Taking a stroll through the endless clothes racks of a Canadian mall is generally not a terribly edifying experience. For some, it’s a chance to pass a carefree day with friends, for others it’s an opportunity to update their wardrobe with the hottest brands and styles, and yet for others, it’s merely a necessary evil: a trip to buy new clothes for their children or for work.
Taking a stroll through the endless clothes racks of a Canadian mall is generally not a terribly edifying experience. For some, it’s a chance to pass a carefree day with friends, for others it’s an opportunity to update their wardrobe with the hottest brands and styles, and yet for others, it’s merely a necessary evil : a trip to buy new clothes for their children or for work.
Bangladesh receives hundreds of millions of dollars a year in foreign aid money, but much of it is ineffective due to such issues as poor project management. This video poses the question "is foreign aid really necessary ?" and takes an informal look at the current picture of foreign aid in Bangladesh —its problems and contradictions— through the eyes of four local experts : Mr. Saiful Huq, General Secretary of the Worker’s Party of Bangladesh, Dr. Anu Muhammad, Professor of Economics at Jahangirnagar University, Dr. Piash Karim, Professor of Sociology at BRAC University, and Ahmed Swapan Mahmud, Executive Director of VOICE Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has a long history with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), having received cumulative public sector loans to the tune of 11,4 billion
since 1973.
Almost half of this money has gone towards the energy and transport sectors, with less than 10 percent devoted to water supply and sanitation, public policy, health and social sectors combined. In 2007 alone, the ADB approved over 1,1 $ billion in loans, of which half is earmarked for energy infrastructure projects.
Bangladesh has a long history with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), having received cumulative public sector loans to the tune of 11,4 billion
since 1973.
Almost half of this money has gone towards the energy and transport sectors, with less than 10 percent devoted to water supply and sanitation, public policy, health and social sectors combined. In 2007 alone, the ADB approved over 1,1 $ billion in loans, of which half is earmarked for energy infrastructure projects.
Les Tigres tamouls sont battus, le gouvernement sri lankais crie victoire. Mais à quel prix ? Des milliers de civils ont été tués ces derniers mois, surtout par les forces gouvernementales. Au total, près de 100 000 personnes, en majorité des Tamouls, ont péri depuis le début de cette guerre civile.
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