Bangladesh seeks $2.2 bln aid for cyclone recovery
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Bangladesh is seeking $2.21 billion in assistance from overseas donors to help recover from damage by the November 15 cyclone that killed more than 3,200 people and made millions homeless, a senior official said on Thursday.
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Rescuers are struggling to help the victims of tropical storm Jeanne, which has led to the death of over 2,000 people in northern Haiti, reports from the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince said.
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December 30, 2004, Baltimore, MDâCatholic Relief Services (CRS) announced a commitment of $25 million for emergency relief and long-term rehabilitation programs to assist people across the south and southeast Asia region devastated by the Dec.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Friday it had made available up to &#36;325 million in emergency lending for tsunami relief efforts in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Maldives. The Manila-based lending institution said about &#36;175 million could be diverted from existing projects in the three countries, while up to &#36;150 million in new low-cost loans could be drawn.
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Canada Saturday said it was boosting its humanitarian relief aid to disaster-stricken Bangladesh to 4.2 million dollars (US) to help the victims of Cyclone Sidr that killed more than 3,000 people on November 15.
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Aid agencies are appealing for funds to help the victims of recent floods in a swathe of African countries.
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The Swiss government has promised an additional SFr25 million ($22 million) in immediate aid to countries hit by the tidal waves in southeast Asia.
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DHAKA, 28 August 2004 - Bangladesh has called in Interpol to assist investigations into the Aug. 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally which killed 20 people and wounded 300, a senior police officer said yesterday.
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The chief of the Bangladesh army says the country is facing a catastrophe over rice supplies.
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At least 62 people were killed and many others were injured Monday in mudslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in a hilly port city in southeastern Bangladesh, rescue officials and witnesses said.
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President Bush plans to ask Congress  on Monday to rush about $2.5 billion in additional aid to  hurricane-battered Florida, administration officials said on  Friday.
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Hull is to receive Â£2.1m to help it recover from last month's floods - the biggest share of government aid.
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Indian conglomerate Tata is to invest $2bn in a power plant in Bangladesh, the country's single largest foreign investment ever.
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The World Bank said Saturday it is ready to help Bangladesh&#39;s military-backed government bring back stolen money allegedly siphoned off by politicians and businessmen during the previous governments.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on  Friday it had made available up to $325 million in emergency  lending for tsunami relief efforts in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and  Maldives. The Manila-based lending institution said about $175  million could be diverted from existing projects in the three  countries, while up to $150 million in new low-cost loans could  be drawn.
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The United States responded Saturday to Indonesia&#039;s devastating earthquake with an emergency allocation of &#36;2.5 million for assistance to victims.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE : Disaster relief crews battled to get emergency aid to 170,000 people affected by floods that killed more than 700 in Haiti, a Caribbean nation that ranks among the world&#39;s poorest.