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Ethnic Minorities in Bangladesh Face Higher School Drop-out Risk
Ethnic minority children in Bangladesh from the southeast Chittagong Hill Tracts are among the country’s least literate and at heightened risk of dropping out of school, say experts and community leaders.
Old, Alone And Without Support in Bangladesh
As their numbers grow and their family support weakens, elderly people in Bangladesh are not getting the social protection they need, say campaigners and researchers.
Bangladesh’s High-growth Mobile Phone Sector Buying Into Disaster Risk Reduction
Bangladesh’s high-growth mobile phone sector is buying into disaster risk reduction, and the cyclone-affected costal region stands to gain most, say government officials, aid workers and private sector sources.
Bureaucratic Hitch Leaves Bangladesh’s Women Farmers High And Dry
A significant number of women farmers in Bangladesh are unable to access fertilizer, cash assistance and other government subsidies intended for farmers, because the land they work is registered in their husband’s name, according to government officials,...
Bangladesh Losing Money From Oil-Based Power Generation
As Bangladesh’s government increasingly utilizes costly imported fuel oil for generating power, state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board is facing mounting power bills for imported fuel.
Japan Donates $10m To Help World Food Programme Feed Vulnerable People
A generous cash donation of $10 million (Tk. 75 Crore) from the Government of Japan will allow World Food Programme (WFP) to provide food assistance to poor and vulnerable communities which are vulnerable to natural disasters and the effects of climate...
Battle Lines Drawn Over “indigenous” Label in Bangladesh
Human rights activists are abuzz over the implications of the possible removal of the word “indigenous” from official documents relating to some of the poorest and most marginalized ethnic groups in Bangladesh. Talk of eliminating the term...
Thousands Flee Floods Caused By Heavy Monsoon Rains in Bangladesh
Heavy monsoon rains have caused several major rivers in Bangladesh to burst their banks, displacing thousands and affecting nearly a million people in all, according to the country’s Disaster Management Bureau (DMB). Nine river monitoring stations...
