marginalised people

Trapped Within Borders

“The sun rises, but the light of life seems to be stuck at the gate of the Tinbigha Corridor.”

Left in the dark

Nine months have passed since the July Uprising, yet its human toll continues to surface—survivors left scarred, jobless, and crushed by mounting debt. Among the most visible yet overlooked are those who lost their eyesight—many now living with permanent disability and fading hope.

A blueprint from India for women's economic empowerment

The extraordinary success of women’s self-help groups in India represents one of the best-case outcomes.

Why are tea garden workers trapped in a cycle of poverty?

Historically, the tea industry in Bangladesh has been standing on the backbreaking labour of tea garden workers

‘Bangladesh facing biggest macroeconomic challenge in a decade’

The country is facing the biggest macroeconomic challenge in the last one decade, said Selim Raihan, executive director of the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem).

May 24, 2025
May 24, 2025

Trapped Within Borders

“The sun rises, but the light of life seems to be stuck at the gate of the Tinbigha Corridor.”

May 17, 2025
May 17, 2025

Left in the dark

Nine months have passed since the July Uprising, yet its human toll continues to surface—survivors left scarred, jobless, and crushed by mounting debt. Among the most visible yet overlooked are those who lost their eyesight—many now living with permanent disability and fading hope.

February 11, 2023
February 11, 2023

A blueprint from India for women's economic empowerment

The extraordinary success of women’s self-help groups in India represents one of the best-case outcomes.

November 30, 2022
November 30, 2022

Why are tea garden workers trapped in a cycle of poverty?

Historically, the tea industry in Bangladesh has been standing on the backbreaking labour of tea garden workers

May 28, 2022
May 28, 2022

‘Bangladesh facing biggest macroeconomic challenge in a decade’

The country is facing the biggest macroeconomic challenge in the last one decade, said Selim Raihan, executive director of the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem).