Wednesday, Feb 22nd
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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AlertNet): Mamtaz Begum still remembers the day 12 years ago when her husband Ansar set off from his village of South Tetulbaria, in Bangladesh’s Barguna district, for a seven-day fishing trip.
“It was a sunny day and there was no sign of storm. So my husband along with his colleagues began the trip to the sea,” she said.
But a sudden storm arose in the Bay of Bengal and the trawler carrying 24-year-old Ansar and other fishermen sank. All the men...
An agri-friendly investment structure sought for
sustainable Rural Livelihoods.
In order to curb the skyrocketing price of essentials, speakers
opened a seminar on 14th October by saying it is essential for the
government to foster a sustainable and favorable investment
structure in the agri-sector for sustainable rural
livelihoods.
It was said that unless the marginal farmers of the country receive
a fair price for their products, subsidies given to the...
On September 27th, 2010, Youth in Action on Climate (YIAC) held a demonstration outside the National Museum in Dhaka, asking the government to reveal where the multi-donor trust fund, supposed to be allocated solely to climate change issues, had been spent. On the eve of World Information Day, they demanded that the government be transparent in its actions. This trust fund was collected...