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This Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 1,753,139 in cash, kind, or services to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to assist 9,500 families (47,500 beneficiaries) for 10 months, and will be completed by 7 June 2013.…
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(extract) Relief Department Relief department, with assistance from International Disaster Response Emergency Fund, has supported flood victims of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Bandarban, Feni, Sylhet, Shunamganj, Hobiganj, Jamalpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Bogra and Sirajganj districts. A total of 6,830…
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Bangladesh hopes to achieve self-sufficiency in food production by 2050, with an ambitious scheme called the Blue-Green Revolution. Listen: Bangladesh pins food security hopes on Blue-Green Revolution (Credit: ABC) With a population predicted to rise from 164 million…
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS About 35 million Bangladeshis still live in extreme poverty. Even a small natural or economic shock can push them over the edge. During the agricultural off-seasons, it is particularly hard for rural day laborers to find…
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In late June, 108 people were killed and more than 60,000 people were displaced in south-eastern Bangladesh following a series of landslides and flash floods caused by three consecutive days of torrential monsoon rains. Large parts…
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More than 1,000 families in Bangladesh are getting emergency aid from Tearfund after being hit by destructive widespread flooding. Days of heavy monsoon rains have caused the floods which have killed more than 100 people and affected…
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DHAKA - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has confirmed a vital contribution of US$1.5 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to continue food and nutrition support to up to…
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Flood Outlook The Jamuna and the Padma river systems are in rising trend which may start to fall during next 24 hours while the Brahmaputra & the upper Meghna river are in falling trend which may likely…
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CARE has started distributing 2 weeks worth of food to people affected by floods in Chakoria and Ramu Upazilla, Bangladesh. The food rations will be distributed to a total of 6000 families. The two worst affected districts…
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