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Bangladesh · May, 2008
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Stories about Bangladesh from May, 2008

Ever since Bangladesh was put under a state of emergency by an interim government supported by the military it was a testing time for Bangladesh media. The credibility of Bangladesh’s...

Bahrain: Sectarian and Xenophobic

Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa28 May 2008

Bangladesh: A cartoonist and the state

Quick Reads · Human Rights28 May 2008

Bahrain: Ban on Bangladeshis

Middle East & North Africa28 May 2008

Following a tragic incident a few days ago, when a Bahraini was killed after he refused to pay a Bangladeshi mechanic the 500 fils (1.3 USD) extra he was demanding...

Bangladesh: On Devolution

Quick Reads · Governance26 May 2008

Bangladesh: A visit to Vietnam

Quick Reads · Development23 May 2008

Bangladesh: Women and the headscarf

Quick Reads · Religion22 May 2008

Bangladesh: On dowry

Quick Reads · Women & Gender21 May 2008

Bangladesh: Microfinance as panacea

Quick Reads · Development20 May 2008

Bangladesh: Child Labour

Quick Reads · Arts & Culture16 May 2008

Bangladesh: Child labour in Dhaka

Quick Reads · Economics & Business14 May 2008

Bangladesh: Democracy and Disasters

Quick Reads · Disaster13 May 2008

Bangladesh: Politics and a Brown American

Quick Reads · North America9 May 2008

South Asia: Burma, the junta and a crisis

Quick Reads · Bhutan9 May 2008

South Asia: Soaring food prices

Quick Reads · Bhutan7 May 2008

Bangladesh: No appeals for Burma?

Quick Reads · Myanmar (Burma)6 May 2008

Bangladesh: Beauty of summer

Quick Reads · Environment5 May 2008

Bangladesh: Bangla Blogs remember May Day

Human Rights3 May 2008

This week, the Bangla blog world buzzed with essays and analysis regarding May 1st, remembered the world over as International Workers’ Day or Labor Day. There was disappointment amongst many...