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Mosabber Hossain, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Workers toil under blistering sun in Bangladesh’s tea gardens, once famous for cool weather
Hotter temperatures, meanwhile, threaten not just Bangladesh’s tea workers but the tea plants themselves, say researchers.
Mosabber Hossain, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Once known for its sweatshops, Bangladesh is slowly moving towards sustainable production
A decade after the deadly Rana Plaza disaster, Bangladesh is home to nine of the world’s top 10 sustainable garment factories.
Mosabber Hossain, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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In Bangladesh, climate change is forcing children out of the classroom and into the work force
As a growing number of children flee from disaster-prone regions to urban slums, one permanent casualty is their education.
Mosabber Hossain, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Listen: The taals used by tabla players to accompany thumri
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‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
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Tamil Nadu anti-corruption police raid ED office after arresting agency’s officer in bribery case
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Pithora is for the gods, not for products, say Adivasis
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In Assam, railway line expansion and electrification threaten the hoolock gibbon, India’s only ape
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Amid global warming, Bangladesh’s historic coastal mosques stare at an uncertain future
Climate change is bringing more rainfall, flooding, erosion and saltwater surges in the country’s low-lying southern delta.
Mosabber Hossain, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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With rich nations failing to aid climate action, Bangladesh’s poor are bearing the cost of disasters
While the developed world’s emissions drive worsening storms and floods, the country’s poor are paying $2 billion a year to manage calamities.
Mosabber Hossain, Thomson Reuters Foundation