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(SAYDABAD, Bangladesh) - It is wonderful to publish poems on a Sunday, of course our poems at Salem-News are real life and far from fun in endless ways, but in a world as broken as this one is, we are honoring the art form and making it useful.

William Gomes in Bangladesh, is an amazing researcher with a big heart and it is because of his efforts that we recently launched our 'Eye on the World' reports.

BANGLADESH: Protect Rights Activist and Inhabitants of Mayadip

Salem-News.com Eye on the World Report.

(SAYDABAD, Bangladesh) - An engineer dedicated to educating children of underprivileged communities that face socio-economic discrimination, has his life threatened over objections to an illegal sand extraction business.

U.S. State Dept. Officials Will Visit Asian Countries

Officials will visit Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Maria Otero and Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O. Blake, Jr. will travel to South Asia.

This is Otero’s inaugural trip to the region since she assumed her new duties as Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.

AP: `Rape Case Turns Focus to Jordan`s Factory Problems`

Management continues a reign of terror and repression at the Classic factory.

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) - This AP article has already been picked up by the Washington Post, National Public Radio, Forbes and the CanadianBusiness.com.

Sanal Kumar, the reportedly corrupt owner of the Classic sweatshop--where scores of young women guest workers from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have been raped by factory managers-blames U.S. unions and the state of Israel for his factories' problems!

Iraq Veterans Reunite For Peacekeeping Role

The group from the Oregon Guard was personally requested by USARPAC after their stalwart performance in a similar exercise, titled "Khan Quest," in Mongolia in 2006.

(DHAKA, Bangladesh) - Five soldiers of the Oregon Army National Guard that previously served together in Iraq as part of the 1st Cavalry Division's Task Force Baghdad and in Operation Southern Relief in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, have reunited for duty in support of a United Nations (UN) peace support operations training mission in Bangladesh.

The soldiers, who served together within the "Volunteers," of 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Oregon Army National Guard, in Iraq from 2004 to 2005 are part of a team of eight soldiers and airmen selected for their expertise to support Exercise Shanti Doot-2 (Ambassador of Peace).