“Center for Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP)” is a Voluntary Human Welfare organization in Bangladesh. It provides medical treatment for free to the poor and underprivileged in Bangladesh. The organization CRP is established through the endeavors and diligence of a British born woman called Valerie A. Taylor. This British citizen is a Physiotherapist by profession. […]
UN and ADB join hands to develop water projects in Asia
Photo Credit: IRC Good news to hear that the United Nations and the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) had agreed to collaborate on how to efficiently manage Asia’s water resources and bolstering investments in safe and sustainable sanitation in the region. The action came at a time when many parts of Asia, particularly those far-flung […]
IFEX condemns killing; death threats vs Filipino journalists
Politics has again ruled its ugly head on the just concluded Philippine elections by threatening journalists who were assigned to cover the local election in Mindanao, with bodily harm. The threats were coursed through the text messages sent to the journalists’ cellphones. But one of them was not lucky enough to evade the bullet that […]
[Bangladesh] Own brand of democracy with foreign money? Give us a break
Own brand of democracy with foreign money? Give us a break! We have previously asserted that the 50plus generation in Bangladesh is incapable of thinking of their own, they always talk and think about the country with a reference to Kissinger’s characterization of BD economy. We are not happy to see that our assertion is […]
Aung San Suu Kyi’s detention, a Myanmar’s military junta political strategy
It is this Sunday that pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s detention is due to be reviewed by the Myanmar’s military junta. However, the junta on Friday extended another year of Suu Kyi’s house arrest. And whether the United Nations or the world leaders from the United States and European […]
CORRUTION STINKING ON WORLD BANK
By: Daniel Aforo For many years, the World Bank, IMF and other international donor organizations have complained about corruption on the continent of Africa. Indeed, the continent has record cases of corruption which have affected politicians, public and civil servants, individuals, religious bodies and pagans like. The canker has called […]