I remember when East Pakistan was Wiped off the Face of the Map

[burythehatchet]

you know, it was renamed Bangladesh.

[bryant69]

1. I don't know what emotion I'm supposed to feel reading that

Bryant
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[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. and they're doing so well!

or not. :(



Open Doors has called for prayers for Bangladesh after the country's interim caretaker government declared a state of emergency for an indefinite period of time.
by Maria Mackay
Posted: Tuesday, January 16, 2007, 9:22 (GMT)Font Scale:A A A


Bangladeshi rickshaw drivers wait at a traffic signal in Dhaka. Members of Bangladesh's new interim government have been sworn in, after a bitter impasse between the country's two main political...
(AFP)Open Doors has called for Christians to pray for Bangladesh after a series of pre-election protests prompted the interim caretaker government to declare a state of emergency last week in a bid to restore peace and order.

The declaration of emergency came after the UN suspended all technical support for elections, which were due to take place 22 January, while many international observation missions have cancelled their schedules and refused to monitor polls. No new date has been fixed for the elections.

Now mission groups have cancelled their activities because of the country’s volatile situation, Open Doors has reported.

“There is unprecedented uncertainty shrouding the country now,” a Dhaka University professor said. “I cannot imagine what fate awaits . But I can predict more agitation and more violence ahead.”

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/open.doors.calls.for.prayers.for.bangladesh/9142.htm

[RaleighNCDUer]

3. It seems to have been forgotten by most.

That was my first thought on hearing about the tsunami 2 years ago - the worst natural disaster in history! Even worse than the typhoon that flooded E Pakistan and killed a quarter of a million people? Turns out, maybe yes, worse than that overall, but that still stands out as the worst for any one nation in the region, and second only to the chinese earthquake that killed 800,000.

but on re-reading your post, it seems you were talking about something else. clue me in?