Bangladesh

Sea-level rise and storms made stronger by climate change threaten communities across coastal Bangladesh.
Climate Change
‘They forgot about me’: People with disabilities in Bangladesh face increased risk during natural disasters
People walk through an informal settlement for trash segregators in Bangalore, India.
Justice
Waste collectors in Bangalore face discrimination and exploitation
People wearing masks as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus assemble to offer prayers at Dhakeshwari Temple during a Hindu Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh
COVID-19
Randomized study of mask-wearing illustrates their importance in preventing the spread COVID-19
"A Queen's Dream," illustration by Mayyu Khan, a Rohingya artist living in Kutupalong Refugee Camp, from "Rohingya Folk Tales," by Mohammed Rezuwan.
Refugees
This young folklorist is on a mission to preserve Rohingya stories before it’s too late
Clouds cover the skies over the river Ganges ahead of Cyclone Amphan, in Kolkata, India, May 19, 2020.
Natural disasters
How to deal with a cyclone in the middle of a pandemic?
Bangladesh flooded farms.
Climate Change
A climate migration crisis is escalating in Bangladesh
Five young Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists vandalize a police vehicle with batons
Opposition protestors clash with police in Bangladesh as election nears
Author Anna Dahlqvist talking with Saudah, a teenager in Kampala, Uganda
Women & Gender
The ‘menstrual awakening’: Shattering the period stigma
Rapper Skibkhan in the video for ‘Shob Chup,’ which condemns the culture of silence around poverty and inequality in Bangladesh
Music
Bangladeshi rappers wield rhymes as a weapon, with Tupac as their guide
Rohingya refugee children fly improvised kites at the Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
Conflict
One doctor’s experience on a ‘medical mission’ to treat Rohingya refugees
Rohingya refugees walk at Jamtoli camp in the morning in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Jan. 22, 2018.
Conflict
I visited the Rohingya refugee camps and here is what Bangladesh is doing right
This logo says 'How fair is your fashion' in red letters
Business, Finance & Economics
How fair is your fashion? Take the quiz.
Acid attack survivors walk on the ramp as they participate in a fashion show titled “Beauty Redefined” organized by ActionAid in Bangladesh earlier this year.
Arts
Acid attack victims reverse expectations on the runway
Woman with glasses
Seeing into the future
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Bhuiyan
Justice
Why a hate crime survivor tried to save the life of his would-be killer
Das
Culture
Some persecuted writers get a new life in the US. But exile isn’t easy.
Activists of the radical Islamist party Hefajat-e-Islam in Bangladesh demanding capital punishment for a group of bloggers in 2013.
Justice
Who just killed the man some called ‘the Harvey Milk of Bangladesh’?
Activists from Hefajat-e-Islam, a Bangladeshi fundamentalist Muslim group that calls for the executions of atheist bloggers in the country, shout slogans during a 2013 rally.
Conflict
Bangladeshi bloggers are only the latest victims of rising anti-free speech forces
Some of the lucky ones: A group of Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants admitted into Indonesia in May 2015. Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia are now pushing away boats holding thousands of migrants.
Conflict
Another migrant crisis is brewing in the Bay of Bengal
AbdulAzis
Justice
These voices from the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh are heart-wrenching
bangla lead
Development
In Bangladesh, an app that lets women speak without fear
Global Scan
Who leads the world in small-scale solar power? Try Bangladesh
A woman holds a picture of her relative, a garment worker who went missing in the Rana Plaza collapse,  on the first year anniversary of the accident.
Business, Economics and Jobs
In Bangladesh, will a legal system ‘full of holes’ prosecute those responsible for the Rana Plaza factory collapse?
A woman holds a picture of her relative, a garment worker who went missing in the Rana Plaza collapse,  on the first year anniversary of the accident.
Business, Economics and Jobs
In Bangladesh, will a legal system ‘full of holes’ prosecute those responsible for the Rana Plaza factory collapse?
Arts, Culture & Media
I’m 21 and feel guilty about how I shop — but what can I do?
Arts, Culture & Media
I’m 21 and feel guilty about how I shop — but what can I do?
Tazreen
Global Politics
After a fire killed 112, the new warrants issued could help to restore faith in the Bangladeshi court system
Tibetan exiles in Sikkin, along the India/China border.
Lifestyle & Belief
What it’s like on a 9,000 mile journey along India’s borders
Riffat Rahman, a health care advocate, conducts outreach about the Affordable Care Act in a Los Angeles neighborhood called Little Bangladesh.
Health & Medicine
One woman takes Obamacare’s promise to Bangladeshi immigrants
Indian Border Guard Acquitted in Brutal Shooting of Bangladeshi Girl
Business, Economics and Jobs
Woman pulled alive from rubble of Bangladesh factory collapse; expert calls for reform
Global Politics
Hate-crime victim fights execution of his attacker
Health & Medicine
Increase in C-Sections worldwide troubles health experts
Development & Education
Women and global economic and political stability
Senator Menendez, Factory Owner Weighs In on Labor Concerns in Bangladesh
Walmart, Gap Announce Safety Pact for Bangladesh Garment Factories
Forty Retailers Sign Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Accord
Business, Economics and Jobs
Changing Women’s Lives in Bangladesh’s Garment Factories
Rescue From Bangladesh Garment Factory Rubble 17 Days After Collapse
Global Politics
Survivor Found in Collapsed Bangladesh Building After 17 Days
Garment Factory Collapses in Bangladesh
Searching For Answers through the Rubble in Bangladesh
Arts, Culture & Media
Bangladeshi Cartoonists Draw on the Garment Factory Tragedy
Bangladesh Building Collapse
Global Supply Chain: How a Factory in Bangladesh is Contracted to Sew Your Shirt
Bangladeshi Labor Activist Kalpona Akter Fights for Safety at Garment Factories
Western Companies Accused of ‘Turning Blind Eye’ in Bangladeshi Clothing Factory Collapse
Conflict & Justice
Sentences for War Criminals in Bangladesh Prompt Both Peace and Violence
Global Politics
Firestorm Engulfs Bangladesh Clothing Factory
Bangladesh on its 40th Anniversary
9/11 Hate-Crime Victim Fights Execution of His Attacker
Health & Medicine
C-Sections on the Rise Despite Concerns from Health Experts
Conflict & Justice
Dangerous Highway
Arts, Culture & Media
Bengali New Year
Bangladesh prime minister threatens tough action on border guards
Lifestyle & Belief
Geo answer
Environment
Raising Bangladesh
Arts, Culture & Media
Global Hit
Environment
Geo Quiz