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Sheikh Sabiha ALAM
A worker arranges packets of condoms at a pharmacy in Dhaka. Bangladesh's family planning system is buckling under severe contraceptive shortages.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 14, 2026
Supply shortage fuels Bangladesh contraceptive crisis
The shortage is raising fears of a rise in unplanned pregnancies in one of the world¡¯s most densely populated countries.
A craftsman weaves fabric on a traditional hand loom inside a workshop in Tangail, Bangladesh, on March 2.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 12, 2026
Bangladesh sari weaving tradition hangs by a thread
A shift to automated looms, evolving fashion choices, unstable yarn prices and a lack of government support have squeezed weavers of the UNESCO-recognized garments at every turn.
Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor of the interim government of Bangladesh, and his daughter Deena Afroz Yunus show their ink-marked thumbs after voting outside a polling station during the national election in Dhaka on Feb. 12.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 17, 2026
Bangladesh¡¯s Yunus announces resignation and end of interim government
Muhammad Yunus, who has led Bangladesh as its ¡°chief adviser¡± since August 2024, is handing over power to Tarique Rahman and his party after their election win last week.
Rohingya refugees study in a makeshift learning center at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh, on Dec. 17.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 15, 2026
Dreams on hold for Rohingya children in Bangladesh camps
The education system at the camps has become severely overstretched ¡ª a situation worsened by cuts to U.S. aid that slashed funding and forced sweeping closures or scale-backs.
Rohingya refugees wait outside a distribution center after collecting relief materials at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangledesh, on Dec. 20.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 12, 2026
In grim camps, Rohingya hope U.N. genocide hearing can bring justice
Hope is a fragile but persistent force in Bangladesh¡¯s Rohingya camps of Cox¡¯s Bazar, where more than a million refugees forced to flee Myanmar live in squalid conditions.
Ali Hossain, who lost his leg to a landmine while collecting firewood, leans on a crutch as he walks home at the Bangladesh-Myanmar frontier village of Naikhongchhari in Bandarban district Dec. 19.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 6, 2026
Landmines destroy limbs and lives on Bangladesh-Myanmar border
In the dense hill forests along Bangladesh¡¯s border with war-torn Myanmar, villagers are losing limbs to landmines, casualties of a conflict not of their making.
Rohingya refugees attend a rally organized by the United Council of Rohang at the Balukhali refugee camp in Cox¡¯s Bazar, Bangladesh, on Dec. 20.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 29, 2025
Rohingya refugees hope new leaders can pave a path home
The refugees living in squalid camps in Bangladesh have elected a council, hoping it can improve conditions and revive efforts to secure their return to Myanmar.
Firefighters work to remove the wreckage from a building after an air force training aircraft crashed into Milestone College campus in Dhaka on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2025
At least 20 killed as Bangladesh fighter jet crashes into school
Twenty people were killed, including the pilot, and 171 others were injured when the jet crashed following a mechanical failure.
Anti-government protesters display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace in Dhaka on Aug. 5, 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 8, 2025
After the revolution, Bangladesh warms to China as India fumes
One year since protests ousted Bangladesh¡¯s PM, a geopolitical realignment risks intensifying polarization ¡ª and fears of external interference ¡ª ahead of elections next year.
A Ukrainian rescuer walks by a burned car in front of damaged building at the site of a missile attack in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 14, 2025
Bangladesh families seek sons feared fighting for Russia
Around a dozen families have contacted Dhaka¡¯s embassy in Moscow to seek help bringing back their sons they allege were duped into joining the Russian army.
Students wave flags as they join during a rally at the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh on Sept. 5, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 23, 2025
After revolution, Bangladesh textbooks rewrite history
Radical changes to school curricula are routine in Bangladesh, where fierce political divisions date back decades.
Hindu monks protest to stop the atrocities against Bangladesh's Hindu minority community, in Kolkata on Dec. 5.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 23, 2024
Minorities fear targeted attacks in post-revolution Bangladesh
Hindus make up about 8% of the mainly Muslim nation of 170 million people.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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