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CRIME: Urban crime can be organized or opportunistic, conducted by individuals or groups, and commonly encompasses fraud, theft (larceny, pick-pocketing, snatch-and-grab), robbery (armed and unarmed), carjacking, rape, assault, and burglary (home and auto). Incidents of crime and levels of violence are higher in low-income residential and congested commercial areas. Visitors should avoid walking alone after dark, carrying large sums of money, or wearing expensive jewelry. Valuables should be stored in hotel safety deposit boxes and should not be left unattended in hotel rooms. Police are generally responsive to reports of crimes against Americans. ... [Read More]
International Adoption Bangladesh
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Bangladesh
Newspaper ownership and content were not subject to direct government restriction; however, the Government was able to influence journalists because it sponsored advertising and allocated cheap newsprint, central to the viability of many newspapers. Unlike in previous years, commercial firms were not as reluctant to advertise in newspapers critical of the Government. The Government owned and controlled most radio and television stations, and most of these stations focused the bulk of their coverage on the Government. Opposition party news often received little coverage in the government-owned media. ... [Read More]
Bangladesh
Newspaper ownership and content were not subject to direct government restriction. However, the Government influenced journalists through financial means such as government advertising and allocations of newsprint imported at favorable tariff rates. The Government stated that it considered circulation of the newspapers, compliance with wage board standards, objectivity in reporting, and coverage of development activities as factors in allocating advertising. In the past, commercial firms often were reluctant to advertise in newspapers critical of the Government; however, this appeared no longer to be the case. ... [Read More]
Global Connections and Exchanges Project – Worldwide – Youth Programs
The Bangladesh Global Connections and Exchange Program, implemented by Relief International - Schools Online (RI-SOL), ensures equal access to ICT and the Internet at secondary schools, builds teacher and community ICT skills through training workshops and international exchanges, and promotes cross-cultural understanding and democratic values through interactive educational projects. Two schools IT equipped by RI-SOL’s partner, Cyber Schools Bangladesh, currently provide educational opportunities enhancing civic education and peace-building. With the selection and equipping of four additional and rural schools in Bangladesh, the program will train 120 teachers and involve thousands of students in civil society issues such as democratic processes in school and community, conflict resolution, and human rights. Educators from Bangladesh and the U.S. will have the opport ... [Read More]
Gordon West, "Food and Agriculture in Bangladesh: A Success Story" - U.S. State Department - May 2002
Bangladesh's accomplishments in transforming its devastated agricultural sector into one of the most productive farm economies in all of South Asia is a major development success story. Once racked by famine and dependent on food imports, the country is now essentially self-sufficient in rice, is emerging as a significant exporter of high-value agricultural products, and enjoys the second highest percentage growth in per capita income in South Asia. Its success is largely a story of close cooperation between the government of Bangladesh and its peoples with foreign aid agencies, international research institutions, and indigenous nongovernmental organizations. ... [Read More]
Bangladesh
Newspaper ownership and content were not subject to direct government restriction. However, the Government influenced journalists through financial means such as government advertising and allocations of newsprint imported at favorable tariff rates. The Government stated that it considered circulation of the newspapers, compliance with wage board standards, objectivity in reporting, coverage of development activities, and "attitude towards the spirit of Bangladesh's War of Liberation" as factors in allocating advertising. In the past, commercial firms often were reluctant to advertise in newspapers critical of the Government; however, this appeared to no longer be the case. ... [Read More]
Bangladesh
In May the Awami League Government stopped the Grameen Mobile Phone Company from sending news bulletins to its subscribers. The company had started a 24-hour phone news service in partnership with two independent newspapers in January. The ban was imposed nearly 4 months after GrameenPhone, the country's largest mobile phone company, flashed news to its nearly 365,000 subscribers about the killing of four persons during an antigovernment protest. The company started receiving warnings from the Ministry of Information soon after it sent out news flashes in January. The Ministry sent a written order in June to stop the news service on the ground that the company had not obtained government approval to broadcast news. The caretaker Government lifted the ban on September 1. ... [Read More]
Releases
1111--08/19/04 Statement on the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Report; Christina Rocca, Assitant Secretary for South Asian Affairs; Before the House International Relations Committee; Washington, DC ... 1111--11/19/03 United States Ongoing Commitment to Success in Afghanistan; Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs; Testimony before House Committee on International Relations; Washington, DC ... [Read More]
Global Youth Services Day – Youth Programs Division – Citizen Exchanges
Youth Programs Division joins Youth Service America in promoting Global Youth Service Day, an annual international event to mobilize youth and adults to meet the needs of their communities through volunteerism. In 2005, 50 students participating in the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX), Youth Exchange and Study (YES) and Congress-Bundestag Exchange (CBYX) programs attended the National Service Learning Conference in Long Beach, CA where they met service-learning professionals, policymakers and American youth committed to helping their communities. Upon their return to host communities in the U.S., they garnered support for volunteer activities they implemented with ... [Read More]
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