Bangladesh: Easy Like Water
Glenn Baker, for the Pulitzer Center We will be heading off for Bangladesh on Aug. 22 to explore the "ground zero" of climate change and in...
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U.S. Military Says We Need Action on Climate Now or We Will "Pay Later"
Frances Beinecke | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green
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The U.S. military, intelligence and diplomatic communities are to be commended for their forward-leaning approach to viewing global warming as a national security threat.
World In Photos: July 28, 2009 (SLIDESHOW)
Huffington Post | Posted 08.28.2009 | World
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Interview with the Red Cross Secretary General in Geneva
Jim Luce | Posted 08.21.2009 | World
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Bekele Geleta grew up in Ethiopia where he developed a strong understanding of the critical role of Red Cross Red Crescent principles, such as neutrality in matters of politics and religion.
Bangladesh Prime Minister to join NAM Conference in Egypt
GroundReport.com | GroundReport.com | Posted 08.15.2009 | Home
Prime minister Sheikh hasina reached Egypt to join the Non Align movment's Higher conference last night. she is representing a team of 50 high ranked ...
Babu's Story: A Child Worker In The Shipyards Of Bangladesh
Sandy Tolan | Posted 07.19.2009 | World
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For many of the children here, the idea that they shouldn't work is an entirely foreign concept. Despite laws in Bangladesh restricting child labor, the reality is starkly different.
Journalist Still in Crosshairs in Bangladesh: Asks His Supporters to Make Some Noise
Heather Robinson | Posted 07.12.2009 | World
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While the Bangladeshi government is prosecuting Choudhury for his writing, he does not believe the men stalking him now are from the government.
A Visit to Bangladeshi Regions Hit by Cyclone Aila
Nilopar Uddin | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living
The raging floodwaters which have submerged the wells across the country have made the water undrinkable. However, some people have became so desperately thirsty that they have resorted to drinking the floodwater and are suffering from diarrhea and dysentery.
Obama's Call for Educating Women
David Gartner | Posted 07.06.2009 | World
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Education, especially for girls and women, is the most highly leveraged investment now available for developing countries.
World In Photos: June 2, 2009
Huffington Post | Posted 07.03.2009 | World
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World In Photos: June 1, 2009
Huffington Post | Posted 07.02.2009 | World
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Jamil Rahman Threatens To Sue UK Official Jacqui Smith For Complicity In His Torture In Bangladesh
Al Jazeera | Posted 06.27.2009 | World
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A British man who was detained in Bangladesh has threatened legal action against the UK government, saying its security services were complicit in his...
Cyclone Aila kills nearly 120 in Bangladesh, India
Reuters | Anis Ahmed | Posted 06.26.2009 | World
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DHAKA (Reuters) -- Nearly 120 people have been killed by a cyclone that ripped through Bangladesh and eastern India, officials and local media said on...
"Money! Money! Money! -- Cannes Announces Film on Muhammad Yunus"
Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 06.17.2009 | Entertainment
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The multi-talented Phyllida Lloyd has attached herself to the development of a feature fiction film based on the spread of microcredit around the world.
It's Time to Put Affordable Health Care for the Poor Within Reach
Muhammad Yunus | Posted 05.23.2009 | World
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Bangladesh has shown it is possible to make remarkable progress in health status no matter how poor and crowded a country is to start.
Even So, The Best Day of the Year
Carl Pope | Posted 05.22.2009 | Green
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Losing an old laptop is somehow not so important when you hear what the real environmental heroes in this world are up against.
6,000 Dolphins FOUND: Rare Dolphins Found Off Bangladesh
AP | FARID HOSSAIN | Posted 05.03.2009 | Green
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DHAKA, Bangladesh — Thousands of rare Irrawaddy dolphins have been found in Bangladeshi waters, a wildlife advocacy group said Wednesday, a hope...
Large Dolphin Population Discovered in Mangroves of Bangladesh
Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.02.2009 | Home
Thousands of rare Irrawaddy dolphins have been found in Bangladeshi waters, a wildlife advocacy group said Wednesday, a hopeful sign for a vulnerable ...
Report from Rio: Men and Boys in Gender Equality
Pedro C. Moreno | Posted 05.02.2009 | World
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What is striking about this meeting is the number of men involved -- accounting for at least half the attendants. A far cry compared to other gatherings on women.
Asian Dolphin Less Rare Than Thought
Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.02.2009 | Home
Prior to this study, the largest known populations of Irrawaddy dolphins numbered in the low hundreds or less, " WCS said in a statement. This is the ...
Bangladesh Arms Cache Raises 'Concern' In UK
BBC | Posted 04.25.2009 | World
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The British body responsible for overseeing charities says that it is "seriously concerned" over alleged UK links to an arms haul in Bangladesh....
Bangladesh Madrasa Found With Weapons Stash
The Times of India | Posted 04.24.2009 | World
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DHAKA: Security was stepped up in Bangladesh after the elite RAB forces on Tuesday seized a large cache of weapons in a raid on an Islamic school in s...
Bangladesh: Mall Fire Kills 7, Injures 50 (VIDEO)
Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 04.13.2009 | World
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UPDATE:A helicopter plucked survivors from the roof of Bangladesh's biggest shopping mall Friday as a fire raced through the upper levels of the high-...
Muhammad Yunus: Social Business, the Financial Crisis and the Little Engine that Could
Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 04.09.2009 | Business
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Muhammad Yunus, the poor, and countries which we have always considered "underdeveloped" have a lot to teach us about sustainability!
The Worst Refugee Situation in the World
Heidi Kingstone | Posted 04.06.2009 | World
These persecuted refugees come from Myanmar (Burma), they are stateless, the government refuses to recognize these Muslims as citizens in the largely Buddhist country.
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