Post Tagged 'Bangladesh'

April 27, 2021

Foreign aid pays for Muslim imams to preach the government’s message

All government spending contains items that could best be described as “surreal.” In that category, a Western foreign aid program paid researchers to insert material into the sermons of Muslim imams. Continue Reading...

June 08, 2015

Is Asia Getting Out Of The Human Trafficking Business?

No one is interested in vying for the worst human trafficking record, but Asia would certainly be in the running. Yet, today’s Business Insider claims that Asia is getting out of the human trafficking business; can that be true? Continue Reading...

May 19, 2015

The Moral Mess Of Myanmar

Greed. Lust. Corruption. Thirst for power. A wretched lack of compassion for human life. That is Myanmar. Myanmar is home to 1.3 million Rohingya, a religious and cultural minority in what was once known as Burma. Continue Reading...

May 17, 2013

‘Buy Yourself a Cup of Tea’ — A Collapse in Culture

The Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in Bangladesh on April 24th killed 1,127 people, including almost 300 whose bodies have not yet been identified. In the article, “Buy Yourself a Cup of Tea” — A Collapse in Culture”, PovertyCure’s Mark Weber highlights a complex and deeply-rooted problem within Bangladeshi culture that has contributed to numerous disasters like this: corruption. Continue Reading...