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A char is a temporary arrangement between people and a river that owes them nothing.
How violence against women is normalised in Bangladesh's chars
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Floods reshape Bangladesh's chars, but women face another hidden crisis where violence becomes expected, normalised, and increasingly severe.
Bengal's forgotten slave trade: Portuguese, Arakanese and Dutch trafficking networks
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Topkhana Road: What’s in a name?
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Foodpanda Bangladesh incurs €111 million losses since 2016
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The future of the Bangladesh-China-Myanmar Economic Corridor
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Islamic, 4th-gen banks buckle under NPL, liquidity crises
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OpenAI says its AI models hacked a startup "on its own"
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The narcotics trail: Traffickers tap 105 border points across 18 districts
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Watch / What awaits Sheikh Hasina when she returns to the country?
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Recently, Reuters claimed that she wants to return to the country in December. But the question is, what will happen if Sheikh Hasina returns? Will she face trial? Will she be able to appeal?
Politics and religion has now gotten mixed with support for WC team: Kazi Sabir
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Tajuddin Ahmad: A life for Bangladesh
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Flightpaths strewn with tall buildings
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Year after year the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has been battling to keep the airspace surrounding Dhaka’s airports clean of buildings that exceed the height limit.
Star Special / Rohingyas coming in through hidden hill routes
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Investigative Stories
They quietly enter Bangladesh via remote forests in Bandarban; local trafficking networks help them evade security checkpoints, find work
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Family finds Bobi Begum, missing for 25 years, at her grave
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The untold story behind 1971’s two most haunting photographs
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Why Bangladesh’s children are in school but not learning
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23 July 2026, 00:01 AM
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