Dhaka

A 1988 polychrome resin sculpture is displayed of the comic character Tintin and his dog snowy

A radio personality drew popular cartoon Tintin into Bangladesh scenes while quarantining — to the delight of fans

Several months ago, Bangladeshi radio personality R. J. Apu, who grew up reading the comics throughout the 1990s — and whose actual name is Zahidul Haque Apu — created cover art that shows Tintin in various cities across the country.

A radio personality drew popular cartoon Tintin into Bangladesh scenes while quarantining — to the delight of fans
Trainees work at Snowtex garment factory in Dhamrai, near Dhaka, Bangladesh

'Just a respite': Accord to protect Bangladesh’s garment workers gets temporary extension

'Just a respite': Accord to protect Bangladesh’s garment workers gets temporary extension
Clouds cover the skies over the river Ganges ahead of Cyclone Amphan, in Kolkata, India, May 19, 2020.

How to deal with a cyclone in the middle of a pandemic?

How to deal with a cyclone in the middle of a pandemic?
Bangladesh flooded farms.

A climate migration crisis is escalating in Bangladesh

A climate migration crisis is escalating in Bangladesh
Garment workers block a road as they protest for higher wages.

Bangladesh garment workers re-up protest after meager pay raise

Bangladesh garment workers re-up protest after meager pay raise
Five young Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists vandalize a police vehicle with batons

Opposition protestors clash with police in Bangladesh as election nears

Dhaka police say they were attacked without reason. BNP leaders denounced the police actions as an "injustice" — part of a government plot to exclude BNP from upcoming elections.

Opposition protestors clash with police in Bangladesh as election nears
Rapper Skibkhan in the video for ‘Shob Chup,’ which condemns the culture of silence around poverty and inequality in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi rappers wield rhymes as a weapon, with Tupac as their guide

There is another story about youthful anger in Bangladesh. No, not radicalization. It’s the story of hip-hop.

Bangladeshi rappers wield rhymes as a weapon, with Tupac as their guide
People are seen walking past an H&M store through the reflection in the glass.

H&M's statement about sexual harassment allegations in Bangladeshi factories

The company is a big buyer from factories in Bangladesh.

H&M's statement about sexual harassment allegations in Bangladeshi factories
Mother and daughter

Working in a garment factory may not bring this mother and daughter long-term economic stability

Rongmala Begum, like many of Bangladesh’s garment workers, doesn’t know how old she is. She doesn’t have a birth certificate, which is common for the rural poor here. She thinks she’s in her 40s. She has an identification card, but she can’t read it. Begum is illiterate.

Working in a garment factory may not bring this mother and daughter long-term economic stability
Garment workers

Are factories better in Bangladesh after Rana Plaza? That depends on who you ask.

The Rana Plaza collapse made companies and consumers more aware of working conditions in the clothing factories. In some places, reforms have made workers safer, but the changes are far from universal.

Are factories better in Bangladesh after Rana Plaza? That depends on who you ask.
An American family residing in Bangladesh mourns for their friends who were killed in the July 1 attack at the Holey Artisan Bakery.

Three students slain in Bangladesh attacks shared ties in the US

Bengali American Sultana Begum knew the two Emory University students, and one UC-Berkeley student, who were killed by militants in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She says the Bengali presence at Emory is small, but representative of a diaspora with strong cultural and family ties to Bangladesh. And she worries that the secular quality of their country is being threatened.

Three students slain in Bangladesh attacks shared ties in the US
Activists of the radical Islamist party Hefajat-e-Islam in Bangladesh demanding capital punishment for a group of bloggers in 2013.

Who just killed the man some called 'the Harvey Milk of Bangladesh'?

Men wielding machetes hacked to death the founder of the only LGBT magazine in Bangladesh on Monday.

Who just killed the man some called 'the Harvey Milk of Bangladesh'?
Sabina family

The face of Target (and others) in Bangladesh, at 400 pieces an hour

A "Made in Bangladesh" tag on clothing typically also means "made by women," because they make up 80 percent of the country's garment-factory workforce. Many of them send the money they earn back to villages in the countryside.

The face of Target (and others) in Bangladesh, at 400 pieces an hour
The Hindu temple at Pirojpur, where Sanjida and Puja attempted to marry.

In Bangladesh, a same-sex marriage might see the couple sent to jail

In 2013, a traditional marriage ceremony took place at the Hindu temple in Pirojpur, Bangladesh, just as has been happening for hundreds of years. The only problem was that both people getting married were women and same-sex marriage is not accepted in Bangladesh. Now, instead of finding happiness, one of the brides is facing criminal charges — accused of abduction.

In Bangladesh, a same-sex marriage might see the couple sent to jail
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Most Bangladeshi garment workers are women, but their union leaders weren't. Until now.

In recent years, horrible disasters in Bangladesh's garment industry have left hundreds of garment workers dead or injured. Since then, both international clothing labels and the Bangladeshi government have promised reforms. But some of the workers have also responded by joining unions. And female workers are taking more of a leadership role in that struggle.

Most Bangladeshi garment workers are women, but their union leaders weren't. Until now.