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An introduction to the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of Bangladesh, the small, densely populated neighbor of India. ... Read more

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West Bengal and Bangladesh — nowhere else on earth is so much poverty concentrated and nature so demanding. To the Mouths of the Ganges deals with the ecology and culture of the lower Ganges delta, home to 150 million people whose land is traversed by thousands of miles of rivers and canals; where rivers change course and devour whole villages overnight; where floods submerge millions of acres of cropland at a time; where cyclones create mayhem on a grand scale; and where the human impact of global warming is so visible.

Frederic Thomas describes how crop irrigation and flood control have degraded the natural environment; how commercial shrimp production has destroyed wetlands and livelihoods; how landless peasants settle on shifting islands of sediment only to be washed away in hours; how swelling populations have pushed ever deeper into the mangrove forests to face man-eating tigers, crocodiles, and venomous snakes; how peasants contend with landlords whose callousness is truly unbelievable.

Despite this, the overall picture is not entirely bleak. Bengalis are extraordinarily resilient and ingenious in adapting to the environment. They love their land and its broad rivers, its culture and its age-old traditions. Hindus and Muslims live side-by-side, sharing shrines and respecting each other’s beliefs and customs, although religious offenses can unleash violent fanaticism and atrocities.

The author cites historical materials and updates the vivid accounts of early travelers while his observations reveal the practical futility of many of man’s efforts to manage river systems and wetlands. Traveling the region by bus, boat, and rickshaw, Dr. Thomas’ impressions and anecdotes add an immediacy and a human dimension to a fascinating part of the world that is rarely seen by Western tourists. ... Read more

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The book documents the historical perspective offloods in Bangladesh with environmental, socio- economic and infrastructural impacts. The studyintensively focuses on two villages of differentgeophysical conditions and addresses the indigenouspractices and coping ability of local people. Thebook reports that people in an area with lowflooding and with better socioeconomic circumstancesare more likely to cope with impacts compared topeople in areas with high and sudden flooding.Similarly, households? ability to cope variesdepending on people?s socioeconomic conditions, suchas education, income and occupation. Although floodsin Bangladesh generate socioeconomic misery andcause damage to the environment, health andinfrastructure, people?s indigenous copingstrategies have helped them to reduce significantlytheir vulnerability. Such flood-mitigatingstrategies should be well recognized and emphasizedfurther via proper dissemination of informationthrough an early-warning system and subsequentlyexternal assistance. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Cyclone Sidr was the strongest named cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. The fourth named storm of the 2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Sidr formed in the central Bay of Bengal, and quickly strengthened to reach peak 1-minute sustained winds of 260 km/h (160 mp/h), which would make it a Category-5 equivalent tropical cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. The storm eventually made landfall in Bangladesh on November 15, 2007. The storm caused large-scale evacuations here. 3,447 deaths were blamed on the storm. ... Read more

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Le Bangladesh, la République populaire du Bangladesh pour les usages officiels, est un pays du sous-continent indien. Situé au nord du golfe du Bengale, quasiment enclavé dans l'Inde, il a une petite frontière commune avec la Birmanie. Les frontières de la région qui constitue aujourd'hui le Bangladesh furent établies en 1947 pendant la partition des Indes, quand le pays devint la partie orientale du Pakistan. Le lien entre les deux parties du Pakistan, fondé sur leur religion majoritaire commune, l'islam, s'est révélé fragile puisqu'une énorme étendue de territoire indien mesurant 1 600 km de long les séparait. Soumis à une discrimination politique et linguistique — l'ourdou étant proclamé langue officielle du Pakistan — ainsi qu'à une négligence économique de la part du pouvoir aux mains du Pakistan occidental, les Bengalîs du Pakistan oriental déclarent l'indépendance en 1971. ... Read more

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The Brahmaputra, also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, is a trans-boundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia. From its origin in southwestern Tibet as the Yarlung Zangbo River, it flows across southern Tibet to break through the Himalayas in great gorges and into Arunachal Pradesh where it is known as Dihang. It flows southwest through the Assam Valley as Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as the Jamuna (not to be mistaken with Yamuna of India). There it merges with the Ganges to form a vast delta. About 1,800 miles (2,900 km) long, the river is an important source for irrigation and transportation. Its upper course was long unknown, and its identity with the Yarlung Tsangpo was only established by exploration in 1884-86. This river is often called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra river. The average depth of river is 124 feet (38 m) and maximum depth is 380 feet (120 m). In Bangladesh the river merges with the Ganges and splits into two: the Padma and Meghna River. When it merges with the Ganges it forms the world's largest delta, the Sunderbans. ... Read more

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The greater haor basin in the northeastern part of the country covering vast area is a flash flood zone. In Bangladesh, modelling and dissemination of forecasts and warnings is much weaker for flash floods as no one organization with overall responsibility for disseminating flood forecasts and warnings to potential users. This book is an attempt to fulfill such requirement by extensive use of scientific and traditional information, providing probability information for assessment of flash flood vulnerability. It offers new opportunities to develop and implement a user-friendly, interactive decision support system for flood forecasting and identify the affected areas using dynamic modelling. The book concludes with an effective early warning system that can forecast warning in advance. It will change the existing hazard scenario and facilitate informed decision making in adopting proper measures for preparedness, mitigation, planning and management. This kind of advance warning will help the authorities for better flood preparedness and also effective mitigation. ... Read more

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The purpose of this volume is to create an awareness among managers and planners concerned with natural resources and environmental management, about usefulness of remote sensing and geographic information system techniques in mapping, monitoring and managing the land and its resources in tropical environments. Remote sensing is a key issue, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, where more than half of the world's natural disasters occur, and adding pressure on national and regional efforts to achieve the goals of sustainable development. It is recognized that monitoring the Earth's environment by space technologies, like remote sensing, provides an opportunity for greater information sharing and predicting changes in the Earth's environment. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1991 Bangladesh cyclone was among the deadliest tropical cyclones on record. On the night of 29 April 1991 a powerful tropical cyclone struck the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 250 km/h (155 mph). The storm forced a 6 metre (20 ft) storm surge inland over a wide area, killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as 10 million homeless. ... Read more

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Railways are playing very important role in Bangladesh to transport goods and passengers. However, very few studies can be found to assess the level of services, the railways offer to passengers in south western part of Bangladesh. This book contains a methodological approach to assess the railways level of services in one of the developing countries. This book also incorporates the problems that are experiencing by the passengers not only inside the wagons of trains but also in the train stations. This book is very good for the transportation planners in developing countries and for the decision makers who are taking decisions for the betterment of railways in Bangladesh and similar countries. ... Read more

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Follows a passage through time to explore significant settlements along the Ganges starting with Allahabad, founded over 4000 years ago, and ending with Bangladesh's modern capital city, Dhaka. Ages 12+. ... Read more

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Rural economy is highly dominating the national economy of Bangladesh. However, the traditional transportation systems of goods and services are still hindering the smooth development of rural areas. Indigenous technologies have come forward to meet the need of growing demand of rural transports. The traditional animal driven transports are now converted in to mechanical one with the help of machines. These newly developed transport modes are playing very important role to carry goods and services in the rural areas of Bangladesh as a dominant mode in south western part of the country. This book consists the problems, prospects and the role of such indigenous vehicles in rural economy in terms of positive and negative issues. At the end, some recommendations have been given so that these informal but very efficient transport modes can be brought under some enforcement to maintain the road safety in rural areas of Bangladesh. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Journal, published by Royal Geographical Society on March 1, 2003. The length of the article is 8246 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: KEY WORDS: Bangladesh, NGOs, microcredit, poverty

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Title: Distant voices: the views of the field workers of NGOs in Bangladesh on microcredit.(non-governmental organizations)
Author: Mokbul Morshed Ahmad
Publication: The Geographical Journal (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2003
Publisher: Royal Geographical Society
Volume: 169Issue: 1Page: 65(10)

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Over the past 25 years labour migration from Bangladesh has registered a steady increase. From 1990 onwards on an average 2,25,000 Bangladeshis are migrating on short-term employment. The recent trend of the bulk of the migrants is more towards semi and unskilled labour migration. Major outflow of Bangladeshi labour generated significant financial flow to the country in the form of remittance. However, due to increase in the flow of unskilled and semi- skilled labour, remittance is increasing at a much lower rate than the labour flow. Remittance is crucial for Bangladesh's economy. It constitutes almost one-third of the foreign exchange earning. In 1998-99, remittance contributed 22 percent in financing imports. Studies have shown it has strong positive impact on GDP, and also on consumption and investment. This research assesses to identify the role of remittance in rural development. It also evaluates current uses and impacts of remittance, the characteristics of remittance sending and remittance receiving persons. The research also explores the problems and possible potentials in effective uses of remittance for rural development through investment in productive sectors. ... Read more

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Urban and rural interaction is very dynamic in a rural dominated economy like Bangladesh. The study focused on three sectors: Flow of goods, flow of people in terms of migration/commuters and transportation to find out how and in what extent they are linked. It also searched the answer of the question: if the rural areas can extract maximum benefits from the city or if the city is getting maximum incentives or giving maximum services to its rural population in south west part of Bangladesh. A model has been developed to find the complex interactions between cities and rural areas based on some criteria. The book offers a very good academic research outcome to share with other scholars who are working in this same academic field. ... Read more

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The Indian sub-continent abounds in flora and fauna and still offers a ground for botanists, and ornithologists. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Bangladesh is the seventh most populous country and is among the most densely populated countries in the world with a high poverty rate. However, per-capita (inflation-adjusted) GDP has more than doubled since 1975, and the poverty rate has fallen by 20% since the early 1990s. The country is listed among the "Next Eleven" economies. Dhaka, the capital, and other urban centers have been the driving force behind this growth. Geographically, the country straddles the fertile Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta and is subject to annual monsoon floods and cyclones. Bangladesh has the longest unbroken sea beach in the world in the Cox's Bazar. The government is a parliamentary democracy. Bangladesh is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the OIC, SAARC, BIMSTEC, and the D-8. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Journal, published by Royal Geographical Society on March 1, 1996. The length of the article is 8609 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: KEY WORDS: Bangladesh, floods, flood protection, social impacts.

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Title: Distributional and social impacts of flood control in Bangladesh.
Author: Paul M. Thompson
Publication: The Geographical Journal (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 1996
Publisher: Royal Geographical Society
Volume: v162Issue: n1Page: p1(13)

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