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GP, Care launch info hub on boat for haor people

GP, Care launch info hub on boat for haor people

An information hub on a boat, named “Tathya Tari” started providing livelihood information among communities of haor region in Dirai upazila of Sunamganj. Mobile operator Grameenphone and CARE Bangladesh jointly launched the information boat project on September 22 with the aim to educate and empower the rural people, especially the

September 27, 2008 | By | 1 Reply More
Britain, Bangladesh urge climate change action

Britain, Bangladesh urge climate change action

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj0iZiivYJc]Britain joined forces on Wednesday with Bangladesh, one of the countries most prone to climate change, in calling for more money and a new world deal to combat the catastrophic consequences of

September 10, 2008 | By | Reply More
Flash floods grip Bangladesh washing away homes of thousands

Flash floods grip Bangladesh washing away homes of thousands

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3ax_v1Bnjc&feature=related]Tropical rains lashed northern Bangladesh Sunday unleashing flash floods which washed away scores of mudflat villages,

September 3, 2008 | By | Reply More
Will we lift the child in Bangladesh from poverty: Obama

Will we lift the child in Bangladesh from poverty: Obama

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBqbGe0rNdg]Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke to a huge crowd estimated at more than 200,000 people in Berlin, Germany on Thursday as a “proud citizen of the United States and a fellow citizen of the world.” “I know that I don’t look like the Americans who’ve previously spoken in this great city,” Obama said, “The

July 25, 2008 | By | Reply More
Bangladesh to build 2,000 new cyclone centers this year

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

January 7, 2008 | By | Reply More