Stories about Dhaka
Biswa Ijtema festivalAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] Bangladesh's Biswa Ijtema festival is the second largest annual Islamic event after the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. The faithful gather by the river to discover the roots of their faith...
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Bangladeshis reject "smutty" Bengali filmsAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] * * * * * DHAKA, April 20, 2004 - The lurid, hand-painted film hoardings towering above a Bangladeshi movie hall foretell a familiar tale of sex, violence, betrayal and revenge. Popularly known as...
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Bangladesh's polluted Buriganga river cries out for helpAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] Dhaka, May 4, 2003 - A cruise on Bangladesh's historic Buriganga river used to be a must for visiting dignitaries but these days they are confronted with foul smells and rotting fish resulting from...
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Bangladesh's "Puppet Man"Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] Puppet shows are part of Bangladeshi folklore, but one man is trying to use the medium to spread social messages in a country that has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world. Mustafa Monwar,...
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Bangladesh's Dhaka clubAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] DHAKA, April 22, 2004 - When successful entrepreneur Geeteara Saffiya Choudhury was elected the first woman president of Bangladesh's elite male dominated Dhaka club there was apprehension among the...
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Would you 'Adam and Eve' it? Cockney slang turns BangladeshiAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] LONDON, Aug 22, 2005 - Cor blimey! The traditional Cockney London English is becoming tinged with Bangladeshi twang, according to research for a BBC project. The working class accent and dialect from...
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44 Countries and counting . . .Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] * * * * * Singapore, April 22, 2004 - For seven years Bangladeshi "professional traveller" and anti-drugs activist Mohammed Ashrafuz Zaman has cycled around the globe, and now he is tackling Southeast...
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Bangladeshi Artists Try to Revive Dying TraditionsAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] Bangladesh's only scroll artist Shambhu Acharya learnt his skills from his father in a remote village in the south of the country, but is now putting on exhibitions in the capital to revive the dying...
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Bangladesh on the WebThingsAsian - ta [3,710] CIA World Fact Book . CIA World Fact Book on Bangladesh. Information includes background information, geographical facts, population, statistics, and environmental issues. Also other interesting...
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Bangladeshi Stamps Anyone?Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] Bangladesh, struggling to override an image shaped by monsoon floods and political unrest, is hoping to show a different side of the country through its stamps. The Bangladesh Post Office has...
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