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August 21, 2010: Improvements in Bangladesh’s Food Security Risk Index
Based on Maplecroft’s latest Food Security Risk Index 2010, Bangladesh is now
categorized as a “high risk” country. This constitutes some progress as Bangladesh was
previously categorized as a “severe risk” country. The Food Security Risk Index 2010
evaluates the risks to the supply of basic food staples for 163 countries. Developed in
collaboration with the World Food Programme, it uses 12 criteria to calculate the ranking
including: the nutritional and health status of populations, cereal production and imports,
GDP per capita, natural disasters, conflict, and the effectiveness of government.
LEARN MORE --->        See also: Bangladesh's Ranking and Relative Progress
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August 9, 2010: International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
Recognizing August 9, 2010 as International Day of the World’s Indigenous People the
BDRC provides a list of recent publications related to indigenous people in Bangladesh
and some additional information
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August 1, 2010: Noman Khan wins Ramon Magsaysay Award 2010
A. H. M. Noman Khan, founder and executive director of the Centre for Disability in
Development (CDD), wins the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2010 for his pioneering
leadership in mainstreaming persons with disabilities in the development process of
Bangladesh, and in working vigorously with all sectors to build a society that is truly
inclusive and barrier-free.
LEARN MORE --->
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July 20, 2010: Bangladesh exported a record US$1.7 billion in June 2010
Bangladesh’s exports increased by 21.2 percent (from US$1422 million in June 2009 to
US$1724 million in June 2010, the highest monthly export figure in the country’s 40-year
history). The data also shows that the share of manufactured exports (amounting now to
about 95.8 percent of total exports) has increased while the share of exported primary
products has decreased from FY2008/09 to FY2009/10.
LEARN MORE --->
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July 8, 2010: World Bank proposes to double its aid to Bangladesh
The World Bank’s Board of Directors today endorsed a new Country Assistance Strategy
for Bangladesh for the period FY2011-14, which proposes a doubling of financial support
for Bangladesh relative to the FY06-09 strategy. The BDRC had advocated that
Bangladesh deserves more aid over the last two years.
LEARN MORE (about the Bank’s decision) --->
LEARN MORE (about the BDRC’s campaign for more aid) --->
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New WHO/UNICEF report highlights Bangladesh’s narrowing of gender
differentials
Historically, Bangladeshi boys have been more likely to receive lifesaving interventions
than girls have. But in the past decade Bangladesh has seen gender disparities
effectively disappear in the coverage of measles vaccination.
LEARN MORE ---> (pdf, then see p. 35)
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June 5, 2010: World Environment Day
Recognizing June 5, 2010 as World
Environment Day, the BDRC provides a
list of recent publications related to
environmental issues in Bangladesh.
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May 26-27, 2010: Bangladesh Food Security Investment Forum 2010
With the highest population density in the world, little arable land, and extreme weather
patterns, Bangladesh has often struggled to feed its population well. However, the
country has also achieved some important successes: Within three decades, Bangladesh
tripled its annual rice production and became food self-sufficient prior to the 2007-2008
food price crisis.
LEARN MORE --->
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May 24, 2010: Hydro-electric project in Tibet could affect water supply in
Bangladesh
Chinese hydropower lobbyists are calling for construction of the world’s biggest hydro-
electric project on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra as part of a huge expansion of
renewable power in the Himalayas.
LEARN MORE --->
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