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Sheikh Hasina, the then newly elected prime minister of Bangladesh and chairperson of the Bangladesh Awami League, speaks during a meeting with foreign observers and journalists at the prime minister's residence in Dhaka on January 8, 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 6, 2026
Exiled Bangladesh leader says she¡¯ll return despite threats
Hasina, 78, has lived in exile in India since fleeing Bangladesh in 2024 after a student-led uprising ended her 15-year rule.
Rohingya refugees hold a rally inside a refugee camp in Cox¡¯s Bazar, Bangladesh, on Aug. 25 last year, marking the eighth anniversary of their forced exodus from Myanmar.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2026
The Rohingya drown while ASEAN debates oil
People do not board unseaworthy boats because they misjudge the tides. They board because remaining has become its own form of drowning.
A vessel is seen off the coast of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 4, 2026
Trapped by war, Bangladesh seafarer recounts Persian Gulf ordeal
For 115 days, Mohammad Shafiqul Islam was stranded on the high seas of the Gulf, watching missiles light up the night sky and rationing food and water for his crew.
Vendors prepare shoes for sale at a market in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on April 24, 2019.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2026
Asia¡¯s energy-starved nations go dark as Hormuz tensions drag on
The cost of gasoline in parts of the region spiked after U.S. strikes on Iran in disrupted energy supplies.
An employee works on a rail component inside a manufacturing unit of Titagarh Rail Systems in Uttarpara, India, in June last year.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2026
India plans $5 billion border rail upgrade in strategic push
The spending ¡ª set to unfold over the next 18 to 24 months ¡ª will help build new tracks, platforms and strengthen networks.
Pedestrians pass the nuclear plant that sits on the banks of the Padma river in western Bangladesh.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 12, 2026
A nuclear debut in Bangladesh tests developing world¡¯s atomic shift
The project is an audacious bet that nuclear power can meet the needs of an industrializing economy without breaking the bank ¡ª other developing nations will be watching closely.
Flowers at the site of a terrorist attack in Dhaka in July 2016
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2026
JICA holds memorial for victims of 2016 Dhaka terror attack
During the ceremony, participants, including bereaved families and representatives from Japan and Bangladesh, observed a moment of silence and laid flowers in front of a cenotaph.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar attend a joint news conference after their meeting in New Delhi on May 24.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2026
The U.S. and India have become regional rivals
The U.S. has even begun taking a more conciliatory approach toward China, though the strategic competition between the two superpowers remains intense.
Workers in the sewing section of a factory, in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, in November 2025
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
May 21, 2026
Garment workers face heat risks in Bangladesh as energy cuts curb cooling
Factories have turned off cooling amid energy restrictions caused by the Mideast war, with workers sweltering and a drop in productivity likely costing billions of dollars.
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.
Newly arrived Rohingya refugees are stranded on a boat after the nearby community decided not to allow them to land after giving them water and food in Pineung, Aceh province, Indonesia, on Nov. 16, 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2026
Scarce food, bleak futures spur Rohingya refugees to gamble with death at sea
Hundreds die en route, but the numbers keep growing as dwindling international aid pushes yet more to make the treacherous journey to countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia.
The chimneys of the Taean Thermal Power Station, a large coal-fired plant near Seoul. Asian countries are ramping up use of polluting coal to tackle energy shortages and price spikes linked to the Iran war, but the crisis could have an environmental silver lining.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 25, 2026
Back to black: facing energy shock, Asia turns to coal
Much of Asia is heavily exposed to the energy crisis that has unfolded since the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran began last month.
Aichi Hospital in Dhaka, established with support from the people of Aichi Prefecture
JAPAN / Society / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 23, 2026
At Dhaka¡¯s Aichi Hospital, a promise to care for the needy lives on
The hospital was set up in 1996 by a doctor who studied at Nagoya University and with support from the people of Aichi Prefecture.
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.
Garment workers make clothing in the sewing section of a factory in Gazipur, Bangladesh
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2026
Fast fashion garments pile up in South Asia as Middle East conflict grounds planes
South Asia is a clothes manufacturing powerhouse and fast fashion brands around the world rely on factories in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.
Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman is in action against India in the Asia Cup final at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates on Sept. 28.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2026
The theater of the absurd that is India vs. Pakistan cricket
When politics interferes with sports, no one wins.
Pakistani Bengalis at a tea-stall in Karachi on Feb. 12. There are estimated to be over a million ethnic Bengalis now living in Pakistan, many of whom arrived during the Bangladesh War of Independence, after which East Pakistan split away and became Bangladesh.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 24, 2026
Bengalis in Pakistan hope for family reunions amid diplomatic thaw
Once-frosty ties between Pakistan and Bangladesh have begun to warm since a Bangladeshi student-led uprising ushered in new leadership in 2024.
Tarique Rahman (right) signs in as Bangladesh's new prime minister during an oath?taking ceremony at the country's parliament building in Dhaka on Tuesday following his BNP party's landslide victory in the national polls.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2026
After a historic vote, can Bangladeshis rise to the occasion?
Last week, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its leader Tarique Rahman won a commanding electoral victory.
Bangladesh's President Mohammed Shahabuddin (left) shakes hands with newly sworn?in Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the South Plaza of the parliament building, following the BNP's landslide victory in the national polls, in Dhaka on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 18, 2026
India seeks reset with Bangladesh as new leader takes oath
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made overtures to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in recent months in an effort to rebuild ties.
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.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
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.
¡®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.
¡®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.
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.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
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