Bangladesh
A garment-manufacturing powerhouse and one of the most climate-exposed large populations on the planet — two urgent stories, running at once.
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Aug- 2026 -16 AugustPower
Bangladesh blocks Rahman’s India visit until Hasina is extradited
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will not travel to New Delhi unless India returns former premier Sheikh Hasina, who has lived in Indian exile since August 2024 and faces conviction for…
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10 AugustPower
Maldives and Bangladesh can’t fix SAARC’s India-Pakistan veto
On July 26, President Muizzu offered to mediate the bloc's revival, but the consensus rule that governs SAARC gives either rival state effective power to block any summit.
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2 AugustEarth
South Asia’s heat will cost 31 million jobs a year by 2050
A World Bank report projects the region's economy could shrink nearly 7% by mid-century as extreme heat erodes productivity across 280 million new workers entering its cities.
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Jul- 2026 -26 JulySociety
The place where Buddhism began just got UNESCO’s seal
Sarnath's inscription as India's 45th World Heritage site ends a 28-year wait, but fragile ruins now face the risk of being loved to death by the crowds it will attract.
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20 JulyPower
China is redesigning the Bay of Bengal. India has no answer yet.
Beijing's pivot to Myanmar and Bangladesh corridors bypasses disrupted western routes, forcing New Delhi to accelerate Great Nicobar and Sabang ports in a contest now defined by infrastructure control rather…
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12 JulyEarth
Bangladesh abandons big nuclear for smaller, faster reactors
The $12.65 billion Rooppur plant nears operation while the government already pivots to Western small modular reactors, signaling both financial strain and a bid to reduce Russian vendor dependence.
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11 JulyEarth
Bangladesh’s mapped disaster keeps claiming the same lives
Monsoon floods and landslides killed 44 people this week, with 930,000 Rohingya refugees stranded on deforested slopes that aid agencies warned about for years.
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11 JulySociety
Asia’s workers are demanding wages that governments won’t pay
From Seoul to Bengaluru to Port Hedland, strikes over unpaid wages and wage caps are disrupting mining, healthcare, and garment production across four countries simultaneously.
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Jun- 2026 -27 JunePower
India reopens Bangladesh corridor, but South Asia stays walled
New Delhi restored tourist visas for Bangladeshis on June 28, 2026, but the region's intraregional trade remains stuck at 5% of total trade—a fraction of East Asia's 50%—because visa rules…
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14 JuneCapital
India props up South Asia while smaller economies absorb the oil shock
The World Bank forecasts 6.3% regional growth for 2026, but strip India out and the figure drops to 4.0%, leaving Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Bhutan exposed to energy prices and…
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