Front Page
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Jashore Rape: Fear of backlash held me back
The Jashore woman who was allegedly raped by a police officer and...
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Post-Ershad JP split over party helm
Raushan Ershad was declared Jatiya Party chairperson yesterday as...
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BD-Afghan Test: Rahmat steals the show on Day One
It was probably not the kind of start Bangladesh captain Shakib Al...
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Rohingya Relocation: Support our plan or leave the country
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said if the UN agencies do not...
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No exam up to class III from 2021
The government’s decision to scrap examinations up to grade three...
Back Page
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UK PM seeks snap polls to break deadlock
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday called for an early...
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Killed in ‘gunfight’ hrs after surrender
An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight” in the port city’s...
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Chinese firm creates first cloned kitten
Seven months after Huang Yu’s pet cat Garlic died, the British...
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S Africa shutters Nigeria embassy
South Africa yesterday said it had temporarily closed its...
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UN envoy on Libya warns conflict could trigger chaos
The UN special envoy to Libya warned Wednesday that without action...
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Woman killed in road crash
A mother of 13-month-old child was killed in Dhaka’s Mohakhali as a...
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5-year-old, nurse die of dengue
Chameli Begum fulfilled her dream of becoming a mum when she gave...
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‘Defecting’ N Korean waitresses abducted to South: lawyers
A group of North Korean waitresses who “defected” to Seoul in 2016...
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Build unified sustainable blue economic belt: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the member...
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Boy’s Death on Ferry: High official not at fault, finds probe
A high-profile government probe committee found no “logical grounds...
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River Lapwings visit Dhaka
While Purbachal is a fancy name of a pummelled river-bed and...
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Putin says finalising ‘large-scale’ prisoner swap with Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said Moscow was...
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Teen gangs’ feud cost Mohsin his life
Internal conflict among teen gangs over establishing supremacy...
Business
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Morris Garages enters Bangladesh with MG ZS
Morris Garages (MG), a British automotive brand, started its...
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Institutional investors lift Dhaka stocks
Dhaka stocks yesterday bounced back breaking a six-day losing...
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US, China to resume trade talks in Washington in October
China and the United States will resume trade talks in Washington...
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US sees modest growth, businesses show near-term optimism: Fed
The US economy grew at an unspectacular pace in recent weeks, while...
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Nissan probe finds CEO, other execs overpaid in compliance failure
Nissan Motor Co was embroiled in another scandal over executive pay...
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World food prices dip in Aug for third month running: FAO
World food prices fell for a third month running in August, pushed...
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Enough meat and egg for all now
Bangladesh has become self-sufficient in production of meat and egg...
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WB to help achieve double-digit growth
The World Bank is ready to help Bangladesh increase its growth to...
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Apple places $7b in return to bond market
Apple Inc said on Thursday it had sold $7 billion of bonds at...
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German industrial orders suffer in July
New orders for industrial firms in Europe’s manufacturing...
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Rupee unlikely to gain traction as investors stay shy
The Indian rupee will not regain ground lost against the dollar in...
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Move to revoke GP, Robi’s 2G-3G licences
Grameenphone and Robi’s clash with the telecom regulator became...
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DPDC bills can now be paid through bKash
Around of 1.2 million prepaid and postpaid subscribers of Dhaka...
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Canada central bank holds key lending rate at 1.75pc
The Bank of Canada on Wednesday held its key lending rate at 1.75...
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Rising US exports shrink trade deficit; China imports fall
A bump in US exports helped shrink America’s yawning trade deficit...
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Samsung launches Galaxy Fold in South Korea today priced $2,000
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday said its first foldable...
Sports
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Tigers’ spin ploy yet to bear fruit
It was anticipated that the one-off Test between Bangladesh and...
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Smith returns with an epic
Steve Smith’s domination of England’s bowling attack in the Ashes...
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Booters limber up with creditable draw
Bangladesh national football team ended their run of practice...
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Del Bosque doesn’t want Neymar back
Former Spain manager Vicente del Bosque has said he would not have...
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It’s a proud moment: Shah
Afghanistan batsman Rahmat Shah came agonisingly close to becoming...
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U-19s to face UAE
The Bangladesh Under-19 team will begin their Asian Cricket Council...
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Nadal breezes into semis
Rafael Nadal will play Italy’s Matteo Berrettini in the US Open...
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BD qualify for T20 WC
An unbeaten 37-ball 32 from Sanjida Islam helped Bangladesh...
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Under-17 Football Championship: Success leads to 2nd edition
Unilever Bangladesh has organised the second edition of the Clear...
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‘Most of the athletes are now more interested in cricket and football’
Despite the fact that athletics in Bangladesh has a storied past,...
Editorial
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Rohingya crisis—what is OIC’s role?
We appreciate the PM stressing on the need for the Organisation of...
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RHD suffering from dearth of assessments
We are bewildered to learn that the Roads and Highways Department ...
Opinion
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Domestic violence: Still a formidable challenge
After a week’s absence, Nazma entered the house with a lacklustre...
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Saving Dhanmondi Lake
The Dhanmondi lake deserves some serious attention by the relevant...
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Close the door on nuclear testing
Everybody knows that nuclear weapons have been used twice in...
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Why we need a nationwide dengue surveillance system
In 1854, Dr John Snow (not the Game of Thrones character) used a...
Letters
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Save the Amazon for our survival
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has seen a huge jump in the number of...
City
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DNCC triples budget for mosquito control
With priority to mosquito control activities and waste management,...
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7 killed, 3 injured in road accidents
Seven people were killed and three others injured in road accidents...
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Blue economy potential largely untapped: experts
Potentials of blue economy in the Indian Ocean, which is worth $25...
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‘Good citizens should not question issues like national election’
Months after terming the 11th parliamentary election “free and fair...
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Dhaka Today
16th Dhaka International Yarn and Fabric Show
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Protests continue at JU
Students and teachers besieged the two administrative buildings of...
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Prof Mohammed Noman’s 23rd death anniv
The 23rd death anniversary of Prof Mohammed Noman -- an eminent...
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Ashulia RMG workers threaten tougher movement
Workers of an RMG factory in Ashulia, which was declared shut on...
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Flight attendant held with 9.5kg gold
Armed Police Battalion (APBn) officials arrested a flight attendant...
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Probe body formed over ‘recruitment business’
A three-member probe body was formed yesterday to investigate the...
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Ershad in the clear!
The case was filed against him in 1994, alleging him of embezzling...
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EC team arrives from Dhaka, ‘only to train’
Technical experts from Election Office in Dhaka were supposed to...
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Cox’s Bazar municipality culling dogs
Cox’s Bazar municipality authorities launched a drive to cull dogs...
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Shamsul Hoque Mojumder’s 11th death anniv
Former engineer of Power Works Department and eminent social worker...
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Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Foundation event held at DU
Dhaka University’s student counseling and guidance office held a...
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Govt forms ‘high-level’ taskforce to curb accidents
The government yesterday formed a “high-level” taskforce led by...
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Army suggests barbed wire fence around Rohingya camps
Bangladesh Army has recommended setting up a barbed wire fence...
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Mainul sent to jail illegally: SCBA secy
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Secretary AM Mahbub Uddin...
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CCC bans sale of tobacco products within 100 yards of educational institutions
Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has issued a circular, banning...
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Appeal for help
Md Mahtab Uddin, a senior journalist and former professor, has been...
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Bazlur Rahman passes away
Bazlur Rahman Bachchu, a social worker and younger brother of...
Country
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Occupiers prevent building of new schoolhouse
A new building for Madhya Pangashia Government Primary School at...
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Flood-affected growers urge for rehabilitation
Sugarcane growers in the mill zone areas of Rangpur Sugar Mills...
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Man arrested for raping 8-yr-old girl
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a man from Ghatail...
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One to die, 2 get life term for murders
A Khagrachhari court yesterday sentenced a man to death and his...
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River dredging to improve navigability, agriculture in Narail
The government has initiated a mega project to dredge three rivers...
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Murder accused killed in ‘gunfight’
Police recovered the bullet-hit body of an alleged criminal,...
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2 murdered, 2 other bodies found in a day
A youth and an elderly man were murdered while bodies of two...
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Newlywed woman kills self in Faridpur
A newly married woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging...
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Electric poles in middle of road poses risk of accidents
Due to lack of coordination between institutions concerned, the...
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Housewife killed
Criminals hacked a young housewife to death in her sleep in...
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Mother kills 2 kids with poison
A woman alleged tried to take her life after killing her two...
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3 jailed for arranging child marriage
A mobile court sentenced three people to six months’ imprisonment...
World
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Iran lifts all restrictions
Iran said it would take another step away from a 2015 nuclear deal...
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Give support or deal with refugees
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday warned Turkey would be...
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Bolivia has lost 1.7m hectares
Wildfires raging in Bolivia’s forests and grasslands since May have...
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Cut int’l aid staff
North Korea has told the United Nations to cut the number of...
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1 dead, 30 hurt in Tokyo train, truck collision
An express train travelling at around 120 kilometres per hour...
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INX Media case: Court sends Chidambaram to jail
A Delhi court yesterday sent former Union finance minster P...
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Hurricane Dorian lashes US east coast
Hurricane Dorian lashed the Carolinas with driving rain and fierce...
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Taliban blast kills 12 in Kabul
A Taliban suicide blast in the centre of Kabul killed at least 10...
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Kashmir observes self-imposed strike
A month after India withdrew contested Kashmir’s autonomy, locked...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro accuses UN rights chief of meddling
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro taunted UN rights chief Michelle...
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Four dead in Mumbai monsoon deluge
A six-year-old boy was among four people killed after severe...
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Yahoo outage hits email users
Yahoo services went down for several hours yesterday, drawing ire...
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Amazon’s ‘tallest tree’ safe: scientists
Intrepid Brazilian and British scientists say they have located the...
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419m users’ phone numbers exposed
Phone numbers linked to more than 400 million Facebook accounts...
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China backs extradition bill withdrawal: HK leader
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said yesterday that China “understands,...
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Man killed in mob lynching in India
Indian police said yesterday that five people had been arrested for...
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Italy swears in new pro-EU cabinet
President Sergio Mattarella yesterday swore in Italy’s new pro...
Arts & Entertainment
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In memory of eminent writer Rizia Rahman
In memory of eminent writer Rizia Rahman, a programme was organised...
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Remembering Salman Shah
No other actor in the history of Bangladeshi cinema has seen a more...
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Drik celebrates 30 years of resistance
Over thirty years, Drik Picture Library has used the power of...
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Cartoon drawing workshop and puppet show concludes at EMK Center
Recently, EMK Center, in collaboration with Cartoon People,...
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I want to be an actor, not a ‘hero’ – Afran Nisho
One of the most sought-after stars of the television industry,...
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‘Biranganar Bayan’ to stage 100th show today at BSA
Theatre troupe Shobdo Natyacharcha Kendra will stage their...
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Tv Watch
Veteran actor Prabir Mitra made his debut in the film industry in...
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Animation to raise AIDS awareness on Mercury’s birthday
Freddie Mercury was a British singer, songwriter and lead vocalist...
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Lutfur Rahman George opens up about television, films and more
Lutfur Rahman George started his acting career in theatre in 1985,...
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Jamdani Festival 2019 opens today
Jamdani Festival 2019, organised by National Crafts Council of...
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‘It Chapter Two’ hits Star Cineplex
It Chapter Two is an American supernatural horror film and the...
Next Step
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Mergers and Acquisitions: A Possibility in Bangladesh
A process through which companies are bought, sold, combined or...
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Demo day for batch 1 incubator by startup dhaka
The 1st Batch of Startup Dhaka Incubator has ended its journey with...
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HOW TO PLAN YOUR WORK WEEK
HOW TO PLAN YOUR WORK WEEK
Star Weekend
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Miscarriage in the tea gardens
“We can read it ourselves inside our homes but we can’t organise a...
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From victims to villains: The changing discourse on Rohingyas
Yet another attempt to send Rohingyas back to Myanmar ended up in...
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About Town
Organiser: National Crafts Council of Bangladesh and Bengal Foundation
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Can our mangroves survive the impulse to industrialise?
On August 24, 2017, the High Court directed the Bangladesh...
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Traitor memories
“They say when you take a picture, you end up saving that moment...
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We are what we remember
When Nana was 24, he saw Muslims slaughtered in prayer. As men...
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How my best friend died and I replaced it with another machine
The loss of a best friend is painful at best and stinky at worst....
Star Youth
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Arif Ahmed’s journey with ‘Paradise Nest’
Arif Ahmed’s short film, Paradise Nest, won the award for Best Film...
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Youth Opportunities
Apply to attend the 9th International Youth Camp Nepal (IYCN). IYCN...
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Garbageman: An architect’s quest for a greener city
The saying, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” rings true...
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Sabiha Mili’s dreams of working for human rights
Twenty-two-year old Sabiha Mili, a graduate from Jahangirnagar...