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Indian Border Guard Acquitted in Brutal Shooting of Bangladeshi Girl
Photographs of her dead body tangled in the wire were widely published at the time. The court's decision touched off a wave of anger in Bangladesh.
Health & Medicine
One woman takes Obamacare's promise to Bangladeshi immigrants
PRI's The World
October 30, 2013
Nina Sharmin was once a new immigrant from Bangladesh herself, struggling to pay for health insurance. Now, she hits the streets to help other immigrants fill out the 32-page application for Obamacare.
Development
In Bangladesh, an app that lets women speak without fear
Global Voices Online
April 06, 2015
Updated
The app, called Maya, provides a platform where women can freely speak about their emotional, medical, legal, and social needs anonymously, without being judged.
Culture
Some persecuted writers get a new life in the US. But exile isn't easy.
PRI's The World
January 09, 2017
For a writer from Bangladesh, life in Pittsburgh is safer. But he feels that “I am in exile not just physically, my mind is also in exile.”
Justice
Why a hate crime survivor tried to save the life of his would-be killer
PRI's The World
February 08, 2017
Rais Bhuiyan, from Bangladesh, survived a killing spree targeting Muslims in the US days after Sept. 11, 2001. He then tried to save his would-be killer from execution.
Business, Finance & Economics
How fair is your fashion? Take the quiz.
PRI's The World
December 04, 2017
Fast fashion is polluting the world's air and water, filling landfills and overworking and underpaying workers. How does the shirt on your back contribute?
Women & Girls
The 'menstrual awakening': Shattering the period stigma
PRI's The World
June 08, 2018
For millions of women around the world, monthly periods are something that comes with real hazards, such as missing school and work or being subjected to potentially harmful sanitary conditions. But there's a global menstrual movement taking place.