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Similar promises were also made before. Successive governments and central bank governors relied on repeated loan rescheduling and regulatory relaxations, yet bad loans climbed to a record Tk5.89 lakh crore, a third of total bank loans
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Cover of the novel Sultan by Hasnat Abdul HyeThe history of art in the Indian subcontinent contains few figures as towering, yet resolutely solitary, as Sheikh Mohammad (SM) Sultan. He remains an artistic anomaly, a giant whose distinctive style possesses neither an antecedent nor a precedent. He oc...
New tools and community-led care can save lives, but only if governments sustain the global HIV response.
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. Europe is melting, the eastern US is currently trapped in a "heat dome," the Midwest...
Every year we struggle through the scorching heat of summer. Then the rains arrive, to refresh us, bring us relief. Farmers begin harvesting jute from their fields, others start preparing their land for the cultivation of the Aman rice crop.Across vast regions of Bangladesh, Ashar is one of the busi...
Compared with many countries, Bangladesh's legislation is considered relatively strict because it combines a legal obligation with criminal penalties.
As RSF troops besiege el-Obeid, 500,000 civilians face mass atrocities amid drone strikes and a stalled peace process.
Ongoing debates about religion and cultural practices are increasingly visible on social media across a range of issues. While many long-standing controversies are resurfacing, social media has also given rise to new realities and dynamics. Rafsan Galib analyses these issues through the historical a...
Safe drinking water is one of the most basic necessities of everyday life. Ensuring that it remains accessible and affordable is therefore among the state's most important public responsibilities.In a densely populated city like Dhaka, where millions rely on bottled water every day, making safe drin...
