Stories about Bangladesh from December, 2009
Bangladesh: Return Of Street Signals
Of Diaries And Experiences celebrates the new change in the traffic system in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The blogger wishes if the working traffic signals and vehicles abiding by the rules could be a permanent change to the chaotic traffic system and it could change people’s mindset towards following...
India: Media Speculations
Subir Bhowmik exposes Indian media's fabricated report on the arrest of ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa in Dhaka, Bangladesh and his subsequent transfer to India.
Bangladesh: The Rising Voices of Women in a Drowning Country
Even in the most extreme circumstances when survival is at stake, Bangladeshi women stand out for their capacity to unite and together overcome climate change’s effects on their lives.
Bangladesh, India: Arrest OF ULFA Chairman
Bangladesh Open Source Intelligence Monitors blog analyzes the story behind the arrest of the chairman of an Indian separatist movement – United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) from Bangladesh territory.
Bangladesh: Indigenous People
Photoblogger Monirul Alam comments on the indigenous people (adivasi) of Bangladesh: “Adivasis are among the poorest of the country. Participation of Adivasis in education is very low, and almost zero at the higher levels of education.”
Bangladesh: Overcrowded Marine Transports
Subhan Choudhury at “Why did Bangladesh cross the road?” describes the state of the overcrowded marine transport vessels in Bangladesh which are prone to repeated disasters.