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Bangladeshis Ill From Possible Water Contamination
7 Jun 2013- 09:45 by Local Press Report DHAKA Telegraph Investigators from the government's health ministry were testing the water at the Starlight Sweater Factory for possible contamination, area civil surgeon Syed Habibullah said. The sick workers ...
Local Press Report - 06/07/2013 - 09:45
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India, Bangladesh Should Adopt Integrated Approach to Regional Flooding
5 Jun 2013- 09:48 by Local Press Report DHAKA The Assam Tribune With India and Bangladesh bearing the brunt of floods annually, a consequence of their location in the world's second-largest river basin, experts in both the countries are stressing on ...
Local Press Report - 06/05/2013 - 09:48
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Asian Leaders Warn Competition Over Water Could Lead to Conflict
21 May 2013- 08:55 by OOSKAnews Correspondent thailand, CHIANG MAI Asian and Pacific leaders, who gathered in Thailand this weekend for the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit, warned that fierce competition in the region for water resources has the potential ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/21/2013 - 10:00
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Nepal Wants Cooperation in Hydropower With South Asian Neighbors
24 Apr 2013- 07:53 by OOSKAnews Correspondent dhaka, Bangladesh Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Hari Kumar Shrestha said this weekend that Nepal is interested in cooperating with both Bangladesh and India in development of the country’s vast hydropower ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 04/24/2013 - 10:05
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$260 Billion Lost Each Year Due to Lack of Sanitation: World Bank
19 Apr 2013- 09:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent washington, dc, united states An estimated $260 billion USD is lost every year from a lack of access to sanitation, according to the World Bank. “We have to fix sanitation if we want to end extreme poverty by ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/26/2013 - 16:07
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India Seeks Alliance With Neighbors on Common Rivers
19 Apr 2013- 08:11 by OOSKAnews Correspondent NEW DELHI, India Representatives from India, Bhutan and Bangladesh gathered this week for the first working group on water resources and hydropower in the Brahmaputra and Ganges river basins. During the ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 04/19/2013 - 10:28
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India, Nepal, Bangladesh Cooperate on Ganges Management
16 Apr 2013- 09:55 by Local Press Report NEW DELHI Prensa Latina India, Nepal and Bangladesh decided to join efforts to preserve Ganges river and use its waters in hydroelectric, agricultural and socioeconomic projects, reported today the Indian ...
Local Press Report - 04/16/2013 - 10:06
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Bangladesh, Bhutan, India to Hold Tri-National Dialogue
3 Apr 2013- 10:00 by Local Press Report dhaka bdnews24.com Dhaka is going to host a ‘brainstorming’ dialogue among Bangladesh, India and Bhutan this month to move forward the sub-regional connectivity and hydro power issues with Bhutan and Nepal via India ...
Local Press Report - 04/03/2013 - 10:11
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WASH Sustainability Forum Discusses Successes, Pitfalls in Collaborations
19 Mar 2013- 07:27 by OOSKAnews Correspondent washington, dc, united states Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) experts from around the world met last week at World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC, to discuss how to improve sustainability of ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/26/2013 - 16:07
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China’s “Tibet Three Gorges Dam” to Start Operations This Year
13 Mar 2013- 10:19 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BEIJING, China China’s largest-ever Tibetan water control project will begin operations in October, Qiu Zhixing, a project director in charge of construction announced this week. The Pondo Water Control ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 03/13/2013 - 10:19
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India’s New President Encourages Teesta Agreement During Bangladesh Trip
12 Mar 2013- 08:07 by OOSKAnews Correspondent dhaka, Bangladesh India’s new president, Pranab Mukherjee, became the first Indian president to visit Bangladesh in nearly 40 years last week, with the goal of strengthening ties between the two countries and ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 03/12/2013 - 09:34
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Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Optimistic on Indian Water Sharing Agreement
8 Mar 2013- 08:40 by Local Press Report dhaka AlertNet Bangladeshi Foreign minister Dipu Moni is nothing if not optimistic. Asked about the possibility of agreeing with India on the fair distribution of water from the Teesta river, she insists that “We ...
Local Press Report - 03/08/2013 - 10:04
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India Offers Bangladesh Stake in Hydropower Projects
25 Feb 2013- 09:43 by Local Press Report NEW DELHI The Indian Express Seeking to bring around Bangladesh to support the construction of two dams in Meghalaya, India is considering offering a stake in the two projects. India has planned construction of ...
Local Press Report - 02/25/2013 - 10:30
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India Says Teesta Water Agreement With Bangladesh Possible This September
19 Feb 2013- 09:30 by OOSKAnews Correspondent dhaka, Bangladesh An agreement between India and Bangladesh on sharing the water of the Teesta River could be reached this September when the Bangladeshi prime minister is next scheduled to visit India, ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 02/19/2013 - 10:09
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India Seeks Brahmaputra Bilateral Mechanism With China
13 Feb 2013- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent NEW DELHI, India India is urging China to adopt a bilateral mechanism to deal with contentious water issues between the two countries, particularly the continuing stand-off over the waters of Brahmaputra River ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 02/13/2013 - 10:15