Bangladesh
HIGHLIGHTS The average retail price of coarse rice has increased significantly by 12 percent from last quarter. The countrywide retail prices of coarse rice started to increase from November 2012 following the increase in wholesale price of…
Bangladesh
1.1 Background Improving food security is a matter of supreme importance to many millions of people in Bangladesh, and an issue of paramount concern to those responsible for the nation’s welfare. The Government of Bangladesh considers agricultural…
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DHAKA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today celebrated the successful conclusion of the European Union (EU)-funded Food Security for the Ultra Poor (FSUP) project in a ceremony at Westin Hotel, Dhaka. The project,…
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Description The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) was established in May 2000 and provides direct grant assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable groups in developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) while…
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Key messages • Responding to emergency needs of people affected by monsoon floods in North West and South-East districts, and in the Southern island of Hatiya should be maintained. • Support for early recovery needs of those…
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By Guy Hubbard A new report by UNICEF reveals the high prevalence of stunting in children under 5, but also outlines the tremendous opportunities that exist to make it a problem of the past. Talking to families in…
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Highlights: • On late Friday, 22 March 2013, tornado ripped through more than a dozen rural villages in the eastern Bangladesh district of Brahmanbaria, in the Chittagong division, battering six unions of three upazilas(sub district) • On afternoon…
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DHAKA, 11 April 2013 (IRIN) - Food can just as easily kill as it keeps people alive, experts have learned in Bangladesh, where excessive use of pesticide, unregulated street food and lack of awareness about food…
Bangladesh
Climate change is a major non-traditional security (NTS) challenge for Bangladesh. Sea level rise, and the possible loss of land mass, represents an existential threat to the country. More immediately, thousands of people are directly and…
Bangladesh
Summary of Damages and Losses A. Person: (Naogaon+Brahmanbaria) Death: 2+36 = 38 Injured: 26+388 = 414 B. Family: (Natore+Naogaon+Brahmanbaria) Heavily affected families: 479+340+1326 =2145 Partially affected families: 809+3830+402 = 5041 Total affected families: 2145 + 5041= 7186 C. House: (Natore+Naogaon+Brahmanbaria) Totally destroyed house: 479+340+2635 =3454 Partially…
