http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/country/50/ en_GB_DOC Bangladesh http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160888/1/ Netbetar.com, the first Bangladeshi net cast radio channel hopes to reach all corners of the country through thousands of telecentres sprinkled across rural areas. Development focused entertainment through radio can help bring issues closer to the poor, feels the team behind the initiative. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83776 Short interviews with Addis Bekalu, 18, from Ethiopia, Sanchita Rani Das, 17, from Bangladesh, and several other young women illustrate how empowering an adolescent girl can make the world a better place. From: The Girl Effect http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160744/1/ Aimed at legalising equal rights for women in Bangladesh, the National Women's Development Policy proposed by the government is facing stiff resistance from Islamic hardliners. The pro-woman policy is inviting the wrath of clerics for violating the Koran. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160572/1/ Cyclone Nargis that wrecked Burma brought back horror memories to the villagers of Southkhali in Bangladesh. People here continue to live in makeshift shelters with little protection from wind and rain. Last year’s cyclone Sidr had killed thousands of people and left millions homeless in Bangladesh. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160530/1/ Across Bangladesh, poor rural women are building up their country's fragile democracy by methodically and discreetly eliminating the small inequities of their daily lives. From: Ms. Magazine