The 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
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Pope Francis disappoints Rohingya by failing to condemn persecution
The pope is nearing end of four-day visit to Myanmar in which he has not publicly spoken about plight of the Rohingya
Read more‘Everything’s changed’: despair of Briton held without charge in Bangladesh
Hasnat Karim remains in prison although no evidence has been produced to implicate him in 2016 Holey Bakery attack in which more than 20 were killed
Read moreAung San Suu Kyi: what has happened to Myanmar’s icon of morality?
Failure of Nobel prize winner to condemn brutal military campaign against Rohingya Muslims places the Lady at centre of global ire
Read moreAung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar’s great hope fails to live up to expectations
A year after her party swept to power, the Nobel laureate faces questions over her leadership and silence on persecution
Read moreMyanmar: thousands attend funeral of Aung San Suu Kyi adviser
Death of Muslim lawyer Ko Ni, shot in the head at Yangon airport, highlights persecution of Muslims in the country
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