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Bengali cuisine is a style of food preparation originating in Bengal, a region in the eastern South Asia which is now divided between the Indian state of West Bengal and the independent country of Bangladesh. With an emphasis on fish and lentils served with rice as a staple diet, Bengali cuisine is known for its subtle flavours, its confectionaries and desserts, and has perhaps the only multi-course tradition from India that is analogous with the likes of French and Italian cuisine in structure. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! VOICE is a Bangladesh-based activist, rights based research and advocacy organization working around the issues of corporate globalization.It critically campaigns on neo-liberal "economic hegemony", the role of international financial institutions (IFIs), WTO, TNCs and privatization. It works around aid conditions, food sovereignty, media, communication rights and information and communication technologies, governance and human rights, policy research and advocacy, both at local and national levels in Bangladesh to raise awareness and shape the public discourse against economic, social and cultural hegemony and injustice including "global capitalism and [[imperialism." ... Read more

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Child labor is regarded as one of the most seriousproblems of human rights violations in thecontemporary world. Millions of children around theworld have their rights violated every day and thisis of great concern for the international community.This study will mainly focus on worst forms of childlabor in a Bangladeshi context, nevertheless alsotouching upon other aspects of child labor bothpositive and negative. In doing so I found itimportant to investigate how a concept such asâ¿¿globalizationâ¿¿ influences three important factors,child labor, education and poverty.The role of the government is important since theydecide the political agenda and possess the power tomake important decisions on behalf of the country andconsequently, make a direct impact on millions ofpeople locally, nationally and internationally. Thisstudy will attempt to show how the cooperationbetween Bangladesh and the international community isgoing. If Bangladesh is to successfully achievemeeting these goals depend upon how the countryaddresses the relationship between the three factorsabove, and their willingness and/or ability to actaccordingly to the challenges they meet and have met. ... Read more

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The paper addresses the critical issue of in or exclusion of the urban poor in the NGO provided healthcare service delivery system in Bangladesh. It indicates how a project has excluded the urban poor by developing an analytical framework. Both external and internal factors related with the project seem to influence the utilization rate of the services of the UPHCP centre. It concludes that the urban poor seem to be excluded from the benefits of the project for leakage (that means inclusion error) in Rajshahi City. Additionally, the author is trying to provide relevant, feasible recommendations to ensure future inclusion of the urban poor and enhance accountability as well as institutional and financial sustainability of health care provisioning. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Concert For Bangladesh was the event title for two benefit concerts organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, held at noon and at 7:00 p.m. on August 1, 1971, playing to a total of 40,000 people at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Organized for the relief of refugees from East Pakistan (now independent Bangladesh) after the 1970 Bhola cyclone and during the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities and Bangladesh Liberation War, the event was the first benefit concert of this magnitude in world history. It featured an all-star supergroup of performers that included Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, Badfinger, and Ringo Starr. An album was released later in 1971 and a concert film was released in 1972, with later releases for home video. In 2005, the film was re-issued on DVD accompanied by a new documentary. ... Read more

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Jeremy Seabrook argues that the diversity of cultures is threatened by the onslaught of global concentrations of power and wealth. Seabrook takes the case of Bengal a culture with a rich tradition of song, dance, and drama, still practiced by most villagers. Threatened by Western economic penetration, alien forms of religious fundamentalism, and the industrialized world's popular culture, many Bengalis are resisting this violent attack on their culture and traditions. It is in this light that Bangladesh can be seen as a microcosm for other threatened cultures. ... Read more

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The Hero Of This Book Now In Jail
An excellent book.Proshikha head Quazi Faruque, who is the center of the book, is now in jail under charges of embezzlement.Although there may be some substance in the charges, Govt has launched a vengeful campaign to shut down this NGO. ... Read more