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That’s the strangest quote I got from the story I just finished on the fact that the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh is the jail and being charged with extortion. The evidence is clear that money was transferred. Sheikh Selim, Hasina’s brother, told authorities that he passed one third of the money to Hasina in [...]

 

 Extortion trial of former Bangladesh PM resumes [4:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Photo from Rangamati of a Hill Tracts woman enjoying a puff! See more photos here… I’m planning a tour to the Bandarbans and need to see who is interested to come. People who work Sunday to Thursday will need to take Thursday off—the extra day will help you enjoy this once in a lifetime opportunity [...]

After returning from Khulna to Dhaka, we kick back and talk about the effect of our little contribution of boats and milk to the village of Dhangmari. We did lift a few tiny handful out of poverty—by enabling them to earn more than $2.50 USD per day. After experiencing the effect of the cyclone with [...]

 

 The Final Cast - Relief from the Sundarbans: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In our last episode, we considered the ethics behind doing what I will call “Disaster Tourism,” which involves travelling to a disaster zone and bringing relief goods yourself. After we visited the village and saw the conditions post-cyclone, we discuss what we’ve seen and decide to purchase 17 boats with milk for a few village [...]

 

 Just Before the Delivery: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today we’re broadcasting from the village of Banishanta, just at the edge of the Sundarbans in Southwestern Bangladesh. Mirza Hassan, the UK doctor, Michael Mangano, the American grad student, and myself discuss the positives and the negatives of delivering aid directly to people in need, as travellers. We also discuss the emotions of what we’ve [...]

 

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