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Second SAARC youth camp brings over 60 delegates from South Asia to Chennai
Chennai: The second ever youth camp of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) brought over 60 delegates from across south Asia to Chennai on Saturday at the start of the five-day summit hosted by India. The SAARC youth meet, launched as mandated by the resolutions adopted at the 14th SAARC summit in April […]
Bangladesh to build 2,000 new cyclone centers this year
Bangladesh will build 2,000 new cyclone centers in the 15 coastal districts this year following the deadly cyclone Sidr on
Pakistan Army doctors treat over 37000 Bangladesh cyclone victims
The Pakistan Army field hospital which was set up at Bhandaria, Barisal and Bangladesh for relief operations after cyclone “Sidr” worked day and night to mitigate the sufferings of flood-affected people, earning goodwill for the country. A Pakistan Air Force C-130 aircraft carrying the field hospital, doctors, paramedics and life-saving drugs was the first to […]
Fuel Consumption and Environmental Impact of Rickshaw Bans in Dhaka
Author: Syed Saiful Alam Shovan Most trips in Dhaka are short in distance, usually one to five kilometers. These trips are perfect of Rickshaws. Rickshaws are cheap and popular mode of transport over short distances. Rickshaws are safe, environmentally friendly and do not rely on fossil fuels. Rickshaws support a significant portion of the population, […]
Telecentre on Wheels
When Change Initiatives (India) first tried to bring information sharing technology to remote areas of West Bengal, the NGO faced one major problem. There was no electricity. The remote villages of Ghoragacha and Madandanga lacked access to the electricity and connectivity they needed to enable ICT (Information and Communications Technology).
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