Army chief says long-serving leader has quit after thousands of demonstrators descend on the capital
Army deployed to enforce ‘indefinite’ curfew after garment factories and government buildings set on fire
Curfew and communications blackout raises shipping costs and shakes confidence in major global exporter
Quota system had triggered deadly protests that resulted in clashes with security forces
Anger over job quotas highlights deep economic distress in the world’s second-largest garment exporter
Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum designed the dwelling to provide housing in areas prone to flooding
South Asia has world’s fastest economic growth but is failing to create jobs, says multilateral lender
Crackdown on opposition and rights abuses have drawn criticism from US and EU
Re-election appears certain but economic strains may test the population’s patience with her autocratic style
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has hobbled political opposition but faces mounting economic turbulence
Microfinance pioneer is a long and bitter rival of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Artificial intelligence-generated disinformation has become a growing problem ahead of South Asian nation’s polls in January
Investors push to reinstate former OpenAI CEO Altman after abrupt firing
Protesting workers shut factories after minimum wage increase fails to meet soaring inflation
The country is one of several that regarded LNG as a cleaner short-term alternative to coal, but prices have soared following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Sheikh Hasina presided over a garment sector boom but has crushed dissent as inequality rises
World Bank praises countries for strong fundamentals but says hitting development targets still ‘a long way to go’
Washington says restrictions are targeted at politicians and others found to be undermining democratic process
Saima Wazed is one of only two nominees to lead UN health body in south-east Asia
He has experienced police torture in Bangladesh because of his work standing up for civil rights
Young people are mobilising to protest and stop fossil fuel investment
Redrawing national boundaries has provoked concern in Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh
Chinese ecommerce site looks to draw more sellers from south Asian nation
Opposition attacks foreign investment they say was enabled by Indian prime minister
A series of homestays offers Kate Eshelby the chance to experience the country’s rich flora and fauna — and the rhythms of rural life
