Slave camp in Dhaka Authorities in Bangladesh have rescued 30 people, including children, found chained up at a factory on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka.
Trucking in Technicolor on Pakistan’s Highways Updating Pakistan's truck arts, article with slide show: "......Predictably, mass production has changed the business over the years. Adornments are no longer exclusively handmade."
Dhaka’s ricksha art fades in motor age Renowned Bangladeshi ricksha artist R.K. Das kept painting through his country’s war for independence, two bouts of sectarian bloodshed and an Islamist military government, which banned his work. But the wily 75-year-old...
13 sued for disgracing devotees of Lalon Mohammad Fakir, 60, filed the case with Pangsha Police Station stating some local fanatics and influentials also forced them utter 'tobaa' (confession of guilt) at a local mosque and forbade them to follow Lalon.
Baul Archive About the Bauls of West Bengal; includes on old film on their lives in India
Her dream -- a dowry-free Bangladesh As the wedding ceremony got under way, the bridegroom's family asked hers for dowry. At that moment, Farjana decided against the marriage.
