Keyword: bangladesh
Asia Society's Debra Eisenman discusses the unfolding crisis involving the group often called "the world's most persecuted minority."
Human trafficking expert Matt Friedman describes how millions are lured into slavery in Asia — and what can be done about it.
Asia Society Policy Institute Executive Director Debra Eisenman describes the events that led to unprecedented violence toward Myanmar's "stateless" Muslim minority.
The legendary architect, film director Zhang Yimou, and eight others were recognized for their achievements.
The pioneering Bangladeshi businesswoman describes how "impact investing" can combine financial return with improving lives.
The annual pilgrimage brings roughly two million Muslims to the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Gymnastics, archery, swimming and volleyball are all well and fine. But these Asian sports would definitely give the world something to talk about.
A carpenter uses a myriad of tools to carve out intricate designs on a wooden door in Dhaka, Bangladesh on January 16, 2016. (Md. Aktar Hossain Ratan/Flickr)
Producers of the documentary "I Am Not Here" discuss how they depicted the perilous situations many undocumented domestic helpers find themselves in after migrating abroad.
A small brown bird with black streaks on its wing perched on the slender branch of a plant in Bangladesh. Photographed on October 9, 2015. (Tareq Uddin Ahmed/Flickr)
