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The Green Revolution that jump-started Asia’s agricultural growth has not been mirrored in the African continent.
Grim reality revealed in cyclone-hit Bangladesh
The United Nations says the humanitarian crisis caused by last month’s cyclone in Bangladesh is much worse than previously thought, with more than two million people in need of…
Bangladesh cyclone relief operation in full gear
A week after a cyclone killed nearly 3 500 people on the Bangladesh coast, relief workers said on Wednesday they had been able to get food, medicine and other provisions to…
Bangladesh cyclone toll nears 1 100
Military ships and helicopters were trying on Saturday to reach thousands of survivors of a super cyclone that killed nearly 1 100 people and pummelled impoverished Bangladesh…
Hundreds dead in severe Bangladesh cyclone
At least 629 people have died in Bangladesh as a result of severe Cyclone Sidr, it was officially stated on Friday. The cyclone roared ashore with winds of more than 250km/h, and…