Sheikh Hasina’s iron grip on Bangladesh may yet strangle its laudable progress

OVER TWO decades in office, the prime minister and her Awami League party have overseen impressive growth and reforms in a notoriously corrupt country—but that same firm hand may now be limiting Bangladesh's progress. Our correspondent visits the frontier of a potentially transformative technology for reducing atmospheric carbon: direct air capture. And a listen to the astonishing boom in Spanish-language music. Runtime: 27 min

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