DGFK Mission in Dhaka
Sunday, February 21, 2016
At the invitation of SEMOL, Prof Dr Pintsch had a conversation with Prof Shaheda Rahman of the BRAC-University / Dhaka.
PDP held talks regarding support to local NGOs in rural areas, the involvement of students in such projects, as well as possible publication of relevant and interesting work in GreenMag from the areas of Appropriate Technology & Housing, and the use of C + I.
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Sustainable Architecture in Bengal
Monday, December 3, 2012
The Embassy of France in Bangladesh, the Alliance française of Chittagong and Dhaka, the Institut Français, the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), the Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), CRAterre and Caritas
Bangladesh, organize a seminar on
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“Sustainable Architecture in Bengal”
On December 6th, 2012, from 10am to 4pm, at the Alliance Française de Dhaka, Dhanmondi.
The Honourable Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Public Works, Dr Khondaker Showkat
Hossain will grace the occasion by its presence as chief guest of the inaugural session.
Dr. Roxana Hafiz, Dean, Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Humanities, BUET, will be the special guest.
Labels: Architecture, Bangladesh
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Bangladesh Rickshaw
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
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A Passage to Bangladesh
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
K. Anis Ahmed
For years, Dhaka—the sprawling capital of Bangladesh—has been known for the ancient beauty of its mosques, its nauseating traffic jams, and the thick parade of rickshaws lining the narrow streets. But English literature? In Dhaka? Any mention of it, especially in rarefied Western circles, would have prompted disbelief. Not anymore. Over the past few months, as Tahmima Anam’s novel The Good Muslim has been met with international acclaim, the city has fast emerged as an enclave of literary talent. At the Hay Festival of Literature and Arts last year, a thousand people thronged the British Council. Buoyed by its success, Hay returned to Dhaka this November with a far bigger retinue of talent, this time at Dhaka’s prestigious Bangla Academy, the premier government institution for the promotion of Bengali language and literature.
Over two days, 20,000 people passed through the expansive banyan-shaded grounds of the academy and the lakeside Hay Dhaka Music Festival at Rabindra Sarobor. On the lawn, under the mellow winter sun, a packed crowd listened to recitals by the likes of Indian novelist Vikram Seth and Bangladeshi poet Syed Haq. Several English-language books and journals were launched, and two new talents, Khademul Islam and Maria Chaudhuri, were signed by Bloomsbury for world release of their memoirs.
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The path through the fields
Friday, November 16, 2012
Bangladesh has dysfunctional politics and a stunted private sector. Yet it has been surprisingly good at improving the lives of its poor. Read at The Economist
Labels: Bangladesh, Development, Villagers
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Bangladesh Bamboo
Monday, November 12, 2012
Labels: Bamboo, Bangladesh
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 1:16 PM,
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Bangladesh
Friday, November 9, 2012
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India and Burma and faces the Bay of Bengal to its south.
Capital: Dhaka
Dialing code: 880
Area: 147,600 km²
Currency: Bangladeshi taka
Population: 150,493,658 (2011) World Bank
GDP: 110.6 billion USD
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