South Asian economy

Bangladeshi women have been key to the country’s rise. Photographer: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images
Thoughts

South Asia should pay attention to its standout star

India and Pakistan have much to learn from their once-poorer neighbor Bangladesh

RMG workers in Bangladesh
Panorama

Why Bangladesh recovered better than its South Asian neighbours

A worker disinfects the interiors of a passenger train parked at a railway yard as a preventive measure against coronavirus, on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, March 16, 2020/ Reuters
South Asia

World Bank flags up grim economic forecast for South Asia