Joseph Allchin
Joseph Allchin is a writer and journalist who has spent many years writing about and living in the greater Bay of Bengal region. His critically acclaimed first book, 'Many Rivers One Sea', looks at the politics of extremism in Bangladesh and is out now.

Power play
Bangladesh’s opaque electricity sector raises concerns about widespread corruption.
Dec 10, 2021

A matter of class
Informal patronage networks in Bangladesh have hampered the development of collective bargaining.
May 25, 2015

The shadow of the gun
Despite victory in Burma’s historic by-elections, the NLD faces many daunting obstacles to meaningful change.
Apr 12, 2012

A lady’s life
Review of an apolitical biopic on Aung San Suu Kyi.
Mar 08, 2012

Slow and steady – maybe
Trying to understand the vagaries of the new Burma.
Dec 01, 2011

Between Dhaka and the Nasaka
Why has the Bangladesh government rejected a USD 33 million aid package from the UN?