BBC News – World Bank cancels Bangladesh bridge loan over corruption
The World Bank cancels its $1.2bn credit to build Bangladesh's largest bridge, citing corruption concerns. Continue reading →
View ArticleHSBC ‘allowed drug cartels to launder money’– Americas – Al Jazeera English
US senate probe has found that Europe's largest bank had lax controls that allowed money laundering for seven years. Continue reading →
View ArticleShanghai ‘Most vulnerable to coastal floods,’ Study Finds – Society – China –...
Shanghai, the largest city in China and one of the largest in the world, has been named as the most vulnerable city to major coastal flooding in a new study. Continue reading →
View ArticleBangladesh Muslim protesters torch Buddhist temples over Facebook photo –...
Hundreds of Muslims in Bangladesh burned at least four Buddhist temples and 15 homes of Buddhists on Sunday after complaining that a Buddhist man had insulted Islam, police and residents said. Continue...
View ArticleBangladesh workers protest ‘deathtraps’
Workers in Bangladesh have protested factories that they call 'death traps', after the second fire in three days. Continue reading →
View ArticleWife forced to remarry husband who threw acid into her face
A WOMAN whose unfaithful husband threw acid in her face after she divorced him has now been coerced into remarrying her violent former partner. Continue reading →
View ArticleDeadly Bangladesh clashes over `atheist bloggers’
Parts of central Dhaka turned into a battlefield as protesters attacked police. Continue reading →
View ArticleBangladesh: Woman Found Alive After 17 Days
Workers clearing a collapsed building site in Bangladesh rescue a woman from the rubble of a Muslim prayer room in the complex. Continue reading →
View Article3 Walmart Suppliers Made Goods in Bangladesh Factory
The company played the lead role in halting an effort to have global retailers pay more for apparel to help Bangladesh factories improve their electrical and fire safety, officials also said. Continue...
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