Full Coverage: Bangladesh

28.07.2004 Monsoon rains have unleashed furious floods in South Asia, leaving more than a 1,000 dead and rendering millions homeless in Bangladesh and eastern Indian states.

27.07.2004 More than 320 people have died and at least 30 million are gripped by disease and starvation due to a massive flood that has turned a quarter of Bangladesh into a vast water world, destroying crops and hitting the country's thriving export economy.

20.07.2004 Marcella Haddad celebrates the lives of people in Bangladesh, Mexico and Brazil through photography. The exhibition, showing at Hoopers Gallery in London, 10 September – 14 October, tells the story of how CAFOD works alongside people tackling poverty and injustice.

20.07.2004 The Amnesty 2004 Report for Bangladesh outlines a wide range of continuing human rights abuses in a country whose governance standards undermine progress. In particular, up to 13 deaths in police custody have raised questions about use of torture which is denied by the authorities.

20.07.2004 A seven point summary of progress towards key development indicators in Bangladesh over the last 15-20 years. This government-sourced overview presents a generally positive picture of prospects for attaining the MDGs based on past performance.

19.07.2004 A summary case study of the work of a Grameen partner organisation with poor indigenous tribal groups in The Chittagong Hills. The now familiar characteristics of microcredit schemes are present; women as primary agents for small projects running alongside holistic development work. After 10 years, there are 39 branches of the programme with over $1m of accumulated savings.

19.07.2004 NGOs are the equivalent of big business in Bangladesh, such is the fondness of donors for their services. But denying government an appropriate share of aid distorts essential services and may be counterproductive in the long term.

19.07.2004 The Grameen Bank will further strengthen its ICT and phone network in the villages of Bangladesh with the World Bank award for ICTs.

09.07.2004 Attempts by government and nongovernmental organizations to curb child labor in Bangladesh are failing miserably as poverty and social ignorance continue to drive a staggering seven to eight million children to work.

09.07.2004 Attempts by government and non-governmental organizations to curb child labour in Bangladesh are failing miserably as poverty and social ignorance continue to drive a staggering seven to eight million children to work.

09.07.2004 Alongside criminal activities like murder and abduction, violence against individuals and groups on sectarian and political grounds is also on the rise.

02.07.2004

Pipeline in Peru © Amazon Watch

People in the Puno highlands in Peru, the Maringa/Lopori rainforest in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the low-lying delta communities of Bangladesh have one thing in common - - a challenging and sometimes hostile physical environment. Before the end of this year, they will have something else in common - - high grade commercial quality radio communication link with the rest of the world - - thanks to the joint efforts of an aid agency and a company, both based in the U.S.