John Openshaw

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TOPIC: Development

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Long Weekends and Protests

The last week has been marred by political disruption and violence as protests and rallies continue to sweep across Bangladesh. Since the war crimes tribunal sentenced an Islamic leader to death last week, tragically, at my last check of news outlets, over seventy people have been killed.

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Causing Havoc Downstream

There has been much alarm today in regards to the discovery of some 1,200 dead pigs in the Songjiang section of the Huangpu river in China...

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Slideshow: Water Quality

This set of pictures is dedicated to water use and water quality around Dhaka: from the modern to the historic. I wanted to start with the usual state of the water coming out of the faucet in my bathroom. I’ve placed a plastic cup to catch the water so you can see that it’s not exactly clear...

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My Unhealthy Obsession: Hospital Waste

I’ve spent a lot of time over the last month with my mind in the gutter. And I mean this literally: I’ve spent an extraordinary amount of time worried about trash. Part of this is because Dhaka does have a huge waste problem: the city generates over 4,000 tons of waste per day...

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