Stories about Bangladesh from March, 2008
Bangladesh: On Wilders’ Fitna
a bengali in TO has a look at Geert Wilders’ Fitna and finds it unimpressive and amateurish even for a rant.
South Asia: Anti-Islam film
Voice of South on a controversial anti-Islam film made by a member of the Dutch parliament.
Bangladesh: Remembering a genocide
The 3rd World View and Mash write about an online initiative called the Bangladesh Genocide Archive – an attempt to document various testimonies, memories and articles of the events of 1971.
South Asia: On Tibet
Pickled Politics on the reactions of various countries on the issue of Tibet and China.
26th March – Bangladesh celebrates the Declaration of Independence
As Bangladesh celebrates its Independence Day on 26th March, the Bangla blogosphere is inundated with posts reliving the horrific Operation Searchlight that was launched by the Pakistan Army on 25th March 1971, in a desperate attempt to stamp out the Bengali Nationalist movement. Abul Bahar brings to life that fateful...
Bangladesh: Cartoonist released
Unheard Voices announces the release of the cartoonist Arif, after six months of being detained.
Bangladesh: The promise of America
Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying writes on the promise of America as articulated by Obama.
South Asia: Talking about abuse
Out Against Abuse asks why discussing the issue of domestic violence is so taboo, especially in the South Asian community.
Bangladesh: Fighting the cycle of poverty
In this week's roundup we will highlight some of the discussions happening in the Bangladeshi Blogosphere on the issues of Poverty, LGBT and Travel . Poverty: Bangladesh is a developing country and the main problem of this country is overpopulation. It has one of the highest population density among the...
Bangladesh: 60 years of the Communist Party
black and gray on the 60th anniversary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: In Jeddah
Unheard Voices on the plight of Bangladeshi migrants in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).
Bangladesh: Gay in Bangladesh
Himal on the assertion of identity by homosexual men in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Safety and Women
joybangla offers personal safety tips to women in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Poetry and Women's Day
Bangladesh From Our View has a collection of poems by the students of the Nari Jibon project on Women's Day.
Pakistan, Bangladesh: Generals and Judges
Words & Bites points to the parallels between Bangladesh and Pakistan when it comes to courts and juges.
Women Hold Up Half the Sky: A Poetry Jam
In celebration of International Women's Day, Rising Voices grantee and Nari Jibon founder, Kathryn Ward, came up with the idea of a friendly poetry competition among Rising Voices bloggers. Participants of the ten citizen media outreach projects were given a week to write and submit their poems related to the...
South Asia: On the Ganges
End Poverty in South Asia on the importance of the Ganges river to the people of the sub-continent.
Bangladesh: Business journalism
Bangladesh Corporate Blog on the changing nature of business journalism in the country.
Bangladesh: Second dirtiest city
Forbes Magazine lists Dhaka as the second dirtiest city in the world - The 3rd World View on how Bangladesh could correct the situation.
Bangladesh: Interview with Amitav Ghosh
black and gray from Bangladesh has an interview with the author Amitav Ghosh.
