Pressure is intensifying in Bangladesh for the interim government to end its state of emergency and release Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, the country’s top leaders.
Added to the political strife are the natural disasters that continue to plague the region.
Last November, Cyclone Sidr devastated the southern coast of the country, killing at least 3,000 people.
Tony Birtley reports on the problems facing the country.
People & Power investigate two social ills underlying Portuguese society - illegal immigration and corruption.
People & Power investigate two social ills underlying Portuguese society - illegal immigration and corruption.
Ernest Bai Koroma, a former insurance broker, won the presidential election last year. He now faces the daunting task of reviving Sierra Leone’s fortunes after years of corruption, economic mismanagement and violence.
The oil-rich state of Nigeria is known for its endemic corruption, and millions of people living in abject poverty.However, Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa traveled to the northern edge of the country, and found a local leader on a mission to stamp out corruption.