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Bangladesh: Owners' many failings led to collapse
In this Sunday, May 12, 2013 file photo, Bangladeshi rescuers use heavy machinery to clear rubble of a garment factory building that collapsed on April 24 as they continue searching for bodies in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Comment?
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SIRAJGANJ, Bangladesh Worsening erosion along the banks of the Jamuna River has dramatically increased the number of families losing their homes and land but dredging could help ease the problem, experts say. Comment?
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Warming driving accelerating river erosion in Bangladesh
A resident of East Bahuka village in Bangladesh's Sirajganj district shows where land he used to own was lost to growing erosion along the Jamnua River. Comment?
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Bangladesh farmers battle water woes
Bangladesh farmers battle water woes By Naimul Haq CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Bangladesh - Fahima Begum rises each morning at dawn and walks two kilometers to a small pond, the nearest source of fresh water. Comment?
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Bangladeshi owner built deadly building on swamp
The defects and errors that led to the world's deadliest garment-industry accident extend from the swampy ground the doomed Rana Plaza was built on, to "extremely poor quality'' construction materials, to the massive, vibrating equipment operating when the eight-story building collapsed, a committee appointed by Bangladesh's government concluded. Comment?
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US delegation to visit Bangladesh for Partnership Dialogue
A delegation from the US, headed by Under Secretary Wendy R Sherman, will visit Bangladesh from May 26-28, 2013, for the Second U.S.-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue, according to a statement released by the US Embassy. Comment?
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In Bangladesh, a unique school that teaches English to children living in slum areas provides interesting lessons that we can emulate. Comment?
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Fresno pilot Jack Wiegand halfway through his trip around the world
... the world. This graphic shows Jack's progress, which had him making it to Mumbai on May 22. Up next: Chittagong, Bangladesh; and then Bangkok, Thailand. The Bee's story-comment system is provided by Disqus. To read more about it, see our Disqus FAQ ... Comment?
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DHAKA: Rana Plaza was built poorly, report reveals
Extremely poor construction materials and violation of construction rules contributed to the collapse of the nine-storey Rana Plaza in Savar, Bangladesh on April 24, revealed a government probe body yesterday. Comment?
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... neighbourhood of Savar, 15km north of Dhaka, it is a grim reminder of the hazardous conditions that prevail in Bangladesh 's $20bn apparel industry. Walking past the fenced-off building site every day, Bangladeshi seamstress Selina Begum, 23, ... Comment?
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Bangladesh Amputees Face New Test
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SAVAR, Bangladesh-When rescuers freed Marium Begum from the tangle of steel and concrete in which she had been trapped for 36 hours after last month's Bangladeshi garment factory collapse, she thought the worst was over. Comment?
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Fresh Water "More Precious Than Gold" in Bangladesh
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On her way she passes the rusty old hand-pumped tube well that used to supply water to her village in Bangladesh's arid Barind region until the water table here dropped out of reach. Comment?
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Probe faults construction materials for Bangladesh building collapse
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In this Sunday, May 12, 2013 file photo, Bangladeshi rescuers use heavy machinery to clear rubble of a garment factory building that collapsed on April 24 as they continue searching for bodies in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Comment?
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Bangladesh ban rallies for a month
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... police fire rubber bullets towards them during clashes in Dhaka. AFP PHOTO/Munir uz ZAMAN/FILES DHAKA: Bangladesh on Sunday slapped a ban on rallies for a month in the wake of deadly protests by Islamists that left dozens of people killed earlier ... Comment?
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Boats carrying fleeing Rohingya Muslims capsize
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... Mahasen is expected to make landfall late Thursday or early Friday. The storm was heading toward Chittagong, Bangladesh, but could shift east and deliver a more direct hit on Rakhine state, according to Myanmar's Meteorology Department. Heavy rains ... Comment?
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Report on Bangladesh building collapse finds widespread blame
... unsafe, the report said. "They compelled them to start," said Main Uddin Khandaker, a high-ranking official in Bangladesh's Home Ministry, who led the investigation. The Rana Plaza disaster has focused global attention on unsafe conditions in the ... Comment?
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Broaden Trade Ties With Malaysia, Bangladesh Businesses Told
By M.Saraswathi NEW DELHI, May 23 -- Bangladesh businesses should take the opportunity offered by Showcase-Malaysia 2013 to broaden trade ties with Malaysia, says Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Norlin Othman. Comment?
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DHAKA: Rice imports fall to 16-year low in Bangladesh
Rice imports in Bangladesh hit the lowest in 16 years, thanks to increased domestic production that helped the country become nearly self-sufficient. Bangladesh imported only 27,700 tonnes of rice since the beginning of fiscal 2012-13, down 94 per cent from 515,000 tonnes in the same period a year earlier, according to the food ministry. Comment?
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US to push for Bangla factory s...
DHAKA: A US government delegation will visit Bangladesh this weekend to press for a major overhaul of factory safety following the nation's deadliest industrial accident, an official said yesterday. Comment?
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DHAKA: Hefajat leader's confession embarrasses Bangladesh Nationalist Party
A senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader said yesterday his party had made a mistake by backing the May 5 rally of Hefajat-e Islam at Shapla Chattar in the capital. Comment?
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