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Pizza Inn expands to Southeast Asia with restaurant in Bangladesh

Dallas Morning News - Thu Dec 10, 11:17 pm ET

Pizza Inn Inc. said Thursday that it's expanding into Southeast Asia with the opening of its first restaurant in Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh, Myanmar 'worst-hit' by extreme weather
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 11:36 am ET
Bangladesh, Myanmar and Honduras were the countries most severely affected by extreme weather events from 1990 to 2008, according to a climate change risk study published on Tuesday.
Bangladesh Pleads For Poor Nations' Concerns At Copenhagen
INO News - Tue Dec 8, 10:26 am ET
(RTTNews) - The UN-sponsored Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen heard voices of concern and complaint on the second day, as delegates of Bangladesh and Nepal said they were disappointed that a draft of potential treaty on climate framed by the BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India, and China) group does not address the main concerns of the poor and the least developed countries.
Life, death and climate in Bangladesh
MSNBC - Tue Dec 8, 9:38 am ET
NBC News World Blog aims to provide a dynamic look at world events and trends -- both big and small -- from NBC News correspondents, producers, and bureaus around the world. Online entries -- from text to video -- will explore news events and how they are shaping our world.
Bangladesh bans raw jute exports
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 8, 9:17 am ET
Dhaka - Bangladesh on Tuesday slapped an export ban on export to ensure smooth supply of the natural fibre for its local mills as the South Asian country predicted dwindling jute production this year. The government will allow raw jute exports only ...
16 missing after Bangladesh pirate attack
MSNBC - Tue Dec 8, 9:08 am ET
Sixteen fishermen remained missing Tuesday off Bangladesh's southern coast after pirates attacked their vessel last week, survivors and the boat's owner said.
Report: Deaths by and costs of 'extreme weather' on the rise
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 8, 5:47 am ET
Copenhagen - A rise in extreme weather events caused some 600,000 deaths and massive economic damage over the past two decades, according to a survey released Tuesday on the sidelines of an international environmental conference. Bangladesh, Myanma...
Hasina's India Visit Deferred By Month: Bangladesh
INO News - Mon Dec 7, 11:55 pm ET
(RTTNews) - The scheduled visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India from December 19 is postponed by a month, since she and her Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh will be busy at the climate-summit in the Danish capital of Copenhagen.
Hasina's India visit deferred by a month: Bangla FM
INDOlink - Mon Dec 7, 9:18 pm ET
Dhaka, Dec 7 (PTI) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's scheduled India visit from December 19 has been deferred by a month after a request from New Delhi citing her counterpart Manmohan Singh's engagements in Copenhagen climate summit, the government said here today.
Bangladesh's Tamim ignores advice, doubtful for ODIs
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Mon Dec 7, 5:12 pm ET
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal is in doubt for a triangular one-day series in January after he ignored medical advice and continued to play cricket despite a broken hand, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Monday.
Seminar on Climate Change Impacts on Bangladesh: Global Responsibilities
Marketwire - Mon Dec 7, 9:14 am ET
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 7, 2009) - The Society for Bangladesh Climate Justice (SBCJ) is organizing a seminar on climate change impacts on Bangladesh due to global warming. As the world leaders meet in Copenhagen next week, this seminar is to elucidate global warming, its effects on the low lying countries such as Bangladesh and to urge that the Copenhagen meeting reaches ...
Bangladesh premier delays visit to India
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Dec 7, 8:46 am ET
Dhaka - Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed's visit to New Delhi has been rescheduled following a request from the Indian side, a senior minister said Monday. As both Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are engaged at the Unite...
Bangladesh Vows Not To Allow Terrorists To Use Its Territory
INO News - Mon Dec 7, 12:25 am ET
(RTTNews) - Bangladesh has vowed not to allow terrorists to use its soil for subversive activities against either it or any of its neighbors. "We have pledged not to allow our land to be used by any terrorists.
15 Killed, 30 Hurt In Bus Collision In Bangladesh
LEX 18 Lexington - Sun Dec 6, 1:50 pm ET
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A government administrator says at least 15 people have been killed and 30 others injured after two passenger buses collided head-on in southwestern Bangladesh. Helal Uddin says the accident occurred Sunday about 40 miles southwest of the capital Dhaka. He says 15 people were killed at the scene. The injured have been taken to hospitals. The Bangladesh Road Transport ...
21 killed, 50 hurt in bus collision in Bangladesh
The Buffalo News - Sun Dec 6, 9:27 am ET
Two passenger buses collided head-on in southwestern Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving 21 people dead and 50 injured.
Two buses collide in Bangladesh: 21 killed, 45 injured
EARTHtimes.org - Sun Dec 6, 9:17 am ET
Dhaka - At least 21 people were killed and 45 injured when two buses collided head-on in western Bangladesh on Sunday, police said. The accident occurred in Koidubi, Faridpur district, some 60 kilometres west of the capital Dhaka. ...