‘The builders don’t care’: Dhaka reels from another deadly blaze
Questions mount about building safety in Bangladesh capital after inferno kills at least 25 people
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Bangladesh opposition reject ‘farcical’ election and demand new vote
Dozens of candidates pull out, claiming ruling Awami League rigged country’s first contested election in a decade
Read moreBangladesh: Crackdown as Elections Loom
According to Human Rights Watch recent news article Bangladesh security forces have been arresting and intimidating opposition figures and threatening freedom of expression in advance of national elections on 30 December 2018. A report published by Human Rights Watch focuses on the Secret Detentions and Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh. Since 2013, law enforcement authorities in Bangladesh have illegally detained scores of opposition
Read more‘We cannot go back’: grim future facing Rohingya one year after attacks
Food is dwindling and agencies warn of ‘lost generation’ of children growing up without school
Read moreAdani builds coal-fired power plant in India to send energy to Bangladesh
But is it a genuine energy solution – or just a prop for the Carmichael mine?
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Read moreRana Plaza, five years on: safety of workers hangs in balance in Bangladesh
Progress has been made but fire safety initiatives are soon to end, unions are being stifled and wages are still the lowest in the world
Read moreThe dysfunctional megacity: why Dhaka is bursting at the sewers
Cities can be dense without being overpopulated. But in the world’s most crowded city, the drains can’t cope – creating a grim new job
Read more‘All these flashbacks come’: Rohingya’s teens speak out on Myanmar brutality
Young male refugees in Bangladesh are being helped by pioneering aid efforts that try to address the hidden scars of war
Read more‘Hate-filled’ narratives target minorities globally, says Amnesty International
Human rights group says Rohingya’s experience is emblematic of violent trend against vulnerable groups
Read moreThe traders cashing in on Rohingya misery: ‘It’s the best profit of my life’
Entrepreneurial Bangladeshis in Cox’s Bazar are making more money than ever before thanks to the influx of desperate refugees from Myanmar
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