One night I was chatting on-line in a Yahoo chat room at home in Bangladesh. Suddenly my grandfather came into my room and asked me, "What are you doing now? Its 3 o'clock in the morning, go to sleep." I told him, "I can't go to bed now I am chatting please don't be angry with me." He surprisingly asked me, "What's that?" I told him, "I am talking to a teenage girl in Brazil." He seemed to think I had become mad. He was astonished to hear about online communication. His comment was, "You have
charity. 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 AFTER MATH OF RANA PLAZA COLLAPSED Bangladesh All Party Parliamentary Group (2013) believes that Bangladeshi needs to be supported by reforming the Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector. The UK as a main export market and support contributor is responsible in providing the necessary help and knowledge transfer. 2.2 CSR IN BANGLADESH According to Mondol (2009), Bangladesh Companies have practiced CSR for a long period of time. Their charitable practices
conflicts. Natural resource conflict is becoming paramount dynamic of social conflict in CHT region. The CHT region is the only extensive hill area in Bangladesh. The region consists of 3 districts which are located in southeastern part of Bangladesh. The population of this region has historically been dominated by indigenous communities in Bangladesh. However, over the years significant numbers of Bengali people arrived and settled in many parts of this region. Overall the society of CHT has now both
discrimination is one of the most common types of discrimination in Bangladesh. Gender discrimination means inequality; in another word, it can be referred to biased rights which are given to the male in our society. There are many types of discrimination in Bangladesh, such as gender, color, age, wealth, class etc. Among them, gender discrimination from the perspective of Bangladesh will be discussed in this term paper. Women in Bangladesh are finding themselves in an inferior position with respect
land and it was a fast deathly war. Each Country threatened to nuke each other and if one ever did launch their nukes it would kill millions. This war lasted from December 3rd to December 16th. India also worked with the Provisional government of Bangladesh and their forces together over powered Pakistani troops. The war ended in a decisive Indian and Bangladeshi victory. Many attacks happened either with Pakistan air strikes or Indian naval attacks and the Indian forces outnumbered the Pakistan forces
Political Corruption in Bangladesh In this paper I will explain how corruption in Bangladesh works, shedding light on a practice that has long kept most people wondering about who is on whose payroll and who owes whom for what. In order to do this without confusing anyone first I will explain a little about the country of Bangladesh. Next I will define corruption and explain the forms it takes, as well as why certain individuals choose to practice corruption. Finally the paper will obviously talk
others to help the ones in need and make the world a better place to live in. Being born in Bangladesh and having the honor and pride to call myself a Bengali, it is my duty to help my motherland. Not only are there issues in Bangladesh that need to be resolved, there are several problems that need to be solved in our local Bengali Community in America. There is a rapid increase in immigrants from Bangladesh to the United States. They leave their family and belongings behind in order to begin a new
Yeasmin 1 Mohima Yeasmin Dr. Shoff ENC1101 Sec.78 April 29, 2014 The Country of Bangladesh Bangladesh is a small country in line with the title of the 8th most populated country in the world with a population of about 163 million people. Bangladesh is just about the size of the sate Iowa, and is to the right of India, along the Indian Ocean. I can still remember bits and pieces of my first trip to Bangladesh back in 2004. I was only about 6 years old when I first went, and it was just an entire new
The early history of Bangladesh is riddled with the formation of various city-states, pan-Indian empires, and maritime kingdoms. The name Bangladesh was not used until 1971 after the Bangladesh Liberation War. Bangladesh was originally known as Bengal. It is unclear where the name Bengal came from but it is believed that it was derived from Vanga, the Dravidian tribe that settled in the area around 1000 BC. By the 16th century, the Mughal Empire came to power. The Mughal Empire was a Persian speaking
The most troubled sector of recent times is Readymade Garments (RMG) sector of Bangladesh which is the backbone of our economy. This labor intensive industry has accommodated 4.5 million workers 80% of whom are women in the last fiscal year1. So there are about 5,000 garments factories scattered across the country. 78% of our foreign earnings come from this sector2. This sector keeps our economy moving but the industry has been facing numerous problems. Poor working conditions, bad industrial relations
People’s Republic of Bangladesh, a country in South Asia, formed on the former site of the Pakistani province of East Pakistan. On 26 March 1971, its political leaders announced the creation of an independent state called Bangladesh. The exact founding date is 16 December 1971, when Pakistani troops surrendered to the joint command of East Bengal and Indian armed forces. So adverse is the economic situation in Bangladesh that some have referred to it not as a third world developing nation but as
the guests at Rehana's party can foresee what will happen in the days and months that follow. For this is East Pakistan in 1971, a country on the brink of war. And this family's life is about to change for ever. Set against the backdrop of the Bangladesh War of Independence, A Golden Age is a story of passion and revolution, of hope, faith, and unexpected heroism. In the chaos of this era, everyone--from student leader protesters to the country's leaders, from rickshaw-wallahs to the army's soldiers--must
CSR of H&M on Bangladesh issues 1. Introduction of the issue On April 24 2013, a building housing several garment factories collapsed in the capital of Bangladesh, leading to the deaths of more than 1,100 textile workers. These factories supplied clothing for many western retailers, such as Walmart, H&M, Gap and others. Bangladesh is the world’s second largest garment exporter, depending on low wages. "Sweatshop" sometimes is not enough to describe the working conditions of labor in less developed
As religious categories have received much airing in the recent years, it is emerging as a dominant factor to define one’s identity in the contemporary world. This dissertation Colors of Violence: Study of Cultural Identities, Religion and Politics in Taslima Nasreen’s Lajja, Shashi Tharoor’s Riot: A Love Story and Rajendra Kumar Mishra’s India And The Clash of Civilizations is a serious attempt to explore the need to protect identity through the analysis of Hindu- Muslim relationship in Indian
India and Sri Lanka build a very strong relationship and came to close contacts at the highest level in terms of politics, growing trade and investment, cooperation in the fields of development, education, culture and defense, and understanding on major issues of international interest. Though there is some turbulence in Indo-Sri Lankan relations particularly with domestic politics playing a new dynamics in relationship between neighboring countries. In a vast
of Proportional Representation." Journal of Theoretical Politics 21.4 (2009): 509-541. Web. 19 Feb 2010. . Hallagan, W.. "Corruption in dictatorships. " Economics of Governance 11.1 (2010): 27. ProQuest Political Science, ProQuest. Web. 19 Feb. 2010. Kibaki, Mwai. "Kenya; Kenyans Must Seek Ways to Eradicate Political Corruption." Africa News July 17, 2008 Thursday: 1. Print. Knox, C.. "Building Trust amidst Corruption in Bangladesh. " Round Table 98.403 (2009): 449. ProQuest Political
lower riparian, that has come into conflict with most of its neighbours, except Bhutan, on the cross-border water issues. Given an atmosphere of mistrust, an upper riparian India has serious issues to resolve with lower riparian Pakistan and Bangladesh and, despite being lower riparian, with the upper riparian Nepal. This, however, does not mean that India is solely responsible for certain deadlocks, even though its share of responsibility may be larger than other countries which have their
Hindu minority (10%) from East Pakistan, and forcefully reimposed its military regime; because the election had given the Awami League the majority, the military and current government decided to eliminate all enemies. This was the beginning of the Bangladesh Liberation War. By the end of the war in December, there were between 300,000 and 3 million deaths, as well as 200,000 to 400,000 genocidal rapes. Politically, the Pakistani military regime wanted no adversaries and complete authority. Socially
PIRZADA CAME TO DINE”, tells a tale of the interactions of an Indian family (living in Boston) and their Bengali friend who comes to spends most of his time in their house. The story is narrated by the Indian daughter, Lilia, and revolves around the Bangladesh Liberation War (1971). Lahiri’s writing makes the assumption that the leader is ignorant of the events in this story and forms her character to respond to this idea; she uses her characters to represent aspects of American society, to show that
The American Democracy Many people may think that the American way of doing things is the right way of doing things; well at least Americans may think so. I for one reckon it