The Guardian view on Bangladesh: the people deserve better
Bangladesh’s sterile, poisonous politics do a disservice to its people
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‘We will break every bone’: Islamist leaders threaten Bangladeshi lawyer
Sultana Kamal, chair of Transparency International Bangladesh, angered hardline Islamists by defending installation of statue outside Dhaka’s supreme court
Read moreBangladeshi girls being trained how to avoid online predators
With an alarming rise in cybercrimes, often including blackmail, police offer workshops for thousands of teenagers
Read moreLady Justice statue in Bangladesh is removed after Islamist objections
Hardline groups said sculpture of woman holding sword and scales outside supreme court was example of idol worship
Read moreBangladeshi editor who faced 83 lawsuits says press freedom under threat
The Awami League-controlled government has charged and jailed journalists using vague new laws
Read moreEU backs away from trade statement in blow to China’s ‘modern Silk Road’ plan
Member states wary of Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road initiative without guarantees on transparency, sustainability and tendering process
Read moreAfrica’s new slave trade: how migrants flee poverty to get sucked into a world of violent crime
Thousands who dream of a better life in Europe face horrors of modern slavery on way across the Sahara to Libya
Read moreWhere is the world’s densest city?
Evenly spread over all of the world’s mountains, deserts and other terrains, we would be standing 150 metres away from our nearest neighbours. In the most densely populated cities – from Dhaka to Medellin – we’re right on top of them
Read moreNearly 250 refugees dead or missing after shipwrecks off Libyan coast
Authorities raise alarm at increased risks of Mediterranean voyages, as people smugglers crowd refugees on to vessels meant for far fewer people
Read moreBlues and moos: Indian state launches cow ambulance service
NGO funds five ambulances in Uttar Pradesh state as growing zeal to safeguard cows has also resulted in rising violence
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