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First British Bangladeshi Cabinet Portfolio Holder at Rochdale Council
by st contributor, Thursday 30th December 2010
This has truly been a remarkable year for the British Bangladeshi’s. we have achieved a number of milestones on the political landscape of Britain. In Rushanara Ali we have found our first member of Parliament, in Lutfur Rahman we have the first elected executive Mayor and…
This article is in category: Community
Tags: Council,Farooq Ahmed,Finance Portfolio,Rochdale,Rochdale Bangladeshi Partnership Project,Rushanara Ali
Read this articleSingerkach Health Centre Update
by st contributor, Tuesday 28th December 2010
Members of the Singerkach Development Committee currently on site in Bangladesh report that the Sylhet Pouroshova engineers have now completed the extraction of soil on the health centre site and the samples are being tested. Once the results of the soil test have been approved final…
This article is in category: Bangladesh
Tags: Bangladesh,Charity,Development,good work,health centre,Oldham
Read this articleSylhet-Cox’s Bazar 2010 Blogs
by st editor, Saturday 25th December 2010
Ride For Green – Sylhet-Cox’s Bazar 2010 Blogs Cyclist Naomi Dixon recounts her experience on the tour. Read Naomi’s Ride for Green Part 1 Read Naomi’s Ride for Green Part 2 Read Naomi’s Ride for Green Part 3…
This article is in category: Sport
Tags: Bangladesh,Clemon,Cox's Bazar,cycling,Muz Khan,Naomi Dixon,Sylhet,trip of a lifetime,xperime
Read this articleOver 500 Receive Free Eye Care at Moulvibazar “Eye Camp”
by st editor, Friday 24th December 2010
Chevron Bangladesh sponsored its latest Eye Camp at Kalapur Government Primary School in Srimangal, Moulvibazar to provide free treatment and medicines from Sylhet Eye Care to those attending. The Chevron sponsored Eye Camps have been running since 2005. The event was supported by the Rotary Club…
This article is in category: Bangladesh
Tags: cataracts,Charity,Chevron,Eye Care,good work,Health,moulvibazar,Sight,Srimangal,Sylhet
Read this articleRide for Green Revisited – Part 3
by st contributor, Thursday 23rd December 2010
By Naomi Dixon (Day 8.) Feni – Chittagong – 63 miles The cycle from Feni is abruptly stopped by the stretching and squeaking sound of a falling tree and the ultimate crash to the ground. There are no signs, just a few shouts of warning and…
This article is in category: Cycle Sylhet 2010
Tags: Bangladesh,blog,Chakaria,Chittagong,Cox’s Bazar,Cyling in Bangladesh,Feni,Jebi Rahman,Keranihat,Naomi Dixon,Omari,Sport,Sylhet region
Read this articleRide for Green Revisited – Part 2
by st contributor, Tuesday 21st December 2010
By Naomi Dixon (Day 6) Brahmanbaria – Comilla – 52 miles I awoke after a restless night of stomach cramps and a few intimate moments hugging the toilet. Our accommodation was pretty nasty and there was a running joke that even the cockroaches didn’t even want…
This article is in category: Cycle Sylhet 2010
Tags: Bangladesh,blog,Brahmanbaria,Comilla,Cyling in Bangladesh,Feni,Naomi Dixon,Ride for Green,Sport,Sylhet region
Read this articleRide for Green Revisited – Part 1
by st contributor, Monday 20th December 2010
By Naomi Dixon (Day 2) Dhaka City Bike Tour Dhaka grabs you by the arm like a pushy father and forces you to look, look at all the people’s faces, feel the chaos and confront the odour. People on trucks, in coaches, in buses, in vans,…