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New Statistics: 25 million in extreme poverty
Saturday, October 8, 2011 Photo: Munem Wasif/ Drik News Johnathan Perry This year two major reports came out of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) which, when put together, tell a story about...
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Climate, Hunger: Bangladesh 5th most vulnerable country
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 Staff Correspondent Bangladesh among 28 developing countries ranked fifth most vulnerable to climate change and hunger, said a new report. The ActionAid research report styled...
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‘Mobile technology can fight extreme poverty’
FE Report Digital Bangladesh is not a vision only for elites, but one that can also impact the lives of the extreme poor, a social entrepreneur said. “Mobile phones can transform the way NGO projects...
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91pc school children face torture, say psychologists
Thursday, October 20, 2011 Staff Correspondent Around 91 percent school going children in Bangladesh are tortured both mentally and physically at their homes and at schools, hampering their mental...
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32pc Bangladeshi girls get married before 15: Says report
Thursday, October 27, 2011 Afp, Perth, Australia The forced marriage of young girls takes place on a “shocking scale” in Commonwealth countries, trapping children in a cycle of poverty, illiteracy, and...
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Investment opportunities in agribusiness
Friday, October 21, 2011 Isteak Ahammed When we hear the word “agriculture,” we think about farming. Farming is at the heart of agribusiness industry. Agribusiness includes all the various business...
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Population now 15.05cr: Latest UNFPA report ‘close’ to govt preliminary...
Thursday, October 27, 2011 Staff Correspondent The country’s present population is 15.05 crore, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). UNFPA’s projection of population came in its...
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Ensure best feeding practices, say docs
Sunday, December 18, 2011 Unb, Dhaka Leading specialists in obstetrics and paediatrics in the country have urged the government to update the medical and nursing curriculum to ensure best practices in...
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Flood Tolerant Paddy Varieties See Success: Kurigram farmers get hopes up
Monday, January 16, 2012 Farmer Beauty Begum, middle, along with other farmers of Sobandaho village under Kurigram Sadar upazila poses for camera, standing in their paddy field where they cultivated...
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আর্সেনিক নিয়ে সভার তথ্য: দেশে রোগী প্রায় ৬০ হাজার
সরকারের স্বাস্থ্য বিভাগের কর্মকর্তারা বলেছেন, দেশে আর্সেনিকের বিষক্রিয়ায় বা আর্সেনিকোসিসে আক্রান্ত মানুষের সংখ্যা প্রায় ৬০ হাজার। এ সংখ্যা দিন দিন বাড়ছে। আর্সেনিক নিয়ে অতীতের কাজ ৮০ শতাংশ হারিয়ে গেছে।...
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