List of resources for Bangladesh

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Following is a list of websites for additional information about the Peace Corps and Bangladesh, and to connect you to returned Volunteers and other invitees. Please keep in mind that although we try to make sure all these links are active and current, we cannot guarantee it. If you do not have access to the Internet, visit your local library. Libraries offer free Internet usage and often let you print information to take home.

A note of caution: As you surf the Internet, be aware that you may find bulletin boards and chat rooms in which people are free to express opinions about the Peace Corps based on their own experiences, including comments by those who were unhappy with their choice to serve in the Peace Corps. These opinions are not those of the Peace Corps or the U.S. government, and we hope you will keep in mind that no two people experience their service in the same way.

[edit] General Information About Bangladesh

http://www.countrywatch.com
On this site, you can learn anything from what time it is in Dhaka to how to convert from the dollar to the taka. Just click on Bangladesh and go from there.

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations
Visit this site for general travel advice about almost any country in the world.

http://www.state.gov
The State Department’s website issues background notes periodically about countries around the world. Find Bangladesh and learn more about its social and political history.

http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/info.asp
This United Nations site allows you to search for statistical information for member states of the UN.

http://www.worldinformation.com
This site provides an additional source of current and historical information about 228 countries.

[edit] Connect With Returned Volunteers and Other Invitees

http://www.rpcv.org
This is the site of the National Peace Corps Association, made up of returned Volunteers. On this site you can find links to all the Web pages of the “friends of” groups for most countries of service, made up of former Volunteers who served in those countries. There are also regional groups who frequently get together for social events and local volunteer activities.

http://rpcvwebring.netfirms.com
This site is known as the Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Web Ring. A former Volunteer who served in Kenya maintains it. Browse the Web ring and see what former Volunteers are saying about their service.

http://www.peacecorpswriters.org
This site is hosted by a group of returned Volunteer writers. It is a monthly online publication of essays and Volunteer accounts of their Peace Corps service.

http://www.joesvideos.com/sarah/bangladesh
To see some snapshots of Bangladesh, check out this Web page set up by the family of a Bangladesh Volunteer.

[edit] Online Articles/Current News Sites About Bangladesh

http://www.citechco.net
The site of one of the major Internet service providers in Bangladesh, a company owned by the Grameen Bank. The bank’s innovative concept of microloans has provided the poor in general and women in particular with the means to start small businesses, starting a worldwide trend.

http://www.bangladesh.net/observer
Site of the Bangladesh Observer

http://www.independent-bangladesh.com
Site of the Independent

http://www.dailystarnews.com
Site of the Daily Star

http://www.webbangladesh.com
A Bangladeshi search engine

http://www.bangladeshinfo.com
A Bangladeshi Web portal

http://www.bangla2000.com
A Bangladeshi Web portal

http://www.banglacricket.com
A site for cricket fans

[edit] International Development Sites About Bangladesh

http://www.adb.org
Asian Development Bank

http://www.fao.org
Food and Agriculture Organization

http://www.ilo.org
International Labour Organization

http://www.unicef.org
United Nations Children’s Fund

http://www.undp.org
United Nations Development Programme

http://www.unhcr.ch
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

http://www.worldbank-bangladesh.org
Site of the World Bank’s Dhaka office

http://www.who.int
World Health Organization

[edit] Recommended Books

1. Collins, Larry, and Dominique Lapierre. Freedom at Midnight. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1975.
2. Gardner, Katy. Songs at the River’s Edge: Stories From a Bangladeshi Village. London: Virago Press, 1992.
3. Hartmann, Betsy, and James K. Boyce. A Quiet Violence: View From a Bangladesh Village. London: Zed Books, 1984.
4. Monan, Jim. Bangladesh: The Strength to Succeed. Herndon, Va.: Stylus Publishing, 1990.
5. Novak, James J. Bangladesh: Reflections on the Water. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1993.

[edit] Books About the Peace Corps

1. Banerjee, Dillon. So You Want to Join the Peace Corps: What to Know Before You Go. Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press, 2000 (paperback).
2. Herrera, Susana. Mango Elephants in the Sun: How Life in an African Village Let Me Be in My Skin. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1999.
3. Hessler, Peter. River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze. New York: Harper Perennial, 2001.
4. Hoffman, Elizabeth Cobbs. All You Need Is Love: The Peace Corps and the Spirit of the 1960s. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000 (paperback).
5. Thomsen, Moritz. Living Poor: A Peace Corps Chronicle. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1969, 1997 (paperback).
6. Tidwell, Mike. The Ponds of Kalambayi: An African Sojourn. Guilford, Conn.: The Lyons Press, 1990, 1996 (paperback).