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· March, 2006

Stories about Bangladesh from March, 2006

Bangladesh: Elections

Salam Dhaka muses on election time decisions. On what basis is the government judged, and what cards are played to maximum effect?

Written by Neha Viswanathan
29 March 2006

Bangladesh: Remembering Pakistan

imperfect world 2006 on democracy in Pakistan on the occassion of Bangladesh's Independence Day – “Today, Bangladesh’s independence day, should be remembered by Pakistanis as their greatest democratic interlude. This...

Written by Neha Viswanathan
27 March 2006

Jamaica: Commonwealth Games

Leon wonders why the 18th Commonwealth Games aren't getting more media attention. “Is it because the mighty U.S is not involved, since the Commonwealth games only include former territories of...

Written by Georgia Popplewell
23 March 2006

Bangladesh: Forced Marriages

imperfect world 2006 brings to light a case study on forced marriages in the context of UK. – “The UK government is currently injecting some energy in bringing to light...

Written by Neha Viswanathan
20 March 2006

Bangladesh: Affinity credit card

Drishtipat Group Blog on an affinity Credit Card for Bangladesh – “Each time a consumer uses the affinity card for a purchase, a balance transfer or a cash advance, the...

Written by Neha Viswanathan
17 March 2006

Bangladesh: Tagore in a podcast

Bongo Vongo presents podcasts of Rabindranath Tagore's work -“This first of that series is from a collection of his short stories which were published in the west around 1916 and...

Written by Neha Viswanathan
15 March 2006

Bangladesh: Migrant Labour

imperfect world 2006 on Bangladeshi migrant labour, with a feature on a person who worked in Jordan. – “It is the only good memory he holds of Jordan despite the...

Written by Neha Viswanathan
14 March 2006

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