bangladesh struggles with “child marriage”

Bangladesh struggles with “child marriage”

“Child marriage” is an acute problem in Bangladesh, being largely symptomatic of the extent of poverty which exists. And the suffering of a child after becoming a house wife in early age is really horrible. A few months ago, I heard a story from on of my media colleges about Khadija Khatun who is staying […]

July 15, 2007 | By Editor | Reply More
Green Sea!!!

Green Sea!!!

  We can make our country more greenish by planting lots of trees and all other seasonal crops. It can save our country from global warming. So, if you have chance, please plant some trees. Because it’s our responsibility to save our country, our world from global warming. This is a Photograph by Md. Shahidul […]

July 14, 2007 | By Md Shahidul Islam | Reply More
Nepal Renewable Energy Project to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Nepal Renewable Energy Project to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

More than 142,000 households in Nepal will get long-awaited access to electricity thanks to the implementation of the Nepal Micro Hydro Project for which an emission reductions purchase agreement (ERPA) was signed on Friday, June 29. This is the second greenhouse gas emission reduction project in Nepal, executed by the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC), […]

July 13, 2007 | By admin | Reply More