Bangladesh

No “basket case”
Bangladesh is one of the few countries likely to meet almost all of the Millennium Development Goals. The country is still very poor, but it has made spectacular progress.  by Marianne Scholte

http://www.dandc.eu/en/article/bangladesh-development-success-not-basket-case

 

 

Labour relations

“Enforce the law”

 In the eyes of garment workers, Bangladesh’s textiles industry is better than its international reputation. Nazma Akter, one of the country’s leading labour activists, assessed matters in an interview with Marianne Scholte. 

 

http://www.dandc.eu/en/article/bangladeshi-labour-leader-demands-laws-be-enforced