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    Early Marriage, Adolescent Pregnancy, Violence a Reality Among Bangladesh’s Women Garment Workers, Says icddr,b Study

    The 24-month cohort follow-up, conducted between August 2022 and December 2024, paints a troubling picture of early marriage, adolescent pregnancy, violence, and severe gaps in reproductive health services for some of the country’s most marginalised women.

    Violence erupts in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts; Three Killed, Communal Tensions Deepen

    the violence was triggered after a 12-year-old Marma girl was allegedly raped by three Bengali youths on September 23 while returning home from tuition in the Singinala area.

    Bangladesh: Microplastics in Dhaleshwari River’s Water, Sediments and Insects

    The joint study, led by Jahangirnagar University’s departments of Zoology and Environmental Science, documents the presence of microplastics not only in river water and sediments but also inside insect bodies.

    Households in Distress: One in Five Faces Financial Crisis as Poverty Soars in Bangladesh

    The report’s broader poverty measure underscores how deeply structural pressures are squeezing households. The poverty rate – nearly 28 per cent – has jumped significantly in just three years.

    Dhaka on the Boil: Urban Heat Islands, Health Risks, and Economic Costs Mount in Bangladesh, Warns World Bank

    Dhaka is warming faster than the rest of the country, and the consequences for public health, productivity, and well-being are growing.

    US Report Urges Bangladesh to Adopt Stronger Transparency Measures in Public Finance

    The United States has issued eight key recommendations to bolster financial transparency in Bangladesh, following critical findings in its 2025 Fiscal Transparency Report released by the US State Department.

    Bangladesh: Environment Adviser Urges End to Faulty Environmental Clearances

    Climate change intensifies the vulnerability of ecologically sensitive areas, where faulty clearances often open the door for further degradation.

    Women’s Participation in Bangladesh’s Labour Force Sees Sharp Decline in 2024

    While male participation in the labour market remained largely steady, dipping only slightly from 48.1 million to 48.0 million, female participation plunged more markedly – from 25.3 million in 2023 to 23.7 million in 2024.

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    India’s Supreme Court Urged to Expedite Contempt Case Over Alleged GM Rice Releases

    The case raises wider questions about how rapidly advancing biotechnologies are governed in one of the world’s largest agricultural economies and food exporters.
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    Indonesia Rejects National Disaster Status as Toxic Haze Blankets Southeast Asia

    ASEAN foreign ministers are expected to discuss the transboundary haze at an upcoming meeting. The episode highlights longstanding regional tensions over the annual haze, which has strained diplomatic relations in previous severe seasons such as 2015.

    Sri Lanka’s Middle Class Shrinks as Nearly 400,000 Households Slide Down Income Ladder, Says Boston Consulting Group

    BCG says that policymakers and businesses alike will need strategies that address both the scale of the rural middle class and the constraints facing households that have slipped downward if the gains of recovery are to become more widely shared.

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    India’s Supreme Court Urged to Expedite Contempt Case Over Alleged GM Rice Releases

    The case raises wider questions about how rapidly advancing biotechnologies are governed in one of the world’s largest agricultural economies and food exporters.

    Indonesia Rejects National Disaster Status as Toxic Haze Blankets Southeast Asia

    ASEAN foreign ministers are expected to discuss the transboundary haze at an upcoming meeting. The episode highlights longstanding regional tensions over the annual haze, which has strained diplomatic relations in previous severe seasons such as 2015.