Full Coverage: Bangladesh

21.01.2005 Bangladesh is missing out on the booming global market for medicinal plants. The government plans incentives for rural communities to do more to exploit the 500 plants with potential as herbal remedies.

18.01.2005 Youths in Bangladesh are learning skills to express themselves using multimedia technologies. Debobroto Chakraborty of the Young Power in Social Action and Ian Pringle of the UNESCO write about the oppourtunity provided by Sitakund ICT centre.

13.01.2005 Help OneWorld partners in the U.S. provide short-term emergency assistance, such as water, food, blankets and personal hygiene kits, and long-term aid to help with reconstruction efforts.

13.01.2005 OneWorld South Asia co-organised a three-day Regional ICT Policy and WSIS consultation in Dhaka, Bangladesh from January 5-7, 2005, in collaboration with BFES and APC. Outcome recommendations of this consultation will be sent to the upcoming regional meeting of the heads of South Asian Nations at the SAARC Summit. Read more for these and the action points on South Asia ICT Policy issues.