Bangladesh

As Bangladesh preps for its election, social media is overflowing with information – and being weaponized by political parties.

Some had hoped Bangladesh would be Asia's next tiger economy. Instead, it may be heading for a deep economic crisis, reversing years of gains.

A primer on Bangladesh’s convoluted electoral history and the various players involved, featuring host Tushar Shetty and guests Mubashar Hasan and Smruti S. Pattanaik.

Ahead of general elections, Bangladeshi courts have convicted at least 1,596 activists of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

The Awami League government doesn’t bother itself with public opinion. So why does it engage in disinformation campaigns against the opposition?

The year was dominated by elections, and political and economic instability. Amid the bad news, India landed a spacecraft near the Moon’s south pole.

There are fears that after the flawed election, the country will descend to totalitarian rule.

Displaced by a massive coal power plant, a group of women in Matarbari have turned to embroidery to craft a future.

The rapid advances of anti-junta groups in Myanmar poses new problems for Dhaka in an already-sensitive region.

Journalists, whose daily reports are the lifeblood of information flows that make dynamic economies possible, risk being silenced in an amplified government crackdown.

“As long as Hasina retains power, every election in Bangladesh will involve extensive irregularities, making the much-anticipated level-playing field a distant dream.”

An excerpt from the book “ULFA: The Mirage of Dawn” examines the lingering mystery of the biggest arms bust in South Asia.