High youth joblessness and soaring prices, among other problems, fueled the mass student-led demonstrations that ousted Sheikh Hasina’s government. Bangladesh was thrust into the global spotlight this week after large-scale, violent unrest forced the country’s long-time premier, Sheikh...
Insights on Trade Relationship between India & its North East Neighbours with Pratim Ranjan Bose, Co-founder- Eastly Express | Researcher, Kolkata. Ezilarsan PKP: As Election has concluded in WestBengal, From your point of view, which...
Bangladesh is one of the world’s impoverished nations. Yet, its economy has been growing rapidly over the past few years, thanks in no small part to its massive textile exports. But risks are looming on...
Interview on Trade Relationship between Bangladesh & India with Pratim Ranjan Bose, Chief of Bureau of The Hindu Business Line, Kolkata. Ezilarsan PKP: How Bangladesh and India can combine their synergies in the textile so we...
Four years ago the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh collapsed, killing 1,100 people. Working conditions have improved since then, but wages have not. Maria Zimmerman reports from Dhaka. It is late afternoon as Ashik and...
Bangladeshi authorities have been accused of harassing and intimidating garment workers and their leaders following recent protests demanding a wage hike. Big fashion brands have pulled out of a major summit in protest. Bangladesh’s multibillion...
In a bid to bolster the electricity generation capacity of the energy-poor nation, the government is looking to build several coal-fired plants in the coming years. But activists oppose them citing environmental risks. The plan...
