· August, 2012

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Stories about Bangla from August, 2012

Bangladesh: Ugly and Deadly Billboards in Dhaka

  11 August 2012

Dhaka skylines are covered with commercial billboards. These not only block the view of the sky but during string winds and storms they are prone to collapse and harm pedestrians. So far 15 people have died in billboard related accidents.

Bangladesh: Save Sundarbans’ Bengal Tigers

  3 August 2012

Global Tiger Day is observed in 13 countries on the 29th of July each year. This year the slogan in Bangladesh was 'Save Sundarbans Tiger Landscape'. Protests were also made against construction of a coal based power plant project near the forests which will endanger the tigers and other wildlife.

Bangladesh: High Hopes for Bangla Supported Mobiles

  2 August 2012

In Bangladesh use of SMS is very low because most imported handsets do not support the Bangla language. To deliver the benefits that mobile technology can bring, development of Bangla language support for mobile phone is essential.

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