Bangladesh NewsNews on Bangladesh continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Manekshaw battling for life in hospital- June 26, 2008 Former Indian Army chief Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, who is credited with crafting the campaign that led to the creation of Bangladesh after the 1971 war with Pakistan, is battling for life in a military ...http://www.topix.net/world/bangladesh/2008/06/manekshaw-battling-for-life-in-hospital?from... Hasina for JS polls first- June 26, 2008 Former prime minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, now in Washington, called for parliament election before other polls to restore democracy in the country.http://www.topix.net/world/bangladesh/2008/06/hasina-for-js-polls-first?fromrss=1 Population of cities in Asia growing by 100,000 a day- June 25, 2008 With Asian cities growing by over 100,000 people a day, a major rethink is needed on how cities manage growth because the current approach is no longer economically, environmentally or socially sustainable, the ...http://www.topix.net/world/bangladesh/2008/06/population-of-cities-in-asia-growing-by-100-... Bangladesh may disappear entirely: NASA- June 25, 2008 DHAKA: Melting polar ice caps could cause sea levels to rise by up to 25 metres, causing Bangladesh to disappear entirely under water by the turn of the century, according to predictions of climate change by ...http://www.topix.net/world/bangladesh/2008/06/bangladesh-may-disappear-entirely-nasa?fromr... Gen Moeen calls for clean up of corrupt politics- June 25, 2008 UNB, Dhaka Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed has said there is an urgent need of cleaning up of Bangladesh's cynical, venal and corrupt politics.http://www.topix.net/world/bangladesh/2008/06/gen-moeen-calls-for-clean-up-of-corrupt-poli... Electric Rickshaws- June 25, 2008 The backbreaking job of pedalling a rickshaw in Bangladesh could soon be history with a local company saying it has come up with battery-powered, rechargeable cycles.http://www.topix.net/world/bangladesh/2008/06/electric-rickshaws?fromrss=1 Country gets into election gears- June 24, 2008 The country gets into election gears for the first time since emergency was declared last year although major political parties are still tuned to the boycott mode even after the Election Commission declared ...http://www.topix.net/world/bangladesh/2008/06/country-gets-into-election-gears?fromrss=1 Chevron to conduct additional seismic survey in gas block 7- June 24, 2008 UNB, Dhaka US-based international oil company Chevron will conduct an additional two-dimensional seismic survey and drilling an exploration well in the hydrocarbon block 7 located in Bangladesh's southwestern ...http://www.topix.net/world/bangladesh/2008/06/chevron-to-conduct-additional-seismic-survey... Bangladesh President hospitalized- June 24, 2008 An aide says Bangladesh's figurehead President Iajuddin Ahmed has been hospitalized with high fever.http://www.topix.net/world/bangladesh/2008/06/bangladesh-president-hospitalized?fromrss=1 Mighty rivers giving and taking life away- June 24, 2008 A view of a Muslim shrine under threat from erosion along the Padma river in Shariatpur yesterday.http://www.topix.net/world/bangladesh/2008/06/mighty-rivers-giving-and-taking-life-away?fr... |