Stories about Bangladesh from January, 2008
Bangladesh: Islamic banking and jargon
a bengali in TO is rather annoyed with all the jargon that accompanies Islamic banking, and puts forward a list of questions on interest, incentive and money.
Bangladesh: Democracy and Investment
Unheard Voices explores the link between levels of investment and democracy in Bangladesh.
South Asia: Islam and Democracy
Pickled Politics takes a closer look at Islam and Democracy, particularly in South Asia.
Bangladesh: Cinema, politics, health, photography and history
Cinema: The Bangladeshi film industry nicknamed Dhallywood used to produce decent films for the Bangladeshi society. But with the competition of superior quality pictures from Hollywood and Bollywood, which conquered Bangladesh market and the people with the help of cheap bootleg VCD/DVDs, Dhallywood was in trouble in the last decade....
Bangladesh: Dowry and Women
Bangladesh from our view writes on the issue of dowry system in the country.
Davos: peeking in and participating through videos
The World Economic Forum´s annual meeting of political and business leaders is taking place between January 23rd and January 27th in Davos, Switzerland. This year, common people can participate in this forum by giving their ideas to make the world a better place and posting it on the YouTube video sharing site.
Nari Jibon: Bloggers discussing education, emancipation and poverty
Since July Nari Jibon Project staff and students have posted more than 170 articles (in both Bangla and English). Today we feature their stories about their livelihoods and their perspectives about poverty, emancipation and importance of education for women.
Bangladesh: A healthy debate
Unheard Voices on the loss of a space for a healthy debate in Bangladesh.
South Asia: SAARC Youth Camp
Voice of South on the second youth camp South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) that has brought over 60 delegates from across South Asia to Chennai for a five-day summit.
Bangladesh: On Brown Writing
black and gray on the idea of “Brown Writing” – literature emerging from South Asia.
Bangladesh: Looting a bank
Bangladesh Corporate Blog on the looting of Brac bank in Dhaka.
Bangladesh: Cyclone Sidr relief efforts.
Cyclone Sidr struck Bangladesh mid November, and although media attention has waned, the efforts to aid the victims still continue. Vlogger Shawn from the Uncultured project recorded his visit to the disaster area to deliver blankets.
Budding citizen journalists learn about their neighborhoods
Wishing a happy new year to the readers and followers of the Rising Voices. This week we will highlight the updates of the neighborhood diaries project which is growing citizen journalists from underprivileged youths living in Kolkata’s (India) slums.
Bangladesh: On Rickshaws
Voice Of South on why rickshaws shouldn't be banned by the government in Dhaka.
Bangladesh: Labour Riots
Unheard Voices discusses the causes for the textile labour riots in Bangladesh.
The Musee Guimet affair: Part Deux
Last week we reported about the bloggers reactions on the controversies surrounding the exhibition of the masterpieces of Ganges in Musée Guimet of France from the collections of the Bangladesh museums. The apprehensions of the art lovers who were protesting the unclear processes of sending the artifacts including their fear...
Bangladesh: Lessons from Pakistan
Voice of Bangladeshi Bloggers reflects on Bhutto's death and what lessons it holds for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: On Dynasties and 2007
imperfect world 2008 on 2007 as a bad year of dynasties – rounding up political events from South Asia.
