Bangladesh 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
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Myanmar: 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
Read more‘Global gag rule’ jeopardises future of Asia health initiatives, campaigners say
Funding for programmes from sanitation to nutrition will be subject to Trump’s far-reaching order, with huge implications for family planning providers
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 moreMyanmar to investigate video of police beating Rohingya villagers
State newspaper says police were acting on a tipoff that militants from the Muslim minority were being sheltered in the village
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
Read moreBangladesh garment factories sack hundreds after pay protests
Dozens have been arrested amid clashes with police as impoverished workers demand a trebling of pay
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