"Nazi war criminal held on Goa border" -this is the kind of story that make you raise your eyebrow.A German intelligence wing succeeded in nabbing Johann Bach – who was responsible for World War II genocide of Jews – in the jungles of Khanapura on the border of Goa and Karnataka (India)....The 88-year-old Bach was posted as a senior adjutant at the Marsha Tikash Whanaab concentration camp in East Berlin and was responsible for the genocide of more than 12,000 Jews in World War II.Perus Narkp, the intelligence wing received a lead which informed...
June 28, 2008
Global Voices Citizen Media Summit, Day Two:
Today is an important and interesting session in the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit Budapest. All the great projects the Global Voices Online is doing are being displayed and discussed. Please check the live summit blog for more details.Rising Voices is a successful initiative which provides micro grants to project small communities across the world to help them engage in the global conversation via blogging, videos, photos etc. and tell their...
June 27, 2008
Global Voices Citizen Media Summit
Today is the first day of the Citizen Media Summit 2008. I am sitting in a room filled up with approx 200 bloggers, activists, geeks, journalists and citizen journalists from across the world.You can catch it live at the summit blog. There is even a Webcast and you watch it if your connection is fast.You can also follow the live twitter feed for the summ...
June 26, 2008
From the Global Voices Advocacy Summit in Budapest
Arrived Budapest yesterday. Its a buzzing European city and it has a live night life. Of course the Euro 2008 football craze contributed to it and I watched the game in a roadside bar with big screens with some of the fellow GVers . I felt sorry for the Turkish fans (wearing Turkish jerseys) right in front of the TV screen. At one point of time the live broadcast was off and we were being showed result which went from 2:1 to 2:2 and 3:2 for Germany...
June 24, 2008
From text to graphic
Wordle is a new Web-based tool which turns any text into a word cloud. Here is a Wordle version of the Bangladesh Genocide Archive first page (click image to enlarge):...
June 21, 2008
The Google Sari
NewLaunches.com writes:Satya Paul a leading fashion designer showed a Saree with Google on it in one of his recent shows....
June 20, 2008
Today's Links
* General Command.* Bangladesh 'losing on corruption'.* Bangladesh: Violent politics risks huge growth potential * The 5 best places to invest* Bangladesh is set to disappear under the waves by the end of the centu...
June 17, 2008
Today's Links
* A Jewish State in Germany as an Artwork.* So you want to become a German citizen?* Obama is a hawk.* Package reads “Product of Bangladesh”* Bangladesh makes Internet use free for primary schools* Bangladesh's per capita income goes up to $...
June 16, 2008
Euro 2008 football matches - watching online - free streaming videos
The Euro 2008 is the new fever in Europe. I am feeling it here in Berlin everywhere. Almost all shops are offering goods with Euro 2008 memorabilia and competitions. Some people are carrying their country's flags in cars. The pubs and restaurants have placed big screens for fans who flock there during the match. The streets become empty during a match. It is a festive environment. And nothing more joyous can be for the Turkish fans who yesterday pulled out a thrilling last minute victory against Czech Republic (3:2) after being 0:2 down. The millions...
June 15, 2008
Today's Links
* Nepal: The April 2006 Uprising, the Constituent Assembly and the Abolition of the Monarchy.* Mittal Group plans to build Satellite Town in Chittagong.* Is Bangladesh returning to normalcy? * ANALYSIS- Ex-PMs regain grip on Bangladesh politics.* US is low key about alleged Bangladeshi crackdo...
An appeal
During the Bonian war in July 1995 an estimated 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys were killed in the region of Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina by units of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) under the command of General Ratko Mladić during the Bosnian War. The Srebrenica massacre is the largest mass murder in Europe since World War II. (Wikipedia).Prior to the genocide, the United Nations had declared Srebrenica a UN protected "safe area", but that did not prevent the massacre, even though 400 armed Dutch peacekeepers were present at the time.The...
Untapped investment opportunities in Bangladesh
!--The World Bank calls it the Bangladesh Paradox. The Bangladesh economy has steadily accelerated in recent years, with growth reaching 7 percent in 2006. The country scores particularly well on socio-economic indicators. Global banks and multilateral institutions present a highly optimistic outlook: Citi, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch have identified Bangladesh as a key investment opportunity. This impressive growth occurs in a climate of political restructuring. A caretaker government is implementing reforms toward privatizing...
June 13, 2008
Swimming in Berlin this summer
Berlin is a city of lakes. Berliner Zeitung has published an investigative report on the quality of approx. 40 bathing locations in Berlin and found out the following (click to enlarge):(Hat tip: Bowleris...
The mud fight begins
After the nomination of Obama became clear for the US presidency he has been target of right-wing quarters in creative smear campaigns. One such thing is quoting Malik's half brother in Kenya and labeling him a militant Muslim. Good thing is that the Barack Obama campaign has launched a website to fight the right-wing smears against Barack Obama. The website is called "Fight The Smears" (Hat tip: Mas...
Drill here, drill now
We, therefore, the undersigned citizens of the United States, petition the U.S. Congress to act immediately to lower gasoline prices (and diesel and other fuel prices)* by authorizing the exploration of proven energy reserves to reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources from unstable countries.Approximately 700,000 people have signed.I wish they could start a revolution of going green instead. But looks like the technology is still a long way...
Laws and implications
Bangladesh government has introduced a tougher law to combat religious terrorism in the country. The Anti-Terrorism Ordinance 2008 passed this week empowers:* The Central Bank to freeze the accounts of a suspected terror financier.* judges to impose death penalty for terror financing and staging murder to create panic and jeopardize the country's sovereignty. Special tribunals will be constituted to deal with such offenses.* Anyone resorting to murder, kidnapping or damaging property to create panic among the people and jeopardize the country's...
The power of one
If you haven't checked lately what Shawn is doing for his Uncultured Project to end poverty in Bangladesh, here is a pointer:Check the rest of Shawn and friends' journey through the Chittagong Hill-Tracts he...
Today's Links
* ‘The best years of my life’ or, remittances earned.* Lessons from the Women Development Policy debacle* Bangladeshi farmers adapt to climate changes* Bring your own toilet paper.* Fear of a Muslim Planet: Hip-Hop’s Hidden Histo...
June 12, 2008
Corruption of Jamaat-e-Islami
Jamaat-e-Islami, a religious party of Bangladesh boasts of not being corrupt. However in recent times some of their leaders were finally accused of corruption and even a few were sentenced. More and more shocking reports are coming. Here is one tragic tale of Salim Zahid, a journalist of the Bangla Daily Jugantor who was recently sacked in consequence to publishing one report of corruption against Rezaul Karim, a senior Jamaat leader of Comilla. The leader persuaded the journalist not to publish the report. He was also being intimidated by certain...
Minus two formula and remote controlled justice
Extra-ordinary scenes were in Dhaka yesterday as the freshly released ex Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met with four advisers and had a telephone chat with the Chief Advisers to demand quick election in Bangladesh. She is is on her way to the United States today to be received by her son in Boston.Sheikh Hasina was arrested 11 months ago in connection with an extortion case and was sent to a sub-jail on the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban premises. She was also charged with 14 more cases in the course of time.The Daily Star claims:The court orders came after...
Memories
Snippets from my recent London tour. This time I did not forget my camera:In memory of someone who loved the view.If you are wondering what view she had.London craves for poshness.And is truly multicultural.I was occasionally online via my friend's Iphone. Wish this baby could be mi...
June 07, 2008
Web 2.0 Links for Nonprofits or NGOs
* Why should development organizations engage with podcasting?* Using Blogging to fundraise.* Drupal for Nonprofits, or, how to build social networks for change* Managing Nonprofit technology projects - tools at Social sources commons.* Why Web 2.0 is important to small local nonprofits * How to run a Text-to-Screen campaigns: A MobileActive guide for Nonprof...
June 04, 2008
June 03, 2008
Today's Links
* Nigeria: Oyegun Canvasses Bangladesh Election* Arsenic problem in Bangladesh acute due to upstream dam* Bangladeshi Inventor Has Demonstrated Fuel Free Magnetic Power!* The Rights of the Rohingyas.* Extremist Violence the Norm in Parts of the Count...
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