http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/dhaka 2008-11-17T06:55:37Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62457-rampant-piracy-threatens-bangleshi-ports-13-nov-2008 2008-11-17T06:55:37Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dArQsouJP8c&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dArQsouJP8c&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62457-rampant-piracy-threatens-bangleshi-ports-13-nov-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/77908" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The shipping routes off the coast of Bangladesh have been among the most important in the world, but they're also some of the most dangerous because of rampant piracy.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Nicholas Haque reports from the Bay of Bengal on pirates raiding the seas as well as those whose job it is to combat the problem.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/62457-rampant-piracy-threatens-bangleshi-ports-13-nov-2008">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54776-banned-milk-sold-in-bangladesh-26-sept-08 2008-10-31T09:31:25Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nBNzY-6hcJk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nBNzY-6hcJk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54776-banned-milk-sold-in-bangladesh-26-sept-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66443" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>A growing number of countries have banned many Chinese-made foods in a bid to combat the spread of tainted milk products that has caused the deaths of a number of children and left thousands suffering from kideny stones.</p> <p>But not all countires have been vigilant in calmping down on Chinese milk imports.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Nicholas Haque reports from Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital, where tainted milk powder can still be purchased from convenience stores despite the efforts of authorities.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/54776-banned-milk-sold-in-bangladesh-26-sept-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54028-bangladesh-cracks-down-on-tainted-milk-powder-20-sep-08 2008-10-31T03:31:19Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vkleVi3HZUI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vkleVi3HZUI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54028-bangladesh-cracks-down-on-tainted-milk-powder-20-sep-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/65562" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Four Chinese babies have died and more than six thousand have fallen ill from dairy products that tested positive for the toxic chemical, Melamine. </p> <p>Singapore and Malaysia have joined Taiwan in a ban of all Chinese milk products.</p> <p>Health notices have now appeared in Bangladesh, warning people against milk products from two Chinese companies.</p> <p>Nicholas Haque reports from Dhaka.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/54028-bangladesh-cracks-down-on-tainted-milk-powder-20-sep-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37372-bangladesh-power-shortage-causes-water-crisis-01-may-08 2008-10-17T09:31:11Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tu91JdbRneU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tu91JdbRneU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37372-bangladesh-power-shortage-causes-water-crisis-01-may-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42126" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Bangladeshi authorities have sent the army in to help deliver water supplies in the capital, Dhaka.</p> <p>A lack of power to run pumps is leading to a serious shortage of drinking water.</p> <p>Hundreds of people defied a government ban on protests to show their anger at the problem, as Zeina Awad reports.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/37372-bangladesh-power-shortage-causes-water-crisis-01-may-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/36230-dhaka-the-second-dirtiest-city-in-the-world-19-april-08 2008-10-18T09:31:51Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UZV9Iz6vRX4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UZV9Iz6vRX4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/36230-dhaka-the-second-dirtiest-city-in-the-world-19-april-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/40627" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, home to some 11million people, is facing a severe environmental crisis.</p> <p>It's been named the second dirtiest city in the world, after Baku in Azerbaijan.</p> <p>Toxic waste and pollution is rife, posing a major threat to public health.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Hannah Belcher travelled to Dhaka, to see the scale of the problem.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/36230-dhaka-the-second-dirtiest-city-in-the-world-19-april-08">Watch the video</a>