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The Padma Barrage is one of Bangladesh’s major planned water infrastructure projects, intended to address water scarcity in the southwest during the dry season.
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In Focus
The highly melodic nature of qawwali enables listeners to memorise and sing it with ease.
Tajuddin Ahmad: A life for Bangladesh
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Why secularism is losing ground in South Asia
22 July 2026, 00:02 AM
In Focus
The decolonial vocabulary of postcolonial theory inadvertently empowers Hindu nationalism by legitimising reactionary, religious cultural traditionalism.
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The Commonwealth's greatest prize lies beyond the Games
23 July 2026, 16:13 PM
‘Textbooks should not undermine girls' confidence or reinforce the beauty myth’
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Govt begins mapping 10.13 lakh food businesses
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22 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Law & Our Rights
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Life & Living
All food businesses now need safety registration
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Every person or company involved in the food supply chain, from street food vendors and small restaurants to importers and large-scale food processors, will now have to obtain registration or a licence from the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority, according to new regulations.
Business Plus / Pharma industry’s next big leap
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Business
Bangladesh’s drugmakers are pursuing complex medicines to expand exports and improve patient access
The fault in our buildings
18 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
A large number of buildings across Bangladesh -- particularly older ones -- were not designed to withstand earthquakes, as they were constructed without fully complying with the Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC), experts warned.
China–Bangladesh Community: Bandwagoning, soft alignment, or rhetoric?
19 July 2026, 00:10 AM
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Business Plus / FIFANOMICS: How Bangladesh cashes in on the World Cup
4 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Business
What the World Cup means for women in Bangladesh
23 June 2026, 08:30 AM
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Star analysis / Where rape happens: Inside homes, among familiar faces
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Crime & Justice
Rakhal Das Banerji: The Bengali explorer who changed history
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The slow disappearance of Kuakata’s Rakhines
4 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Unheard Voices
A city standing on fragile ground
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Bangladesh
When extreme heat becomes a death trap for Bangladesh’s workers
6 July 2026, 00:10 AM
Unheard Voices
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