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Bangladesh's Green Radio heralds new era of environment education

Dhaka, May 23 (IANS) Nature lovers in Bangladesh can tune in to 89.6 FM for their daily dose of green awakening, courtesy a 45-minute programme which aims at bridging the gap between environmentalists and laymen by keeping them abreast of burning topics related to the sector.

Thursday, May 23, 2013 9:10:45 AM

Bangladesh's Shahbag movement still on, claim leaders, activists

Dhaka, May 22 (IANS) Directed at channeling the "patriotic spirit" of youngsters in Bangladesh to create a "secular youth force", the Shahbag movement, that peaked in February and March with tens of thousands of protesters and torchlight processions, is "not dead" and "lives on" sans the noise and the fury, its leaders and participating activists claim.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:29:15 PM

Dhaka's rickshaw army - commuters' 'best option'

Dhaka, May 21 (IANS) With a hoot and a honk, meandering through Dhaka's famed traffic snarls, the legion of psychedelic rickshaws that are an essential part of Bangladesh's capital have a new claim to fame - they ferried protestors for free from parts of the city to the site of the revolutionary Shahbag movement during its peak in February and March.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 1:05:12 PM

Bangladesh bans political rallies for a month

Dhaka, May 19 (IANS) The Bangladesh government Sunday banned political rallies for one month, a step the opposition described as an attempt to mute dissenting voices.

Sunday, May 19, 2013 8:17:40 PM

Cyclone slams Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 16 (IANS) A cyclone packing a wind speed of 100 km per hour made landfall in Bangladesh Thursday, ravaging the southeastern Patuakhali district.

Thursday, May 16, 2013 11:40:24 AM

Cyclone Mahasen: Thousands evacuated in Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 16 (IANS) Around 200 cyclone centres have been set up across Bangladesh and thousands of residents in coastal areas evacuated following forecast of cyclone Mahasen hitting the country Thursday at 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:12:31 AM

Bangladesh evacuates one million ahead of storm

Dhaka, May 15 (IANS) Bangladesh Wednesday ordered the evacuation of about one million people from its coastline as the cyclonic storm "Mahasen" in the Bay of Bengal was poised to cross the country's southern coast early Thursday.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:02:32 PM

Bangladesh issues warning as cyclone Mahasen approaches

Dhaka, May 12 (IANS) Maritime ports in Bangladesh were Sunday advised to take adequate precautionary measures as cyclone Mahasen originating in the southeast Bay of Bengal, moved slightly towards the northwest.

Sunday, May 12, 2013 7:37:18 PM

Dhaka building collapse toll reaches 1,126

Dhaka, May 12 (IANS) More than two weeks after an eight-storey building collapsed in the Bangladesh capital, the death toll approached 1,200 Sunday, officials said.

Sunday, May 12, 2013 6:05:16 PM

Bangladeshi politician arrested for war crimes

Dhaka, May 12 (IANS) A top leader of an Islamist party in Bangladesh was Sunday arrested for crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the country's war of liberation in 1971.

Sunday, May 12, 2013 4:17:20 PM

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