Bangladesh
2 min readUnfinished Buildings of Bangladesh: Why the Next Floor Waits
From rising costs to family land disputes, the stories behind the half-built homes that shape Bangladesh’s skylines.
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2 min readFormer deputy minister and freedom fighter Abdul Hai passes away
The Munshiganj leader was laid to rest in his family graveyard after a Dhaka janaza attended by PM Tarique Rahman.
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Youth
3 min readThe unofficial economy of student tutors in Dhaka
After classes, thousands of university students cross Dhaka to teach younger children, earning money in a job market that barely officially exists.
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Bangladesh
3 min readBangladesh’s hidden business of selling exotic pets
From a raid that uncovered more than 1,100 exotic animals in a Dhaka house to the cramped cages of Katabon, the pet trade hides a grim reality.
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Environment
2 min readLand equal to 5 Dhakas has vanished into Bangladesh’s rivers
The Jamuna, Ganges and Padma have taken more than 1,500 square kilometres of land in five decades, along with the homes and livelihoods built on it.
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Business
4 min readHow plastic imports hit Dhaka’s local toy industry
Plastic imports pushed aside Bangladesh’s handmade toys, then gave rise to a local factory industry that now makes millions of toys a year.
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