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The number of tiger attacks on people is growing in India's Sundarban

October 20, 2008 1 Comment

The number of tiger attacks on people is growing in India’s Sundarban islands as habitat loss and dwindling prey caused by climate change drives them to prowl into villages for food, experts said on Monday.

Wildlife experts say endangered tigers in the world’s largest reserve are turning on humans because rising sea levels and coastal erosion are steadily shrinking

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Biswa Sahitya Kendra gets UNESCO award

September 28, 2008 3 Comments

Biswa Sahitya Kendra has been selected for one of UNESCO’s most prestigious awards, the Jan Amos Comenius Medal, for outstanding achievement and innovations in the field of education.

Chairman of Biswa Sahitya Kendra’s trustee board, Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed will

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Community radio in Nepal examined by National Consultation

December 16, 2007 2 Comments

A local CMC made a programme reflecting the lives of the Tansen community in Nepal.A national review of Nepalese community radio was conducted this month by UNESCO, the Ministry of Information and Communication, the Government of Nepal and the Association of Community Radio Broadcasters.

The Consultation was held as follow up to a recently completed study commissioned by UNESCO to review developments in the community radio sector in Nepal. The study confirmed that there are positive, even exceptional elements present in Nepal’s community radio environment, including excellent practices in programming, innovative strategies for sustainability and

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Indigenous communities and their endangered life

Sharonkhola,Bagerhat is a severely Cyclone SIDR,2007 affected area of the country. An indigenous community named Cobbler is living at...

Cyclone AILA and its adverse impact on child and maternal health

Gabura, Satkhira, Bangladesh: On 23rd May 2009 cyclone Aila hit the south –west part of the country. Since then...

We will be hoping for some rain soon: Naresh Mardi

Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh: Farmers had begun to thresh their paddy in Nachol by mid-May. The harvest, they said was good...