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US tried to stop January 5 election: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the USA had tried its best to stop the January 5 election in Bangladesh, which was inevitable to continue democracy and constitutional rule. “They (USA) tried their best to make sure that this election (January 5) could not take place,” she said. PMThe Prime Minister made the observation, responding to a question regarding the recent visit of US assistant secretary of state Nisha Biswal and her comments on Bangladesh, at a press briefing held at her official residence Ganabhaban to inform about her recent Ne...

The people who live with tigers

Goni has lived in a village next to the Sundarbans his entire life. As a boy, he spent countless hours cautiously playing on the edge of the forest knowing that a tiger might be watching him; wondering if he might become its next meal. Now an adult, Goni is one of the most respected leaders of his community for trying to protect the tigers and the Sundarbans forest through conservation that contributes to sustainable development. He believes that the respect and fear of the tiger is what makes the tiger the key to conserving his home. sundarbans

Smart meter system by Wellington tech to PDB

Wellington technology company Abbey Systems has begun delivery of an $8m project that will supply a smart meter system to the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB). CFControlrooms r.pngThe project is the second big win for Abbey Systems in Bangladesh, having successfully completed a $6.4m contract to provide a system to remotely monitor and control 34 electricity substations in the Chittagong region awarded in 2011. Managing Director Lester Abbey, who founded the Wellington based company in 1978, says that one ...

Bangladesh Study Links Miscarriages, Low Vitamin E

A new study links lower levels of vitamin E with higher rates of miscarriage. The study of women in Bangladesh suggests a better diet may lead to better pregnancy outcomes. For years, researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have been working with local teams in rural Bangladesh, studying maternal and child health. [caption id="attachment_11021" align="alignleft" width="300"]kids in BD FILE - A Bangladeshi woman shields her baby from the sun as she stands in a line at a rice shop in Dhaka, April 5, 2008.[/caption] In this new stud...

Families want to know whereabouts

The family members of eight people who had disappeared this time last year from the city’s Shahinbagh and Bashundhara area, allegedly after being picked up by law enforcers, demanded to know their whereabouts and asked the government to return them. ‘I want to see the face of my beloved brother before I die. We want to touch him at least once. Please bring him back to us,’ Ferousi Akhter, elder sister of abducted BNP leader Sajedul Islam Sumon, said, speaking at a press conference at the National Press Club on Wednesday. [caption id="attachment_11017" align="alignleft" width="300"]

Small farmers more than climate victims: IFAD report

Small farmers in developing countries are more than victims of climate change though they are the vital part of solution to global warming, according to a report issued by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The Smallholder Advantage, a report on IFAD’s response to climate change, shows how investments in access to weather information, technology transfer and disaster preparedness are helping smallholder women and men feed themselves and their families on a warming planet – while restoring degraded ecosystems and reducing agriculture’s carbon footprint. “We see smallholder farmers as an important part of solution to the climate change challenge,” said IFAD President Kanayo F. Nwanze. “With around 500 million smallholder farms responsible for around four-fif...
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