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- February 10, 2011
Tigers regularly attack and kill forestry workers in southwestern Bangladesh. Their widows, seen as harbingers of bad luck, are cursed and ostracized. Sick of this social exclusion, the women are now banding together to help each other. By Hasnain Kazim more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 07, 2011
The United Nations' World Food Program tries to stop the poorest of the poor from going hungry. But its budget has dwindled during the crisis as donor countries focus on their own economic problems. Aid workers face the unpleasant task of deciding who gets food -- and who doesn't. By Uwe Buse more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 14, 2010
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus is under pressure after critics accused him of misusing development aid. The father of microfinance told SPIEGEL ONLINE the allegations are "a total fabrication." By Hasnain Kazim in Dhaka, Bangladesh more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 05, 2010
A 19-year-old man was deported from the US, where he had lived most of his life, to Bangladesh along with his family in January. Now he is fighting to be allowed to return to Texas -- and his weapon of choice is YouTube. By Uwe Buse more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 02, 2009
Microcredit loans have revolutionized the world of finance in developing nations. Now Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate behind the concept, wants to see similar programs in the industrialized world. In a SPIEGEL ONLINE interview, he explains why Germany's poor should be given loans. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 02, 2009
Despite the economic downturn, business is booming for the German clothing discounter Kik. But the bill for this success story is being paid by young seamstresses in Bangladesh and underpaid employees back home in Germany. By Nils Klawitter more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 08, 2009
When times were good, shipping companies ordered huge numbers of new steel behemoths to ply the oceans. Now though, many of those same container lines are eager to get rid of their ships. The scrapping business in South Asia is booming. By Joachim Hoelzgen more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- February 10, 2009
Women are becoming high-level managers in Europe, entrepreneurs in Asia and mechanics in Africa. The more globalization changes the world, the more it liberates women from traditional roles. But what are they doing with the opportunity? By Barbara Supp more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 19, 2008
Microloans were invented to help the poorest of the poor help themselves. Now major banks and pension funds are getting into the business, as they discover that the interest paid by the poor can produce high returns. Is it aid or exploitation? By Uwe Buse more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 12, 2008
Dutch engineers are helping people in Bangladesh build dikes, polders and water-retaining structures to protect them against recurring floods. Despite climate change, the country could even grow. Ultimately, though, the greatest threat in Bangladesh comes not from water but from political chaos. By Gerald Traufetter more...
