Dhaka
Climate change in Bangladesh is driving a dengue outbreak in winter
Dengue is endemic in Bangladesh but the current outbreak is unusual in its scale and seasonality. Many experts have linked the surge in dengue cases with extreme climate events
Rafiqul Islam | Jan 27, 2023
A tool for oppression
On the Digital Security Act curbing political dissent in Bangladesh.
Anupam Debashis Roy | Oct 25, 2022
Caste on the streets
Dhaka’s street cleaners, many of them Dalits, faced a grim future even before the pandemic.
Shah Tazrian Ashrafi | Jul 21, 2020
Stranded in Geneva Camp
Life in the largest refugee camp for Bangladesh’s Urdu-speaking community.
Gabriele Cecconi | Jun 27, 2019
Scoping the bigger picture
A photography festival in Dhaka seeks new answers to the erosion of public freedoms.
Hadrien Diez | Apr 10, 2019
Out of place, out of time
Dhaka and Bangladesh are evolving on dramatically different courses.
Zafar Sobhan | Mar 26, 2019
Innocent until found protesting
Workers in Bangladesh’s garment industry see no relief despite wage increases.
Sushmita S Preetha | Mar 13, 2019
Stilettoes of steel
An interview with Dhaka-based artist Tayeba Begum Lipi.
Dilpreet Bhullar | Feb 18, 2019
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