After a life dedicated to fighting extreme poverty, Bangladesh's 85-year-old Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is set to end his biggest mission. "Human beings are not born to suffer ...

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus is widely known for his famous vision of “sending poverty to the museum.” By ...

Although the tragedy of the Rohingya people has been unfolding for decades, the latest exodus of refugees to Bangladesh, fleeing violence in the Rakhine state of Myanmar, has become front-page news ...

The number of people in Bangladesh dying from chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and hypertension—long considered diseases of the wealthy because the poor didn't tend to live long enough to ...

Kalai Upazila is one of Bangladesh’s poorest regions. Most donors are men in their early 30s lured by the promise of quick money. According to the study, 83 percent of those surveyed cited poverty as ...

A year after the fall of the Awami League (AL) government in Bangladesh, the interim administration led by Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus finds itself at a critical juncture. While the government ...

People cheering in front of the Prime Minister’s Office after Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister amid mass protests, Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. Yet Tunisia’s democratic experiment ...

Bangladesh targets record $63.5 billion exports for FY26: Commerce Adviser The largest components include the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) and Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) schemes which ...