Voice of America June 15, 2015 DHAKA—In April 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh’s capital city collapsed, killing 1,100 garment workers. More than 2,500 were injured. As survivors struggle […]
NPR (National Public Radio) June 4, 2015 In southern Bangladesh, bright green rice paddies stretch into the distance. But in the village of Gholgholia, rice in one paddy grows unevenly. […]
Voice of America May 28, 2015 DHAKA—In Bangladesh, domestic violence against women and girls who live in slum areas is widespread. Efforts to improve the situation are difficult because of […]
The Nation May 22, 2015 Dhaka—In the early morning, crowds of women in bright salwar kameez move like a colorful wave through the streets of Dhaka. They are garment workers […]
NPR (National Public Radio) April 24, 2015 Dhaka– Beneath a gray sky, rainwater had collected in a hole in the ground where Rana Plaza once stood, creating a small, murky […]
Washington Post April 23, 2015 DHAKA, Bangladesh — The thrum of needles filled the expansive factory floor as machines embroidered small hearts on thousands of pieces of fabric. Piles of […]
Voice of America April 23, 2015 DHAKA—Two years ago in Bangladesh the collapse of Rana Plaza killed more than 1,100 garment factory workers in the world’s deadliest garment industry disaster. […]
Scientific American January 30, 2015 Saltwater is shrinking Bangladesh’s arable land, but a simple approach of planting crops in containers shows surprising success KHULNA, BANGLADESH—The soil in Chandipur village in southwest […]
NPR News (National Public Radio) January 17, 2015 In April 2013, the Rana Plaza in Bangladesh collapsed, killing over 1,100 workers employed in the garment factories in the building. Now […]
Voice of America KHULNA, BANGLADESH— In southwest Bangladesh, fishermen get help from unusual partners: river otters. For generations, fishermen have trained river otters to catch fish. But the rare tradition […]
