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Bangladesh’s prime minister resigns amid violent protests

Protest

The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with journalist Waliur Rahman about the latest developments after the resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Students in Bangladesh call for leadership change as protests against quota system turn violent

Protest
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

Global Cartoons
Trainees work at Snowtex garment factory in Dhamrai, near Dhaka, Bangladesh

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

Justice
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?

Natural disasters
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Bangladesh flooded farms.

A climate migration crisis is escalating in Bangladesh

Climate Change

In Bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of people are being displaced from their coastal homes and are moving into the slums of cities unprepared to handle the influx. What’s new is the frequency of climate-related catastrophes and the scale of their impact.

Garment workers block a road as they protest for higher wages.

Bangladesh garment workers re-up protest after meager pay raise

Jobs

After thousands of garment workers in Bangladesh staged week-long protests, garment factory owners agreed to raise workers’ pay to 95 USD per month, but protesters say it’s not enough while owners point to global brands to share the costs.

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.

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

Music

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

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

Economics

The company is a big buyer from factories in Bangladesh.

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