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May 3, 2012: BDRC recognizes World Press Freedom Day 2012
Recognizing World Press Freedom Day 2012, the BDRC provides a list of recent
publications related to press freedom in Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh Conference in March 2013: Call for Papers
Following the success of the 2008 and 2009 conferences, Bangladesh Development
Initiative (BDI) is once again organizing a two-day international conference to examine the
gap between development policies and their implementation in Bangladesh. The goal of
the conference is to generate new ideas for transforming Bangladesh into a prosperous
nation in the early decades of the twenty first century. The conference, planned in
partnership with the Center for South  Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, is scheduled for March
29-30 (Friday, Saturday), 2013 at Berkeley, California.
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April 25, 2012: Ameerah Haq Appointed UN Under-Secretary-General
The Secretary-General has selected Ms. Ameerah Haq
of Bangladesh as Under-Secretary-General for the
Department of Field Support.  Ms. Haq is since 2009 the
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
Timor-Leste and Head of the United Nations Integrated
Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT).  She has previously
held various other positions, serving an overall 37 years
at the United Nations (19 in the field and 18 at HQs).
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April, 25,2012: BDRC recognizes World Malaria Day 2012
Recognizing World Malaria Day 2012, the
BDRC provides a list of recent publications
related to malaria in Bangladesh.
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April 7, 2012: BDRC recognizes World Health Day 2012
Recognizing World Health Day 2012, the BDRC provides a list of recent developmental
publications related to health in Bangladesh.
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April 5, 2012: Walmart launches groundbreaking initiative to empower women
Today Walmart launched its Women in Factories program, a five-year initiative that will
empower 60,000 women working in factories that supply products to Walmart and other
retailers in India, Bangladesh, China and Central America. The program, which is being
implemented in collaboration with local NGOs, will teach critical life skills related to
communication, hygiene, reproductive health, occupational health and safety, identifying
personal strengths and gender sensitivity.
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March 22, 2012: BDRC recognizes World Water Day 2012
Recognizing World Water Day 2012, the BDRC provides a list of recent developmental
publications related to water in Bangladesh.
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March 16, 2012: How Bangladeshis are tricked to sell their kidneys
As reported by ABC News, a new study by Monir Moniruzzaman (published in the latest
issue of Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Vol. 26, No, 1, pp. 69-91) documents how poor
Bangladeshis are tricked into selling their kidneys; in the end, they were brutally deceived.
As Moniruzzaman shows, the current practice of organ commodification is both exploitative
and unethical, yet, it is deliberately silenced by vested interest groups for their personal
gain.
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March 08, 2012: BDRC recognizes International Women's Day 2012
Recognizing International Women's Day 2012, 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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March 01, 2012: Bangladesh and UK sign MOU on renewable energy research
The Government of Bangladesh, the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change
(DECC), and the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on joint research on renewable
energy.
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February 23, 2012: Selima Ahmad wins 2012 IDB prize
Selima Ahmad, founder and president of the Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (BWCCI) won (jointly with others) the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) prize
for women's contribution to development.
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February 21, 2012: Bangladeshi Language Martyrs Day and International Mother
Language Day
Recognizing Bangladeshi Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day
(February 21, 2011) the BDRC provides recent developmental publications related to
Bangladesh’s Mother Language.
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