Bangladesh – MOSAEC

Bangladesh Puts Its Eggs in One Economic Basket. Now, a Reckoning.

Garment exports lifted the country to new heights. But overreliance on that industry also helped bring down Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

By Anupreeta Das

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Poor Nations Are Writing a New Handbook for Getting Rich

Economies focused on exports have lifted millions out of poverty, but epochal changes in trade, supply chains and technology are making it a lot harder.

By Patricia Cohen

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Cyclone Mocha Leaves Thousands Homeless in Bangladesh and Myanmar

There was less damage than predicted, but the Rohingya refugee camps on the coast of Bangladesh, where most live in simple shanties, were hit particularly hard.

By Saif Hasnat and Suhasini Raj

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A Grim Anniversary for Survivors of the Rana Plaza Disaster

It was the deadliest accident in the history of the garment industry. Ten years later, has anything changed for factory workers?

By Elizabeth Paton

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