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Published in: 50.50These women are finding creative ways to defy patriarchy in BangladeshOn Dhaka’s streets and stages, women tell their stories – about issues from violence to sexuality to working...
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Published in: ourBeebWhen traditional communications outperform digital technology: Rohingya refugeesCommunity radio projects in the world's biggest refugee camp in Bangladesh demonstrate the significance of...
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Published in: HomeBangladesh teen protests are proof that politics is not the preserve of adultsStudent-led mass protests in Dhaka challenge the notion that political consciousness begins at adulthood.
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Published in: HomeFree Shahidul Alam: the Bangladeshi photographer exposing injustices around the worldAlam must be released immediately to continue his vital work as a voice for the powerless.
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Published in: 50.50The long road to gender equality in southeast AsiaSingapore may soon elect its first female president – but the struggle for gender equality in the region is far from...
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Published in: 50.50Surviving a machete attack: the story of Bangladeshi-American freethinker Bonya AhmedThe growth of religious fundamentalist forces in Bangladesh poses life-threatening challenges to atheists and secularists.
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Published in: 50.50Politique de l’Internet : un guide féministe de navigation sur les flots du pouvoir en ligneNous sommes en mesure de reconnaître l’importance de nos décisions techniques, et ceci nous permettrait, au final,...
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Published in: 50.50Internet politics: a feminist guide to navigating online powerRecognising the political importance of our technical decisions is within reach, leading ultimately to reclaiming...
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Published in: HomeBelling the trolls: free expression, online abuse and genderFreedom of expression is fundamentally about power: about who gets to speak or express themselves and on what terms...
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Published in: Home‘We Are Tonu’: Why has the murder of a 19 year old student sparked mass protests in Bangladesh?The death of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, a university student at Comilla Victoria College, led to massive protests and a...
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Published in: 50.50What is driving the increase in child marriage in Bangladesh?
Human rights activists in Bangladesh say that if draft legislation being considered by the government is passed it...
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Published in: HomeBangladesh: contempt of court vs freedom of speech
A blogger was convicted in Dhaka for his writing. A group of people who backed him in the press now faces the same...
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Published in: openSecurityThe murder of Avijit Roy: championing illiberal liberalsDespite rising political violence in Bangladesh, the west has reserved its outrage for the murder of a secular...
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Published in: openSecurityWomen in Bangladesh: silenced victims of state terrorInternational outrage focussed on Bangladesh’s labour violations remains indifferent to a concurrent reality: the...
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Published in: openSecurityRana Plaza: the bottom-up route to workers’ safetyThe wellbeing of outsourced workers in emerging countries is often linked to western ethical consumption but the...
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Published in: openSecurityA year after Rana Plaza, still unearthing its causesAfter years of trade liberalisation, corporate self-regulation, and a global race-to-the-bottom, we need to consider...
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Published in: openSecurityRana Plaza: the struggle continuesA year after the huge loss of mainly-female Bangladeshi garment workers’ lives at Rana Plaza, unions are still...
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Published in: HomeThe Rohingya refugee making factoryIf the production of refugees was an industry, Myanmar would be among the world’s market leaders. And of all its...
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Published in: HomeBangladesh: playing the long gameGreedy parties and fickle voters delay the advent of a healthy democracy.
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Published in: openSecurityAfter Rana Plaza
Why were NGOs left to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza factory collapse?
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