Victims of Bangladesh garment factory fire included teenage workers from nearby slum

The Bangladesh garment factory fire, which killed 16 workers, was not an "accident," but part of an ongoing industrial ...

Tulip Siddiq’s aunt could face death penalty over Bangladesh unrest

Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister could face the death penalty over her alleged role in a crackdown that left about 1,400 ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Clashes break out at protests near Bangladesh parliament as parties sign roadmap for change

Major political parties in Bangladesh signed a roadmap Friday for political reforms proposed by the interim government while ...
Al Jazeera on MSN

Clashes erupt in Bangladesh’s Dhaka in protests over govt’s new charter

Bangladesh’s most powerful political parties signed the charter on Friday aimed at ensuring democratic reform after next year ...

Garment factory fire kills 16 workers in Bangladesh

The fire broke out on the third floor of a four-story factory in the South Asian nation’s capital, Dhaka, before spreading to ...
Global VoicesOpinion

A year after the uprising, women in Bangladesh face new challenges

"The struggle never ended. Bangladeshi women have been on the battlefield since 1971; July simply reconnected us with that ...

Bangladesh prosecution seeks death penalty for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina over protest killings

A prosecutor in Bangladesh is seeking the death penalty for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a case involving charges ...
ABC News

Organs for Sale: Impoverished Bangladeshis Try to Sell Kidneys on Black Market, End Up Poor and Ill

March 16, 2012 — -- Monir Moniruzzaman doesn't look like James Bond, or even George Smiley, but for 15 months he prowled through the dark and dangerous alleyways of Bangladesh, searching for ...