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May 3, 2013: BDRC recognizes World Press Freedom Day 2013






Recognizing World Press Freedom Day 2013 (May 3, 2013), the BDRC provides a list of
recent developmental publications related to press freedom in Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh factory collapse: A human-made tragedy built on our greed
After the collapse of the Rana Plaza building on April 24, 2013, fingers are pointed at the
building owner, Mohammed Sohel Rana, who told people that the building was safe despite
the visible cracks discovered the day before. But the responsibility for this human-made
tragedy goes far beyond that of Mr. Rana as we all knew from previous tragedies (like the
garment factory fire that killed 112 garment workers in November 2012) that the retailers'
claims that they could ensure worker safety through self-regulation is not working. The
tragedy beyond the factory collapse is that globalization has caused a race to the bottom in
terms of poor labor standards across the developing countries and that despite calls from
organizations like the ILO, little has been done to improve the safety of factory workers in
Bangladesh and many other developing countries. The solution is not to boycott
Bangladeshi garments, but to strengthen fundamental labor standards across the world.
Further reading: The Social Dimension of Globalization (pdf)
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April 25, 2013: BDRC recognizes World Malaria Day 2013
Recognizing World Malaria Day 2013 (April 25), the BDRC
provides a list of recent developmental publications related
to malaria in Bangladesh.
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April 7, 2013: BDRC recognizes World Health Day 2013
Recognizing World Health Day 2013 (April 7), the BDRC provides a list of recent
developmental publications related to health in Bangladesh.
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March 28, 2013: Record Japanese loan to spur Bangladesh economy
As reported by Khabar South Asia, Japan has extended its biggest-ever loan package to
Bangladesh: $1.04 billion for infrastructure projects aimed at providing clean drinking water,
ease traffic congestion, strengthen local government and diversify energy sources.
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March 22, 2013: BDRC recognizes World Water Day 2013
Recognizing World Water Day 2013 (March 22), the BDRC
provides a list of recent developmental publications related
to water in Bangladesh.
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March 08, 2013: BDRC recognizes International Women's Day 2013
Recognizing International Women's Day 2013, the BDRC provides: 1) links to some recent
videos on women's issues in Bangladesh, and 2) a list of recent developmental publications
related to women in Bangladesh.
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February 22-24, 2013: BDI-CSAS Conference in Berkeley, California
As announced previously, the Bangladesh Development Initiative (BDI) and the Center for
South Asia Studies (CSAS) at the UC Berkeley have organized an international conference
on “Bridging the Policy-Action Divide: Challenges and Prospects for Bangladesh”. BDRC
volunteers are presenting a total of 4 papers at the conference. For one of the papers to
be presented by the BDRC President, Dr. Bernhard Gunter, please click here (PDF).
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February 21, 2013: BDRC recognizes Bangladeshi Language Martyrs Day and
International Mother Language Day
Recognizing Bangladeshi Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day
2013 (February 21, 2013), the BDRC provides a list of recent publications related to
Bengali and development in Bangladesh.
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Call for Funding Proposals for Social Accountability in Bangladesh
The World Bank’s Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) has announced its
First Call for Proposals, which is open to Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and CSO
networks based and operating in one of 12 countries that have ‘opted-in’ to the GPSA.
Bangladesh is one of the 12 countries. The deadline is March 14, 2013.
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January 23, 2013: Bangladesh makes progress with Open Budget Index, but…
Based on the latest Open Budget Index (OBI, released today, January 23, 2013),
Bangladesh made significant progress in its relative ranking. While Bangladesh ranked
46th among 94 countries in the 2010 OBI, it now ranks 26th among 100 countries in the
OBI 2012. However, in most other recent rankings, including the most recent Corruption
Perceptions Index, the Ease of Doing Business Index, the Economic Freedom Index , the
Global Climate Risk Index, the Global Competitiveness Index, and the Press Freedom
Index), Bangladesh’s relative ranking deteriorated compared to previously published
indices.
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