Bangladesh

Explore our coverage of Bangladesh’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video


Leaders

How to stop turmeric from killing people

Developing countries—especially India—should learn from Bangladesh

Asia

The trials of Muhammad Yunus

Bangladesh is lurching towards repressive one-party rule

Asia

Climate and China fears are bringing South Asia’s countries closer

An electricity deal between Bangladesh, India and Nepal is a hopeful sign for tighter trade ties

Podcast The Intelligence

Sheikh Hasina’s iron grip on Bangladesh may yet strangle its laudable progress

Also on the daily podcast: the promise of snatching carbon from the air and the boom in Spanish-language music

Asia

Sheikh Hasina is Asia’s iron lady

Her tragic past now threatens Bangladesh’s future

Culture

Bangladesh’s riverine villages are benefiting from clever design

Architectural innovations and adaptations are helping to bring permanence to a flood-prone land

Podcast The Intelligence

“In private there’s a lot of concern about the direction the country is going in”—Bangladesh

Also on the daily podcast: North Korea’s lucrative crypto scamming and a storied BBC listening station is sold off

Leaders

Is Bangladesh’s admired growth model coming unstuck?

A development superstar faces malign politics and rising corruption

Asia

Bangladesh’s economic miracle is in jeopardy

Corrupt politics has become a bigger threat to the country than poverty

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