News Topic - Bangladesh
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Bangladesh says group named in India attack marginalized
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh said on Friday that militant group Harakat-ul-Jihad al Islami (HuJI), which Indian police suspect could be involved in bombings this week in a tourist city, had been marginalized following a crackdown.
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DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh said on Friday that militant group Harakat-ul-Jihad al Islami (HuJI), which Indian police suspect could be involved in bombings this week in a tourist city, had been marginalized following a crackdown.
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Bangladesh urges Myanmar to allow foreign aid workers: reportAFP - Bangladesh has appealed to authorities in neighbouring Myanmar to allow foreign aid workers into the cyclone-hit country, a report said Friday.
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Death toll spikes in Myanmar
Torrential rain lashed victims of Cyclone Nargis on Friday as Myanmar'sjunta admitted more than 130,000 people were dead or missing, puttingthe disaster on a par with a 1991 cyclone that killed 143,000 inneighbouring Bangladesh.
Canada.com – May 16, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Torrential rain lashed victims of Cyclone Nargis on Friday as Myanmar'sjunta admitted more than 130,000 people were dead or missing, puttingthe disaster on a par with a 1991 cyclone that killed 143,000 inneighbouring Bangladesh.
Canada.com – May 16, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Nobel Laureate Sees Promise in Loans
More than three decades ago, economics Professor Muhammad Yunus started The Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. Now he's bringing its principles of micro-lending to the U.S., with a new branch in Queens, N.Y. The Nobel Peace Prize winner explains the concept and why he thinks it can take hold in America.
NPR.org – May 15, 2008 4:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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More than three decades ago, economics Professor Muhammad Yunus started The Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. Now he's bringing its principles of micro-lending to the U.S., with a new branch in Queens, N.Y. The Nobel Peace Prize winner explains the concept and why he thinks it can take hold in America.
NPR.org – May 15, 2008 4:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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India's Jaipur bombing called 'terror plot'
A series of attacks in the Indian city may have been intended to incite religious fury between Hindus and Muslims. Some Indian officials suspect terrorist groups from Pakistan and Bangladesh.
The Christian Science Monitor – May 14, 2008 2:36 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A series of attacks in the Indian city may have been intended to incite religious fury between Hindus and Muslims. Some Indian officials suspect terrorist groups from Pakistan and Bangladesh.
The Christian Science Monitor – May 14, 2008 2:36 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Bangladesh editors call for free press
Senior editors and journalists from more than a dozen leading Bangladesh newspapers and television stations have demanded an end to the country's state of emergency and called for greater press freedom.
The Seattle Times – May 14, 2008 11:30 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Senior editors and journalists from more than a dozen leading Bangladesh newspapers and television stations have demanded an end to the country's state of emergency and called for greater press freedom.
The Seattle Times – May 14, 2008 11:30 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Muslim Terrorists Suspected in Jaipur Bombings
Bangladesh-based Harkut-ul-Jehadi Islami may be responsible for explosions that killed 80 and injured 200
Business Week – May 14, 2008 11:18 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Bangladesh-based Harkut-ul-Jehadi Islami may be responsible for explosions that killed 80 and injured 200
Business Week – May 14, 2008 11:18 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Train crash at Bangladesh station
At least eight people are killed and others injured in a train crash in eastern Bangladesh, officials say.
BBC News – May 14, 2008 09:27 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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At least eight people are killed and others injured in a train crash in eastern Bangladesh, officials say.
BBC News – May 14, 2008 09:27 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Bangladesh rail crash kills eight: reportsAFP - Eight people died and more than 50 were injured Wednesday when two trains collided at a station in eastern Bangladesh, reports said.
Yahoo! – May 14, 2008 07:23 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Train collision in Bangladesh kills 8
AP - Two trains collided Wednesday in eastern Bangladesh, killing at least eight people, a railway official said.
Yahoo! – May 14, 2008 05:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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AP - Two trains collided Wednesday in eastern Bangladesh, killing at least eight people, a railway official said.
Yahoo! – May 14, 2008 05:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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