On the way to Sonargaon in Narayanganj, time seems to move backwards. Leaving behind the bustle of the modern city, traffic congestion, and hurried lives, visitors suddenly find …
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How BOT Engineers is building the infrastructure Bangladeshi robotics needs
The Utah desert is about as close to the surface of Mars as you can get on Earth. Unforgiving, isolating, and technologically demanding, it is the ultimate proving …
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Life in one of the world’s hottest towns: How Banda residents struggle with extreme heat
Scorching temperatures around the clock, frequent power cuts and sleepless nights have become part of daily life for residents of Banda, a town in northern India that has …
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Use of e-filing and digital office management is rapidly expanding across the country to build a faster, transparent, and accountable administration by reducing paper-based activities in government offices. …
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Prices of seasonal vegetables in rural markets across the district have remained largely stable, offering some relief to buyers. However, consumers in town markets are facing slightly higher …
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Bangladesh’s economy, including the trade sector, is gradually regaining momentum due to a series of pragmatic government initiatives such as resolving the fuel supply crisis, introducing low-interest export …
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The government has taken an initiative to introduce ‘Smart Classrooms’ in selected secondary educational institutions across the country with the aim of modernizing teaching methods and making the …
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Continuous rainfall and upstream water pressure have led to widespread waterlogging in haor areas of the district, submerging ripe paddy fields and putting farmers in severe distress. Farmers …
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“Today is Hasina’s last day”, were the final words Zobayer Bepari told his wife before stepping out to protest on July 19; hours later, he was lying in …
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Kamal Hossain Sabuj, 43, stepped out on the morning of July 20 to have breakfast in a nearby restaurant but never returned, as he was shot dead by …