Bangladesh

Women in rural Bangladesh bear rising cost of climate crisis
Study says households headed by women are allocating 30 percent of their spending on protection from climate disasters.
Published On 19 May 2022
Bangladeshi children leaving school to work due to climate crisis
As families migrate after climate-related disasters, UNICEF says 1.7 million of country’s children are now labourers.
Published On 9 May 2022
Al Jazeera wins two Amnesty Media awards
I-Unit wins for investigation into Bangladesh state corruption; AJ English wins for report on rape as weapon of war.
Published On 5 May 2022
Bangladeshi jailed for life for attack on prominent novelist
Foyzul Hasan convicted under anti-terror laws for attacking renowned activist and professor Muhammad Zafar Iqbal.
Published On 26 Apr 2022

Pakistan’s media caught between politicians and the military. Plus, the crushing of speech in Bangladesh.

People celebrate Bengali New Year after two years of restrictions due to COVID-19.

Dhaka court pronounces verdict in the 2004 killing of Humayun Azad by members of a now-banned Muslim group.

Guests can dine like Dhaka’s old aristocracy, roam the garden of a colonial home, and dive into Zamindar history.

Ananta Bijoy Das’s killing was part of a series of murders of bloggers and secular activists between 2013 and 2016.

New rules proposed by the EU’s executive arm call for a mandatory minimum use of recycled fibers by 2030.

Mongla, once vulnerable to floods and river erosion, now more resilient with improved infrastructure against high tides.

The largest private school for refugees was set up by prominent Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah who was gunned down in 2021.

Residents in Cox’s Bazar district, world’s largest refugee camp, hope the declaration will lead to more action.

A cargo vessel hit a ferry carrying dozens of people along a river outside Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka.

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