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Bangladeshi Grameen Shakti wins “Alternative Nobel Prize” to peace work and biodiversity
A jury named winners from Bangladesh, Canada, Kenya and Sri Lanka Tuesday as recipients of the 2007 Right Livelihood Awards, often called the Alternative Nobel Prize. Grameen Shakti, a company in Bangladesh, was cited for showing “that solar energy applications can be scaled up massively and rapidly to provide an affordable and climate-friendly energy option […]
Panos London calls on decision-makers to commit to communication for successful development
Communication must become central to development thinking and practice, otherwise national and international initiatives to improve the lives of the world’s poorest people will not succeed, says international development organisation Panos London. In a new report, At the heart of change: The role of communication in sustainable development, Panos London argues that senior decision-makers in […]
National identity cards project of Bangladesh driving through wrong way
Is it a Voter list with pictures project or national identity cards (NID) project? The confusion was started from the beginning. The election commission of Bangladesh claims it as a Voter list with pictures project although Bangladesh Army claims it as a national identity cards project. Government has taken the project of preparing NID for […]
Global land temperatures for January and April likely warmest ever recorded : UN
Global land surface temperatures for January and April will likely be ranked as the warmest since records began in 1880, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported yesterday (7th Aug), adding that it is working with its partners to set up a multi-hazard early warning system to tackle the extremes brought on by climate […]
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 […]
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