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DHAKA, BANGLADESHDhaka, the national capital of Bangladesh, traces its origins to the first millennium A. D. it is a major port, and the industrial centre of the country. The city rose to prominence in the 17th century, when it served as the Mughal capital of Bengal province. During the early 20th century, Dhaka served as a commercial centre and seat of learning. It became the capital of East Pakistan in 1956. Dhaka was heavily damaged during the war of independence in 1971, but it emerged the capital of Bangladesh. Dhaka is home to the University of Dhaka and several affiliated government colleges, and engineering and technology university, an agricultural university, a nuclear-science training and research centre, and a library. The city contains more than 700 mosques which date back to the 15th century. |
4/12/2010
Press Release - Oswiecim AppealMayor Janusz Marszalek of Oswiecim, Poland, known throughout the world as the site of the infamous Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz, has called upon the world’s Head of States, in the name of the one and a half million victims who perished in the furnaces, to use the approaching
United Nations’ Review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in May to negotiate steps for a convention for the total abolition of nuclear weapons.
2/10/2010 / New York
Extraordinary IAPMC Executive Board Meeting, New York (April 29 - May 3, 2010)The 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review International Planning Committee, comprised of NGO’s from the United States, Europe and Asia is organizing a day and a half long international conference on Nuclear Abolition, Peace and Disarmament on May 1, 2010, the eve of the NPT Review Conference at the United Nations. The conference will be held in the Riverside Church in New York City and will include between 800 and 1,000 participants.
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