Take Three Pounds of Poverty
Philanthrocapitalism. Impact investing. Creative Capitalism. Call it what you will, social entrepreneurship is the new buzz phrase on the economic landscape that is turning water into wine, pig’s ears into silk purses and, yes, it promises to feed the multitudes. 
DAWN TAN
Cox’s Bazar: A Day at the Seaside
Cox’s Bazar and the wide, sandy beaches of Bangladesh – one of the most visited destinations of the country
BANGLADESH UNLOCKED
Bribes against Breastmilk
NGOs flay Nestlé’s infant formula marketing strategy in Laos
IRIN
Can You Empower Women with Cash?
Cash transfer programmes target women in belief that communities will benefit and men are irresponsible with money.
IRIN
One Less Brick In The Wall
Outdated kilns produce deadly emissions in Bangladesh, where bad air causes 15,000 premature deaths yearly in the capital alone.
IRIN
From Libya to Bangladesh, One Crisis to Another?
They fled the bloodshed and political turmoil. But for Bangladeshis who have come home, there is a huge challenge ahead of them.
SALEEM SAMAD
Day in the Life of a Seismologist
What’s it like to witness an impending earthquake?
JESSICA MUDDITT
Are They Just Ripping Off the Poor?
Does microcredit really help the poor? And is Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus really the saviour he is made out to be? A Bangladeshi blogger has his doubts.
INCIDENTAL BLOGGER
Bangladesh
Her Name was Hena, and She Committed No Crime
She was raped by a cousin, and then killed by a medieval system that persists in Bangladesh despite it being outlawed by the country’s high court.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Bangladesh: Grameengate and Beyond.
Father of microcredit and microfinancing Muhammad Yunus ended 2010 embroiled in a financial scandal. Is something wrong with Bangladesh's much-feted economist and his Grameen Bank?
REZWAN
The State of Asia's Refugees
Of the 8.8 million refugees in the world, about half are right here in Asia.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Asian Films at Venice Film Festival 2010
Big names like John Woo, Tsui Hark, Tran Anh Hung and Takashi Miike are leading the Asian contingent at the Venice Film Festival this year.
BERNICE TANG
India, Land of Retards and Hypocrites
The retards vote the hypocritical governments into power, and in turn the governments make sure the retards stay uninformed and retarded.
ATANU DEY
World Cup Weekly: Cheap Pakistani Balls, and other FIFA Madness
Here's a roundup of how the giant footballing event is affecting Asia, from Bangladesh to Hong Kong.
DAN-CHYI CHUA