Bangladesh
A father and son’s quest for light in a Rohingya refugee camp
Ten-year-old Ajijur and his dad Saddiq scrimped and saved for their prized possession—a $50 solar kit to power a bulb in their new home
The ISIS leader who once received Canadian military training
‘Major Murad’, a retired Bangladeshi military officer involved in last summer’s deadly attacks in Dhaka, had received training at Kingston’s Army Staff College
With his words, Raihan Abir honours his slain Bangladeshi colleagues
His colleagues were hacked to death in Bangladesh. He’s endured death threats. And yet Raihan Abir carries on his website’s work, in Canada.
Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide
‘The first full account’ of America’s role in the 1971 atrocities in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh collapse: Piecing it all together
The push for cheap clothes includes a small Montreal apparel firm
Loblaw latest to sign safety pact on Bangladesh factories
Loblaw, owner of the Joe Fresh brand, has become the latest major retailer to sign onto a pact promising significant improvements to building safety in Bangladesh textile factories, as pressure mounts on the remaining holdouts, which include Wal-Mart and Gap.
What does that $14 shirt really cost?
From the archives: Bangladesh disaster raises tough questions about cheap clothes
Pope Francis condemns ‘slave labour’ after Bangladesh factory collapse
‘Slavery is being committed against something beautiful’
Joe Fresh clothing made at site of deadly Bangladesh factory collapse
Workers spoke of large cracks in the building, reports say
Blinded UBC student’s attacker dies
Cause of death T.B.D.
Funding Planned Parenthood, but not abortion
A few months ago, Conservative MP Brad Trost was boasting that the government had “defunded” Planned Parenthood. But after more than a year of public waffling, the CBC reports that the government is about to approve funding for the group.
REVIEW: The Good Muslim
Book by Tahmima Anam