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'Dire Bangladesh policing threatens democracy'

AFP - Mon Dec 14, 3:22 am ET

Bangladesh's police force is in such a "dire state" that it risks inviting a military takeover of law and order duties, an international research institute has warned.

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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. ...
At Least 15 Killed in Bangladesh Bus Crash
Fox News - Sun Dec 6, 8:00 am ET
At least 15 people have been killed and 30 others injured after two passenger buses collided head-on in southwestern Bangladesh, a government administrator said Sunday.
Host Denmark tries to offset impact of UN climate conference - Feature
EARTHtimes.org - Sat Dec 5, 9:16 pm ET
Copenhagen - Brick kilns in Bangladesh, electric-powered bicycles and biodegradable plates are all part of host country Denmark...
Bangladesh dismisses ULFA chief's arrest reports
INDOlink - Fri Dec 4, 10:47 pm ET
Dhaka, Dec 4 (PTI) Bangladesh today denied reports of arrest of ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa from its territory, with Home Minister Sahara Khatun calling it baseless.
Bangladesh passenger boat capsizes; 46 dead
FOX 11 Tucson - Fri Dec 4, 8:18 pm ET
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities say at least 46 people are dead after an overcrowded passenger boat collided with a ferry in northern Bangladesh.
Bangladesh ferry accident leaves 46 dead
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 12:32 pm ET
At least 46 people died in northeastern Bangladesh on Friday after a ferry capsized and sank, police said, the second such accident in the impoverished nation in a week.
Boat Crash in Bangladesh Kills 47
CBS News - Fri Dec 4, 11:30 am ET
All Casualties Reportedly from Passenger Boat Carrying 80 that Capsized after Ferry Collision
Former premier Zia re-elected chief of Bangladesh opposition party
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Dec 4, 9:47 am ET
Dhaka - Former Premier Khaleda Zia was re-elected chairperson of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), a party spokesman said Friday. TH Khan, chief of the party's election commission, said Zia ran unopposed. ...
Bangladesh passenger boat capsizes; 47 dead
Boston Herald - Fri Dec 4, 7:22 am ET
DHAKA, Bangladesh - An overcrowded passenger boat capsized in northern Bangladesh on Friday after being hit by a small ferry, leaving at least 47 people dead and several missing,...