Mohammad Arif, who works as a quality controller in a garment factory in Gazipur, an industrial hub on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, goes to work with an anti-allergy drug during summer ...

Shakila Nasrin still grieves the loss of her 49-year-old younger brother, a father of two, to dengue fever two years ago. She considers herself lucky that her son survived the worst-ever dengue ...

While India, Bangladesh, Nepal have lifted millions out of multidimensional poverty, nearly all poor people in South Asia ...

SAVAR, Bangladesh (Reuters Life) - To many people in Bangladesh, British physiotherapist Valerie Taylor is a saint. For nearly four decades, 63-year-old Taylor has worked with some of the poorest and ...

Poverty rate surges to 28 percent nationwide Extreme poverty climbs above 9 percent mark Urban poverty jumps to nearly 20 percent Only 4 percent safety nets target urban poor Inflation, high rents ...

Jailed Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is celebrated around the world for helping millions of people out of poverty. Jailed Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is ...

Business leaders in Bangladesh fear losses of more than $1bn (£750m) after a devastating fire broke out in the logistics ...

Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus talks to NBC News about the legal charges he is facing in his home country of Bangladesh, despite the fact that “the whole world ...

India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has said "poor governance" was the reason behind uprisings that led to change of ...

He added that India has been able to establish deterrence, meaning the country can respond to any threat to its national security ...

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Bangladesh continued to log one of the world's worst case fatality rates during dengue outbreaks, apparently almost throughout the last two decades, underscoring the strain put on ...