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Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh

Posted at 9:26 am on Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Categories: Bangladesh,Labor/Employment,Treaties,United Nations

http://www.uniglobalunion.org/Apps/UNINews.nsf/vwLkpById/EC90FA91A0DB11C0C1257B6B0028A4DE/$FILE/2013-05-13%20-%20Accord%20on%20Fire%20and%20Building%20Safety%20in%20Bangladesh.pdf

Agreement to establish a fire and building safety program in the country for a period of five years.  Companies that sign the agreement pledge to create an implementation plan within 45 days.  From the United Nations

 

Bangladesh at the Crossroads

Posted at 9:02 am on Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Categories: Bangladesh,Religion/Ethics

http://www.usip.org/files/resources/sr181.pdf

Examines the chaos within the two party system as Bangladesh approaches the January 2007 elections and the threat posed by growing Islamist militancy. From the U.S. Institute of Peace