The landless Oraon minority of northwest Bangladesh have traditionally earned a living labouring in local paddy fields, but are struggling as that work dries up due to water shortages.

Rafiqul Islam · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 16 Dec 2019

Climate Change

Flooding is predicted to displace 50 million people a year by 2100. What's being done?

Population growth, more intense rainfall and melting ice are likely to cause more frequent and severe floods.

Megan Rowling and Thomson Reuters Foundation · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 13 Dec 2019

Future of Economic Progress

Here’s what you need to know about Bangladesh’s rocketing economy

Bangladesh hopes to lose its Least Developed Country classification within five years.

Katharine Rooney 19 Nov 2019

Bangladesh

Bangladesh is booming - and here's why, says the Prime Minister

With a young and tech-savvy population, near double-digit growth and a modernizing, forward-facing economy, Bangladesh is open and ready for business, says the country's Prime Minister Sh...

Sheikh Hasina 04 Oct 2019

Bangladesh

The secret to Bangladesh’s economic success? The Sheikh Hasina factor

Bangladesh has set a target of becoming a developed nation by 2041 to coincide with the platinum jubilee of its independence.

Salman Fazlur Rahman 03 Oct 2019

Bangladesh

By 2030, Bangladesh will be the 24th largest economy. Here's how ICT is driving that growth

The growing strength of the ICT Industry underpins four vital pillars that will support Bangladesh’s transformation to a digital economy by 2021, and a knowledge economy by 2041.

Zunaid Ahmed Palak 02 Oct 2019

Bangladesh

This chlorine dispenser is saving children’s lives in Bangladesh

Installing an automatic chlorine dispenser at shared community water points reduces rates of diarrhea in children, a new study in Bangladesh shows.

Rob Jordan-Stanford · Futurity 30 Aug 2019

Climate Change

Bangladesh tries new way to aid flood-hit families: cash up front

'Forecast-based funding', money in advance of an expected disaster, could help vulnerable people to avoid the worst losses, backers say.

Naimul Karim · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 08 Aug 2019

Bangladesh

Plastic from burlap? Bangladesh invents a green throw-away bag

Bags made from jute fibre - a longtime crop in Bangladesh - look and feel like plastic.

Rafiqul Islam · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 24 Jul 2019

Bangladesh

How the digital economy is shaping a new Bangladesh

More and more western companies are outsourcing their IT, creating huge opportunities for a new generation of Bangladeshi freelancers - young people and women in particular.

Azaz Zaman 19 Jun 2019

Supply Chain and Transport

India and Bangladesh are reviving long-neglected trade routes: their rivers

In reviving their inland waterways, India and Bangladesh are set to improve trading abilities and encourage investments, all leading to increased development in the South Asian region.

Junaid Kamal Ahmad · World Bank 11 Jun 2019

Climate Change

This South Asian country is using hospital boats to provide healthcare

Hard-to-reach island communities in Bangladesh can lack access to even the most basic healthcare, but floating hospital ships are helping to change that.

Naimul Karim · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 29 May 2019

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Creating a better future for garment manufacturing in Bangladesh

In rural Bangladesh, solar power is changing lives

The World Economic Forum's year in pictures – key moments of 2019

Severe droughts are putting Bangladeshi farm labourers out of work

Flooding is predicted to displace 50 million people a year by 2100. What's being done?

Here’s what you need to know about Bangladesh’s rocketing economy

Bangladesh is booming - and here's why, says the Prime Minister

The secret to Bangladesh’s economic success? The Sheikh Hasina factor

By 2030, Bangladesh will be the 24th largest economy. Here's how ICT is driving that growth

This chlorine dispenser is saving children’s lives in Bangladesh

Bangladesh tries new way to aid flood-hit families: cash up front

Plastic from burlap? Bangladesh invents a green throw-away bag

How the digital economy is shaping a new Bangladesh

India and Bangladesh are reviving long-neglected trade routes: their rivers

This South Asian country is using hospital boats to provide healthcare

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