Is Microfinance Pushing the World’s Poorest Even Deeper Into Poverty?
DHAKA—In August, Bangladeshi police broke up a ring of human organ dealers operating in Joypurhat, a district in the north of the country.
Beyond Bazaar
Protecting the buildings of bygone eras is no easy task in rapidly changing Old Dhaka.
In Bangladesh, some kind of justice
After four decades, the country’s war-crimes tribunal is finally set to open.
Occupy World: Why Zuccotti Park has nothing on Dhaka
Bangladeshis have been protesting since the main stock market imploded late last year.
Occupy Wall Street Meets Dhaka
Occupy Wall Street protesters aren’t the only ones taking to the street over claims of corporate greed. In Bangladesh, angry investors say they’ve also been cheated by the banks.
Inside Bangladesh’s organ bazaar
In what is supposed to be a microfinance mecca, many go to extreme measures to pay off debts.
Bengal, east and west
Here are a few photos from my recent reporting trip to eastern India and Bangladesh. Over six weeks, I took in Calcutta , far too much of Dhaka and some of the more outlying parts of Bangladesh. Based on my trips up to Sylhet and Joypurhat, in the north and west of the country, I...
Bangladesh’s Troubling Death Squad
The Rapid Action Battalion has enjoyed strong public support for routinely killing alleged criminals. But is it always acting within the law?
Saving Old Dhaka’s landmarks
Preservationists worry that in the rush to modernise Bangladesh’s capital, the city’s architectural legacy is being destroyed.
Bangladesh braces for divisive war-crimes trial
DHAKA – A SPECIAL tribunal in Bangladesh has indicted four members of the country’s main Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, on suspicion of committing mass atrocities during the country’s 1971 Liberation War. Those arrested, including party president Motiur Rahman Nizami and his deputy Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, have been remanded in custody indefinitely and are likely to...
Taj Mahal-era structures disappear in Bangladesh
Across Old Dhaka, Bangladesh, squatters have taken up residence in the empty shells of Taj Mahal-era Mughal structures. The Urban Study Group is trying to preserve and revitalize some of the 17th-19th century buildings.
War crimes and Bangladesh
Is a war crimes tribunal being used to settle political scores? If so, it may unleash social chaos, reports Sebastian Strangio.
