Bangladesh
Sesame Street’s Rohingya Muppets Help Refugee Children Languishing in Camps
One rights group said the initiative champions the ethnic identity of the Rohingya people ‘on a global scale.’
Many Rohingya Refugees Say They Were Sent to Remote Island Settlement Against Their Will
Experts say Bhasan Char, or “Floating island”, is vulnerable to extreme weather conditions.
As Rape Protests Rock Bangladesh, A Survivor Explains How the Country Failed Its Women
“If women were given justice the proper way, we wouldn’t be here.”
Inside the Secret Tibetan Force That Is Helping India Take On China
Apart from being expert paratroopers, members of the Special Frontier Force are trained in mountain warfare and guerilla combat.
An Inside Look at South Asians Doubly Hit by Climate Disasters and COVID-19
Even as people in the region continue to battle COVID-19, massive floods have worsened poverty and escalated loss of livelihood, particularly in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Anik Khan Recorded a Bangla Song Because His Dad Asked Him To
The Queens-based singer and rapper spoke to VICE about paying homage to his motherland with a modern take on a folk classic.
For the Last Three Years, More Than a Million Rohingya Muslims Have Been Stuck in Bangladesh
Refugees say that they are trapped on a bare hillside in a foreign country with no hope
Tortures and Enforced Disappearances: The Bloody History of Bangladesh’s Elite Paramilitary Force
Since 2004, successive governments have used the Rapid Action Battalion to settle political scores and stifle dissent
Police Nab A Hospital Owner Selling Fake COVID-19 Negative Results
The scam casts doubt on not just official figures of coronavirus patients in the region, but also people’s confidence in the testing process.
A Third of Bangladesh Is Under Water. These Photos Show the Extent of the Floods.
Four million people have been affected in what is believed to be the country's "worst flood in a decade."
International Fashion Houses Are Leaving Millions of Asians Jobless. The Workers Are Now Protesting
Garment workers in India, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Sri Lanka are protesting brands that have a history of exploitation.
Malaysia Is Planning to Send a Boat Full of Rohingya Refugees Back Out to Sea
"Sending them back out to sea is just throwing them into a killing field."