The other government in Bangladesh

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Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) carry weight in Bangladesh where they work mainly in agriculture, health, education and the provision of credit in villages. Some Bangladeshis are concerned that NGOs lack accountability, are funded from abroad and represent a parallel state. Poverty affects a smaller proportion of the population than at the start of the 1990s, partly due to the provision of small loans, and also because NGOs often focus on women. fertility rates have dropped and are expected to fall further. Mullahs oppose NGOs, as do many politicians.

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations, Nonprofit Institutions, Non-governmental organizations, Nongovernmental organizations, Nonprofit organizations

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Unhappy returns: Bangladesh

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A controversy over the correct date of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Begum Khaleda Zia's birthday led to political protests in Dhaka. Supporters of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina claim that Begum Zia celebrates her birthday on Aug 15, an official day of mourning for slain hero Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Officials and employees, Political activity, Demonstrations and protests, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Zia, Khalida, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Wazed, Hasina, Sheik

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A hobo's unhappy home: letter from Okemah, Oklahoma

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Residents of Okemah, OK, view Guthrie either as a folk hero or a subversive, and there are few commemorations in his honor. Guthrie lived the life of a hobo, and his songs are an elegy to a lost America. His most famous song is 'The Land is Your Land.'

Biography, Criticism and interpretation, Personalities, Folk music, Folk singers, Guthrie, Woody

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