bangladesh

The People's Republic of Bangladesh is a South Asian country that is bordered by India, Burma and the Bay of Bengal. Its most populous city and capital is Dhaka, which is also the country's most important political, cultural and social hub.

Bangladesh is a unitary parliamentary democracy, whose incumbent president is Zillur Rahman. Although highly praised by the United Nations for its progress in human development, Bangladesh still maintains a high poverty rate.

Although the country gained its independence from Pakistan in 1971, the ensuing years were filled with political turmoil, natural disasters and widespread poverty. After the installation of democracy in 1991 however, Bangladesh has seen a relatively calm and steady social and political progress.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “bangladesh”

• in Sports
  Proud Sons Of An Impoverished Country
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  by amohit / on Dec 22, 2011
• in Sports
  The Story Of Two Cricket Skippers: Pakistan And Bangladesh
  Pakistan wins test series against Bangladesh
  by amohit / on Dec 21, 2011
• in Sports
  On A Moment Of Mega-stupidity, Bangladesh Skipper Threw It All
  Absorbing cricket in Dhaka
  by amohit / on Dec 19, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “bangladesh”

 

• Bangladesh - Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat

  
  UNESCARDS — Authority: 110
  Formerly known as Khalifatabad, the historic city of Bagerhat is located in south-west Bangladesh. It was founded in the 15th century by the Turkish general Ulugh Khan Jahan. The city is renowned for its large concentration of mosques and Islamic monuments. More than 50 monuments are part of the Historic Mosque City ...
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• Squeeze me !!!

  
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  Fancy a rickshaw-sandwich anyone !!!! A decision he took that I didnt support, our rickshaw-wallas do all sorts of things. The lack of knowledge and traffic rules is a HUGE problem in our streets. This guy must be crazy. Taken in Chittagong , Bangladesh , by NAYEEM
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• Equity and Merit Scholarships for students from Bangladesh at The University Manchester UK

  
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  Equity and Merit Scholarships for students from Bangladesh Equity and Merit Scholarships are available to support students from Bangladesh doing either a full-time campus-based postgraduate taught Masters degree or a Masters degree by distance learning. Full-time campus-based postgraduate taught Masters The University ...
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• Emma Watson To ‘Elle France’: “I’m Kind Of Boring”

  
  Backseat Cuddler — Authority: 492
  I try not to use the phrase “gracing the cover” of a magazine anymore; I think it’s way overused.  That’s never a problem when it comes to Emma Watson, though.  While she’s entirely graceful in every way, she doesn’t just “grace” a magazine cover:  she ROCKS it. To wit:  Watson’s cover for the ...
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• Church educators decry boom in private tuition

  
  Union of Catholic Asian News — Authority: 479
  A sudden surge in the private tuition business has caught the attention of the Bangladesh High Court and attracted a hail of criticism from Church educators. There are now an estimated 50,000 coaching centers across the country, with 20,000 of them in the capital, Dhaka. Many have only opened recently. Concerned by ...
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• Activist, Caritas aid trafficked women

  
  Union of Catholic Asian News — Authority: 479
  A rights activist and Caritas have teamed up to work for the safe return of 24 women who were trafficked to Lebanon last year and allegedly sexually and physically abused while employed as domestic workers. Rosaline Costa, coordinator of Hotline Human Rights Bangladesh, along with Caritas Lebanon have so far ...
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• Bangladesh destroys 140,000 birds, eggs after flu virus detection since November (Peoples Daily Online, February 1 2012)

  
  A TIME'S MEMORY — Authority: 433
  [Source: People’s Daily, full text: ( LINK ).] Bangladesh destroys 140,000 birds, eggs after flu virus detection since November ( Xinhua ) 16:19, February 01, 2012 DHAKA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Bangladeshs authorities destroyed nearly 140,000 birds and eggs until last month since mid November when this seasons ...
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• 35,000 narcotic tablets seized in Bangladesh

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 533
  Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) About 35,000 narcotic tablets were seized from three people who were travelling in a bus in Bangladesh, a media report said Tuesday.Border Guard Bangladesh arrested the three people and seized 35,000 pieces of yaba tablets from their possession in Cox’s Bazar Monday night, reported Daily ...
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• Eyewitness: Shipbreaking #13, Chittagong, Bangladesh

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 164
  http://www.guardian.co.uk Eyewitness: Shipbreaking #13, Chittagong, Bangladesh Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series published date:Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:03:56 GMT
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• India, Bangladesh sign power plant deal

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 533
  Dhaka, Jan 29 (IANS) India and Bangladesh Sunday signed an agreement here for constructing a 1,320 MW power plant in Bangladesh.Bangladesh’s Power Development Board (PDB) signed the deal with India’s state-owned NTPC for the construction of the power plant in Bagerhat, around 180 km from Dhaka.The plant will be ...
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• Police Open Fire at Bangladesh Protesters, 3 Dead

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 164
  http://abcnews.go.com Police Open Fire at Bangladesh Protesters, 3 Dead Police shoot, beat opposition protesters in Bangladesh, 3 dead, 100 hurt, doctors, reports say published date:Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:41:23 -0500
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• Police open fire at Bangladesh protesters, 3 dead (AP)

  
  PCT Thailand's Free Expatriates Blog — Authority: 148
  Police open fire at Bangladesh protesters, 3 dead (AP) AP – News reports say police have opened fire and used batons on crowds of stone-throwing opposition activists in several Bangladesh towns, killing at least three people and injuring more than 100. Police open fire at Bangladesh protesters, 3 dead (AP)
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• Three dead, over 100 hurt, in Bangladesh violence (Reuters)

  
  PCT Thailand's Free Expatriates Blog — Authority: 148
  Three dead, over 100 hurt, in Bangladesh violence (Reuters) Reuters – Three people were killed and more than 100 injured on Sunday in clashes between Bangladeshi police and activists of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) trying to stage anti-government protests in defiance of a ban, witnesses ...
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• Three dead, over 100 hurt, in Bangladesh violence (Reuters)

  
  newsaddicts — Authority: 144
  Reuters – Three people were killed and more than 100 injured on Sunday in clashes between Bangladeshi police and activists of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) trying to stage anti-government protests in defiance of a ban, witnesses said. Yahoo! News: World News
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• Sony Ericsson Showroom in Bangladesh

  
  PEZ: Personal Experiences of Zahid — Authority: 98
  Sony Ericsson Showroom in Bangladesh in Dhaka: Gulshan-1,House #S/W,6/A, Road #2Bashundhara City,Shop#36,Block B,Level 1Motalib plaza,Shop#554,Level 5Bashundhara City,Shop#35-36,Block A,Level 6Dhaka stadium,328,Swimming Pool Super Market,Dhaka
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• Global Impact Study: Public access to ICTs, sculpting the profile of users

  
  THINK! The Innovation Knowledge Foundation — Authority: 409
  Who uses public access ICTs? With the release of the first survey working paper, Public access to ICTs: Sculpting the profile of users,  the Global Impact Study offers insight into who the users of public access ICTs are. Written by George Sciadas, with input from Hil Lyons, Chris Rothschild, and Araba Sey, this ...
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• Burma’s blacklisting of Muslim babies signals entrenched racism

  
  Asian Correspondent — Authority: 546
  Last week a small NGO took a report detailing state discrimination against Muslim babies in Burma to the UN Commission on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The Muslim minority in question, the Rohingya, has suffered for decades as a result of an outwardly racist governmental policy toward non-Buddhists in Burma, which ...
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• Tobacco consumption and the poor

  
  SAGE Insight — Authority: 103
  Tobacco consumption and the poor: An ethnographic analysis of hand-rolled cigarette (bidi) use in Bangladesh From Ethnography There are an estimated 1.1 billion smokers worldwide, among whom 80 percent live in low and middle income countries. This paper explores the link between cultural norms of ...
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• 4th India test: Australia declare innings at 604-7

  
  TrendPK.com — Authority: 143
  ADELAIDE: Australia declared their first innings at 604 for seven wickets after tea on the second day of the fourth and final test against India on Wednesday. AGENCIES More to come...
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• Gundecha Brothers honoured with Padma Shri

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 533
  New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Renowned dhrupad singers Ramakant and Umakant, popularly known as Gundecha Brothers, were Wednesday named to receive the Padma Shri, the country’s fourth highest civilian honour, for their contribution to Indian classical music.The Gundecha Brothers are known for expanding the Dhrupad ...
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