Bangladesh accused of failing to act over murder of activist
Five years after an international outcry over the torture and killing of Aminul Islam, Bangladesh’s government is under fire for failing to find those responsible
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‘We are all entrepreneurs’: Muhammad Yunus on changing the world, one microloan at a time
The Nobel peace prize laureate will be in Australia to discuss why fostering entrepreneurship is even more important in the age of automation
Read moreChild labourers exposed to toxic chemicals dying before 50, WHO says
Bangladesh tannery workers exposed to formaldehype, sulphuric acid and more while making products for westerners
Read moreBangladesh campaign has cut acid attacks
Letters: The government introduced strict new penalties, set up special courts to deal with cases and restricted the sale of acid
Read moreKolkata: the city that eats fish reared on sewage
Farmers rear sewage-fed fish to meet the West Bengal city’s growing food demand in the face of competition for wastewater and real estate
Read moreOn the climate change frontline: the disappearing fishing villages of Bangladesh
Kutubdia’s islanders don’t have much of a carbon footprint – most don’t have regular electricity. But they are facing the reality of a changing climate, and soon tens of millions of their fellow Bangladeshis will be at risk
Read moreBangladesh struggles to turn the tide on climate change as sea levels rise
From incessant rains to flooded rice fields, the economic impact of global warming has been keenly felt in the coastal town of Cox’s Bazar
Read morePolice and fear stalk the streets of Dhaka as clothes workers fight for more than £54 a month
Garment workers in Bangladesh endure harsh conditions and the world’s lowest minimum wage
Read more‘Superstition’ prevents action against children drowning in Bangladesh
18,000 children under the age of 18 drown every year, but study finds moves to curb the deaths are stymied by view of the fatalities as ‘God’s will’
Read more‘A more dangerous long-term threat’: Al-Qaida grows as Isis retreats
Group has been seeking to build support across Islamic world – from south Asia to Africa – through outreach instead of fear
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