As trade deficits widen, governments in the region struggle to import increasingly expensive diesel, gasoline and cooking gas.
Author: Saif Hasnat and Emily Schmall
Bangladesh Firefighters Unaware of Chemicals Stored at Shipping Container Depot
Nine firefighters were among at least 41 people killed in a blaze and a subsequent series of explosions.
Factory Fire in Bangladesh Kills at Least 51
The blaze, at a seven-story building where fruit drinks, packing materials and plastic packaging were made, burned for nearly 24 hours.