Rescuers say 35 people drown after boat capsizes in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A boat packed with passengers capsized on a river in northeastern Bangladesh late Saturday, leaving at least 35 people dead and about 20 others missing, officials said. The...
View ArticleRescuers say 35 die in boat capsize in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A boat packed with passengers capsized on a river in northeastern Bangladesh late Saturday, leaving at least 35 people dead and about 20 others missing,...
View Article138 dead, more missing in Bangladesh ferry sinking
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Police and villagers Thursday found more bodies in a Bangladesh river where a packed ferry capsized earlier this week, raising the death toll to 138. A crane lifts the wreckage of...
View ArticleBoat Race becomes 'the Boat Races' as women and men's university events are...
In a revolutionary move which breaks with 183 years of history, the Women's Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge will achieve equal billing with the more famous men's event in three years time, it...
View Article139 dead, more missing in Bangladesh ferry sinking
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Police and villagers Thursday found more bodies in a Bangladesh river where a packed ferry capsized earlier this week, raising the death toll to 139. A crane lifts the wreckage of...
View ArticleWorld's toughest canoe race starts today
It's not the mileage of the race, the days of nonstop paddling, the swarms of mosquitoes or the alligators. There are other canoe races that are longer, take more time to finish and have just as many...
View Article37 dead in Bangladesh boat sinking
Dhaka: Rescuers searched for survivors on Sunday after an overcrowded boat carrying around 150 people capsized on a river in northeastern Bangladesh leaving at least 37 dead, all of them women and...
View Article37 dead in Bangladesh boat sinkingpolice
DHAKARescuers searched for survivors Sunday after an overcrowded boat carrying around 150 people capsized on a river in northeastern Bangladesh leaving at least 37 dead, all of them women and...
View ArticleBoat race sets Mahanadi on fire
KENDRAPADA: The fishing harbour at the Mahanadi river mouth in Paradip came alive on Monday with boats vying with each other to win the Kalinga Bali Yatra boat race. As many as 40 boats...
View ArticleBangladeshis rely on floating schools amid flooding
Floating schools beat high water Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) -- Six-year-old Muhammed Wasim stands on the edge of a muddy river -- an old Spider-Man bag perched on his back -- as a boat plying toward him...
View ArticleBangladesh gets boost from China investment
By Syed Tashfin Chowdhury DHAKA - China has agreed to make the second-biggest investment by any nation in Bangladesh by contributing two-thirds of the US$659 million construction cost of fertilizer...
View ArticleRiverfest Regatta cardboard boat race winners announced
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View ArticleWitness the sights and sounds of Asian culture at the annual Dragon Boat Races
One of the great things about living in Cleveland, Ohio is the huge array of ethnic festivals that one can discover and experience. On September 17th, 2011 the Fifth Annual Cleveland Dragon Boat...
View Article117 dead, more missing in Bangladesh ferry sinking
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Villagers along a Bangladesh river where a packed ferry capsized earlier this week found five more bodies floating in the water Thursday, bringing the death toll from the disaster...
View ArticleWorkers pay high price at Bangladesh tanneries
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View ArticleThousands participate in Kerala's famous snake boat race
Alleppy (Kerala), Aug.14 (ANI): Thousands of people participated in the annual snake boat race in Alleppey, Kerala state on Saturday. The event was organized at the Punnamada Lake. A large number of...
View ArticleBangladeshi officials say 23 people have been rescued but 50 are missing...
TEKNAF, Bangladesh - Authorities say 23 people have been rescued after an overcrowded boat capsized off the Bangladesh coast, but about 50...
View Article26 dead‚ scores missing in Bangladesh boat sinking
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View ArticleBanglatown Exhibition listings
Tue 20 March - Sat 31 March 10am - Till close An exhibition of art inspired by Bangladesh Date: Tuesday 20th March 2012 Venue: Rich Mix » Location: London » Doors: 09:00 til 20:00 Event short url:...
View ArticleTradition and Boat Race Both Upended on the Thames
LONDON — It is, in its way, one of Britain’s great anachronisms: a university boat race steeped in pageantry and tradition with nothing but honor at stake, a moment when old buffers in satin-trimmed...
View ArticleBoat capsizes in Bangladesh river, at least 37 die
Click photo to enlargeBangladeshi villagers wait near the scene of a boat capsize on the River Surma in Sunamganj district, about 175 kilometers (110 miles) northeast of the capital, Dhaka,...
View ArticleBoat capsizes in Bangladesh river, at least 35 die
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A boat packed with passengers capsized on a river in northeastern Bangladesh, and rescuers said at least 35 people died and 20 more were reported missing. The boat carrying...
View ArticlePictures Of The Week: June 18 - June 24 (PHOTOS)
Loading Slideshow Pictures Of The Week A supporter of Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo runs from tear gas during clashes with police outside Congress after the Senate voted to remove Lugo from...
View ArticleAirtel launches GPS to help track Bangladeshi fishing boats
Dhaka, Dec 21, (IANS): Tuesday, December 21, 2010 --> India's Bharti Airtel Limited, which has acquired 70 percent stake in Bangladesh's Warid Telecom, has launched a GPS-based vessel locating...
View Article23 dead, scores missing in Bangladesh boat sinking
DHAKA(UPDATE) At least 23 people, mostly women and children, drowned and scores of others were missing after a passenger river ferry sank in eastern Bangladesh early on Thursday, police said....
View ArticleDragon boat races Saturday at Nashvilles Riverfront Park
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View ArticleTripura's Sehapihijal District hosts boat race to boost tourism potential
Tweet Sehapihijal (Tripura), Oct.15 (ANI): Keen to exploit the tourism potential of Sehapihijal district, the Department of Tourism in in the state of Tripura recently organised a traditional boat...
View ArticleBangladesh ferry sinking toll rises to 123
The death toll from a ferry sinking in Bangladesh rose to 123 on Thursday as rescue workers found 11 more bodies floating on the Meghna river, two days after the disaster, police said. Boats scouring...
View ArticleThousands join anti-government rally in Bangladesh
Click photo to enlargeBoats are anchored to block the traffic on the banks of the River Buriganga in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 12, 2012. Police have stepped up security in Bangladesh capital...
View ArticleMillions will watch as Boat Race is re-branded as 'world-class event'
• 157th race will be shown in more than 200 countries • 'It's one of the top 10 annual events in London' Both the Oxford (near) and Cambridge crews in action during a training session for the 2011 Boat...
View ArticleThe Road to the Cup
Pack your face paint and Tricolour and get ready to cheer your team, from Dhaka to Chennai, through the ups and downs of the league matches. The budget travel guide for the Indian cricket fan. Dhaka...
View ArticleDIY boat races celebrate traditional wall in Kyoto
Along with Matsushima and Miyajima, Amanohashidate is reputed to be one of the three best views in Japan. The thin strip of land separates two sides of Miyazu Bay in the city of Miyazu, Kyoto. This...
View ArticleTrade Aid goes to the source
Previous || Next The Trade Aid model provides genuine support for the poor of Bangladesh, writes Wyn Barbezat. Bangladesh is perhaps not a "must see" destination for most travellers, and as a result...
View ArticleBangladesh's Coming Storm: An Inside Look At The Nation's Vulnerability To...
One of the most densely populated nations on the planet, Bangladesh could find a good chuck of its current landmass underwater by the year 2050. That's just one of the more disturbing findings in...
View ArticleThe fearless ferrymen of Dhaka's Buriganga river
Rush hour in the Bangladeshi capital sees thousands of Dhaka's commuters boarding small wooden boats to cross the busy waters of the Buriganga river, one of the most dangerous waterways on Earth,...
View ArticleBuriganga boat race: Atmospheric images capture traditional Bangladeshi boat...
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View ArticleLonely Planet's Bangladesh guide
GORGEOUSLY green yet swamped with people, Bangladesh is a rural wonderland laden with waterways, peppered with villages and bursting with humanity. A land of rivers Bangladesh is awash with rivers....
View Article'Come before the tourists do'
It has floods, typhoons and poverty, but it also has energy and history. Lee Hannon visits Bangladesh, and is surprised by what it has to offer. Most people responded with a mixture of perplexity and...
View ArticleAberdeen Asset Management Universities’ Boat Race Date Confirmed for 2013...
(Source: Robert Gordon University) Aberdeen Asset Management Universities' Boat Race Date Confirmed for 2013 Challenge Monday, 07 January, 2013 The north east's equivalent of the annual Oxford v...
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