Stories about Bangladesh from July, 2008
Bangladesh: Sensitivity Training
a bengali in TO on sensitivity training for border staff in Canada to deal with Arab and Muslim travelers.
Bangladesh: Tweeting and blogging an earthquake
A moderate earthquake jolted Dhaka city on the 27th of July approximately at 00:51 hours Bangladesh Time (+6 GMT). Russell John reports in his blog: I was lying on my...
Bangladesh gets a ‘Blog-Ban’ scare
On 15th of July, Bangla bloggers were disconcerted to find that they could not access Sachalayatan , a popular Bangla blogging platform that focuses on literature and contemporary issues, from...
Bangladesh: Election Commission
Unheard Voices has a scathing post on the Bangladesh Election Commission.
Bangladesh: Young kids and Cellphones
Bangladesh Corporate Blog on a mobile phone company targeting young children as future users.
Bangladesh: Corporate culture and employees’ privacy
A Bangladeshi writer who works in a bank for her living and also keeps a blog writes a post to shed light to the ever demanding corporate culture in Bangladesh, which is taking toll on the private lives of the employees.
Bangladesh: Sachalaytan blocked?
Unheard Voices and Voice of Bangladeshi Bloggers both report that a Bangla Blog Forum called Sachalaytan appears to be blocked in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Blocked?
The 3rd World View reports that a particular blogging platform may be blocked in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Students Unity Against Rapists
Unheard Voices on students protesting against sexual harassment in Jahangirnagar University in Bangladesh being handed expulsion orders.
Bangladesh: An Expensive Wedding
A wedding is considered the most important event of a Bangladeshi girl's life and an integral part of the local culture, however these celebrations are getting more and more expensive. See a this post about typical weddings in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Image of a Country
Unheard Voices examines the issue of Bangladesh's image as a country.
Bangladesh: E-Book on National Security Council
Drishtipat Writers’ Collective (DWC), a writers’ group on Bangladesh, publishes an e-book on the prospect of National Security Council in Bangladesh. More at Unheard Voices.
Bangladesh: Load Shedding
Bangladesh From Our View on the nagging problem of load-shedding and electricity outages.
Bangladesh: On GV Summit in Budapest
The 3rd World View reflects on the various reactions from participants at the GV Summit in Budapest.
Bangladesh: Gender, Work and Violence
Unheard Voices on the issue of gender-violence that women face in the workplace in Bangladesh.
