Full Coverage: Bangladesh

26.08.2004 Following excessive use of force by police against demonstrators from the Awami League protesting against recent bomb attacks on its leadership, Amnesty International calls for government investigation into both incidents.

26.08.2004 Amnesty International warns about the safety of demonstrators protesting against bomb attacks that have already left at least 19 people dead and some 300 wounded.

24.08.2004 World Food Program promises US$74 million aid to Bangladeshis affected by flood, which left more than 600 people dead and 20 million in need of emergency help.

23.08.2004 The UN has said floods in Bangladesh have caused major devastation and the country needs assistance for rehabilitating health facilities, schools and economy.

23.08.2004 Christian Aid explains the range of health concerns that face millions of people affected by the recent flooding in Bangladesh. Water sources become polluted and retreating floodwaters create risk of malaria and dengue fever. Rehabilitation efforts focus on provision of safe drinking water and distribution of seeds for quick-growing vegetables.

23.08.2004 In Bangladesh, over 36 million people continue to be affected by the recent flooding, and more than 6 million people still require immediate relief. As the floodwaters recede, the scale of the disaster is becoming clearer. International and in-country aid organisations continue to help communities cope with the aftermath of the floods and rebuild their lives.

20.08.2004 As the developing world confronts floods, drought and other crisis, a group of leading NGOs called on humanitarian groups to prepare themselves for future disasters.

19.08.2004 Instead of attending school, around 200 children, all under 12 years of age, find themselves in the campus of Chittagong University, serving in different shops and cafeterias to earn meager wages.

19.08.2004 Instead of attending school, around 200 children, all under 12 years of age, find themselves in the campus of Chittagong University, serving in different shops and cafeterias to earn meager wages.

19.08.2004 Floods from the heaviest monsoon rains in ten years displaced 60 million people and destroyed crops, livestock and bridges in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. With about 65 percent of the country still under water and, crop and property losses valued at $7b, Bangladesh is the worst affected.

18.08.2004 Flood waters in Bangladesh are receding, but the devastation continues. Older people - not generally targeted by relief organisations - are among the worst affected. HelpAge InternationalÂ’s partners Resource Integration Centre and the Bangladesh WomenÂ’s Health Coalition are providing food, essential household items and health services to poor older people and their families.

18.08.2004 If climate change has any role in causing the disastrous floods that have ravaged Bangladesh, it is the moral duty of rich, industrial nations to help Bangladesh tide over the crisis.

18.08.2004 If climate change has any role in causing the disastrous floods that have ravaged Bangladesh, it is the moral duty of rich, industrial nations to provide aid for the country to build its risk management and disaster mitigation capacity.

17.08.2004 Massive floods have affected nearly 60 million people in the south Asian nations of India, Bangladesh and Nepal, ruining crops, killing livestock and destroying infrastructure.

13.08.2004 At a donor conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the UN called for extensive support to the flood-ravaged country left struggling with food insecurity, disease and a dilapidated infrastructure.

09.08.2004 Flood specialists in Bangladesh knew enough in advance about the current floods to predict which areas would be worst affected and to limit the damage, according to the Atiq Rahman head of the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies in the capital Dhaka. He says greater political organisation was needed.

05.08.2004 Farmers in Bangladesh are experimenting with cultivation methods that can phase out insecticide usage without impacting crop yield. The results are encouraging more poor farmers to adopt the approach which enables earnings to be redirected to other family needs such as education.

05.08.2004 Farmers in Bangladesh are experimenting with cultivation methods that can phase out insecticide usage without considerably impacting crop yield.

05.08.2004 Poverty compels young children to work as loaders — an occupation that pushes them to extreme physical labour, leaving them with little money and no hope.

05.08.2004 Poverty compels young children to work as loaders — an occupation that pushes them to extreme physical labour, leaving them with little money and no hope.