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BRICS Pay explained: Is it a new currency, and could it challenge the West’s financial dominance?

From local currencies to cross-border payments and alternatives to SWIFT, here’s what BRICS is actually trying to build
BRICS Pay explained: Is it a new currency, and could it challenge the West’s financial dominance?
Narenda Modi isn't just ruling India, he's ruling timeline too

Narenda Modi isn't just ruling India, he's ruling timeline too

A three-hour podcast, a packet of toffees and a decade of viral moments show how deliberately Modi has mastered life inside the feed
Bodies of 2 Bangladeshi workers killed in separate Russia fires brought home

Bodies of 2 Bangladeshi workers killed in separate Russia fires brought home

The workers from Kurigram and Rajbari died in separate incidents while working in Russia
India vows to protect energy security, warns US tariffs could hit ties

India vows to protect energy security, warns US tariffs could hit ties

It will protect energy security and continue sourcing supplies from diverse sellers, it says

Bangladesh garment exports to EU plunge 13.65% as China, Vietnam gain ground

Trump says 'hopefully we are towards end' of Iran war

Fed raises rates in search of 'timelier' drop in inflation, sees more tightening ahead

Pakistan, China activate joint commission for border oversight

Climate change likely to have helped trigger Nepal glacier collapse, scientists say

EU's von der Leyen wants Canada to become bloc's first associate member
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Afghan migrants in Iran war return to Taliban rule

Afghan migrants in Iran war return to Taliban rule

Consumer prices in Iran surge nearly 90 percent year on year, Iran Statistical Centre data shows
Bonnie Greer, voice of British cultural life, dies at 77

Bonnie Greer, voice of British cultural life, dies at 77

Her husband says those closest to her would remember her warmth, humour, generosity and extraordinary ability to bring people together"
Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran's US tour after 'Free Palestine' remarks

Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran's US tour after 'Free Palestine' remarks

The US leg of Sheeran’s Loop Tour will resume on Sept 19 in Philadelphia
Opinion

Mike Dolan

AI is too big to slow in a geopolitical race: Mike Dolan
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Sabir Mustafa

From BRICS to Makkah, Bangladesh misses two buses in one week
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The electric rickshaw as a gauge of moral and aesthetic decline
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Hasina’s road to Dhaka strewn with doubts and danger
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Sport
UEFA on track to find credible challenger to Infantino, vice-president says

UEFA on track to find credible challenger to Infantino, vice-president says

The candidate for next March's election need not be European but must be capable of defeating Infantino, McAllister says

Man City boss Maresca laments VAR row dominating discussion after win

Man City boss Maresca laments VAR row dominating discussion after win

Real defend Mbappe, Vinicius Ceuta message

Real defend Mbappe, Vinicius Ceuta message

FIFA says review of shelved investment plan to be presented to Council

FIFA says review of shelved investment plan to be presented to Council

Lionel Messi’s Argentina send-off set for Oct 6 vs Benin

Lionel Messi’s Argentina send-off set for Oct 6 vs Benin

'Kily' Gonzalez takes charge at Inter Miami after securing work permit

'Kily' Gonzalez takes charge at Inter Miami after securing work permit
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Jan 1: For students, textbook festivals at schools marked the beginning of the year. Children of Nikli in Kishoreganj return home with the smell and touch of new textbooks.
Jan 1: For students, textbook festivals at schools marked the beginning of the year. Children of Nikli in Kishoreganj return home with the smell and touch of new textbooks.
Jan 4: A cold snap gripped Bangladesh in mid-winter. In Dhaka, rickshawpullers try to ward off the winter chill by lighting a fire in the Nilkhet intersection.
Jan 4: A cold snap gripped Bangladesh in mid-winter. In Dhaka, rickshawpullers try to ward off the winter chill by lighting a fire in the Nilkhet intersection.
Jan 5: ‘Swarnakamal’, the infamous house of top criminal Ershad Shikder in Khulna, is tore down.
Jan 5: ‘Swarnakamal’, the infamous house of top criminal Ershad Shikder in Khulna, is tore down.
Jan 6: The overcrowded stage of Bangladesh Chhatra League’s 75th anniversary programme at Dhaka University collapses during Awami League General Secretary Obadul Quader’s speech.
Jan 6: The overcrowded stage of Bangladesh Chhatra League’s 75th anniversary programme at Dhaka University collapses during Awami League General Secretary Obadul Quader’s speech.
Jan 9: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is freed on bail after a month in jail.
Jan 9: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is freed on bail after a month in jail.
Jan 13: Biswa Ijtema was held after a two-year break over the coronavirus pandemic. Muslims gather on the streets for Jumma prayers because of a lack of space on the main congregation ground.
Jan 13: Biswa Ijtema was held after a two-year break over the coronavirus pandemic. Muslims gather on the streets for Jumma prayers because of a lack of space on the main congregation ground.
Jan 25: The BNP holds an antigovernment rally outside its Naya Paltan headquarters. The party continued such protests throughout the year.
Jan 25: The BNP holds an antigovernment rally outside its Naya Paltan headquarters. The party continued such protests throughout the year.
Feb 1: The Amar Ekushey Book Fair begins on the first day of February. The fair was delayed in the past three years over the COVID-19 pandemic. Book lovers crowded the fair after its inauguration by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Feb 1: The Amar Ekushey Book Fair begins on the first day of February. The fair was delayed in the past three years over the COVID-19 pandemic. Book lovers crowded the fair after its inauguration by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Feb 2: Save the Nature of Bangladesh, an organisation of animal lovers, organised a different kind of demonstration in Shahbagh, demanding an end to cruelty towards animals and their commercial use.
Feb 2: Save the Nature of Bangladesh, an organisation of animal lovers, organised a different kind of demonstration in Shahbagh, demanding an end to cruelty towards animals and their commercial use.
Feb 6: A woman plucks flowers as production increases amid favourable weather in Jashore’s Jhikargachha.
Feb 6: A woman plucks flowers as production increases amid favourable weather in Jashore’s Jhikargachha.
Feb 8: Students celebrate the publication of HSC results in Dhaka.
Feb 8: Students celebrate the publication of HSC results in Dhaka.
Feb 8: A woman at Shankharibazar in Dhaka pulls water from a well, a rare site in the capital.
Feb 8: A woman at Shankharibazar in Dhaka pulls water from a well, a rare site in the capital.
Feb 12: President Mohammed Shahabuddin visits the Election Commission to submit his nomination as a candidate of the ruling Awami League.
Feb 12: President Mohammed Shahabuddin visits the Election Commission to submit his nomination as a candidate of the ruling Awami League.
Feb 15: Students installed a statue of Rabindranath Tagore with its mouth taped and a copy of Gitanjali nailed at Dhaka University as part of protests against the Digital Security Act and censorship.
Feb 15: Students installed a statue of Rabindranath Tagore with its mouth taped and a copy of Gitanjali nailed at Dhaka University as part of protests against the Digital Security Act and censorship.
Feb 16: A banner reads “Rabindranath has been subjected to enforced disappearance” in place of a temporary statue of Rabindranath Tagore at Dhaka University.
Feb 16: A banner reads “Rabindranath has been subjected to enforced disappearance” in place of a temporary statue of Rabindranath Tagore at Dhaka University.
Feb 17: Dulal Hall, a movie theatre established in Feni in 1952, is tore down.
Feb 17: Dulal Hall, a movie theatre established in Feni in 1952, is tore down.
Feb 18: Demonstrators put together broken pieces of a statue of Rabindranath Tagore amid protests against censorship and the Digital Security Act.
Feb 18: Demonstrators put together broken pieces of a statue of Rabindranath Tagore amid protests against censorship and the Digital Security Act.
Feb 19: A woman jumps off a 12-storey residential building to escape a devastating fire in Dhaka’s Gulshan.
Feb 19: A woman jumps off a 12-storey residential building to escape a devastating fire in Dhaka’s Gulshan.
Feb 24: Animal lovers gather for a Cat Ramp Show in Dhaka’s Jamuna Future Park.
Feb 24: Animal lovers gather for a Cat Ramp Show in Dhaka’s Jamuna Future Park.
Mar 1: Passengers crowd the help desk at Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka on the first day of a new system to sell train tickets after registration with NID cards or birth certificates.
Mar 1: Passengers crowd the help desk at Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka on the first day of a new system to sell train tickets after registration with NID cards or birth certificates.
Mar 4: An explosion at Sheema Group’s oxygen plant at Sitakunda in Chattogram leaves at least five dead and 25 injured.
Mar 4: An explosion at Sheema Group’s oxygen plant at Sitakunda in Chattogram leaves at least five dead and 25 injured.
Mar 5: Parts of a building on Mirpur Road near Dhaka College collapse after an explosion, killing at least three people.
Mar 5: Parts of a building on Mirpur Road near Dhaka College collapse after an explosion, killing at least three people.
Mar 6: A plastic banner is used in a National Jute Day campaign of the textiles and jute ministry. People also questioned if the image used in the banner is of a jute leaf.
Mar 6: A plastic banner is used in a National Jute Day campaign of the textiles and jute ministry. People also questioned if the image used in the banner is of a jute leaf.
Mar 7: At least 18 people are killed and more than 100 others injured in a powerful explosion in a building in Old Dhaka’s Siddique Bazar.
Mar 7: At least 18 people are killed and more than 100 others injured in a powerful explosion in a building in Old Dhaka’s Siddique Bazar.
Mar 7: The victims of an explosion in a powerful explosion in a building in Old Dhaka’s Siddique Bazar are brought to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Mar 7: The victims of an explosion in a powerful explosion in a building in Old Dhaka’s Siddique Bazar are brought to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Mar 15: Police assault journalists during clashes between lawyers loyal to the Awami League and the BNP.
Mar 15: Police assault journalists during clashes between lawyers loyal to the Awami League and the BNP.
Mar 17: Elephants are used in different parts of Bangladesh, including Dhaka, for extortion.
Mar 17: Elephants are used in different parts of Bangladesh, including Dhaka, for extortion.
Mar 19: At least 19 people are killed as a bus falls into a ditch after hitting the railings of Bangabandhu Expressway in Madaripur’s Shibchar.
Mar 19: At least 19 people are killed as a bus falls into a ditch after hitting the railings of Bangabandhu Expressway in Madaripur’s Shibchar.
Mar 30: The seven-kilometre long Shuvadda canal, once a source of water in Dhaka’s Keraniganj, is filled with wastes, especially plastics, to the brim.
Mar 30: The seven-kilometre long Shuvadda canal, once a source of water in Dhaka’s Keraniganj, is filled with wastes, especially plastics, to the brim.
Apr 3: Prothom Alo reporter Shamsuzzaman Shams is released from jail on bail in a Digital Security Act case.
Apr 3: Prothom Alo reporter Shamsuzzaman Shams is released from jail on bail in a Digital Security Act case.
Apr 4: Bangabazar, the largest marketplace of readymade garments, is completely burnt in a blaze during the Eid-ul-Fitr shopping season.
Apr 4: Bangabazar, the largest marketplace of readymade garments, is completely burnt in a blaze during the Eid-ul-Fitr shopping season.
Apr 5: People collect half-burnt clothes, tin sheets and pieces of metal after a devastating blaze at Bangabazar.
Apr 5: People collect half-burnt clothes, tin sheets and pieces of metal after a devastating blaze at Bangabazar.
Apr 7: Police recover the bodies of eight people killed in a gunfight between armed groups in Bandarban’s Rowangchhari.
Apr 7: Police recover the bodies of eight people killed in a gunfight between armed groups in Bandarban’s Rowangchhari.
Apr 11: Dhaka North Mayor Atiqul Islam inaugurates colourful graffiti on the flyover in Moghbazar.
Apr 11: Dhaka North Mayor Atiqul Islam inaugurates colourful graffiti on the flyover in Moghbazar.
Apr 12: The traders of Bangabazar set up makeshift shops before Eid-ul-Fitr after a devastating blaze.
Apr 12: The traders of Bangabazar set up makeshift shops before Eid-ul-Fitr after a devastating blaze.
Apr 13: People pay their last respects to freedom fighter and Gonoshasthaya Kendra’s founder Zafrullah Chowdhury at the Central Shaheed Minar.
Apr 13: People pay their last respects to freedom fighter and Gonoshasthaya Kendra’s founder Zafrullah Chowdhury at the Central Shaheed Minar.
Apr 15: Members of the army, air force, navy, Border Guard Bangladesh and police join the Fire Service and Civil Defence to bring under control a blaze at New Super Market in Dhaka.
Apr 15: Members of the army, air force, navy, Border Guard Bangladesh and police join the Fire Service and Civil Defence to bring under control a blaze at New Super Market in Dhaka.
Apr 19: Motorcyclists crowd Shimulia ferry pier in Munshiganj on the last day of a ban on motorbikes on the Padma Bridge.
Apr 19: Motorcyclists crowd Shimulia ferry pier in Munshiganj on the last day of a ban on motorbikes on the Padma Bridge.
Apr 20: Motorcyclists que up to cross the Padma Bridge after a ban on motorbikes on the bridge is lifted.
Apr 20: Motorcyclists que up to cross the Padma Bridge after a ban on motorbikes on the bridge is lifted.
Apr 24: President Abdul Hamid leaves the Bangabhaban in a ceremonial event after a record 10 years as the head of the state.
Apr 24: President Abdul Hamid leaves the Bangabhaban in a ceremonial event after a record 10 years as the head of the state.
Apr 26: President Mohammed Shahabuddin and his wife enjoy a view of the river from the Padma Bridge on their way to Gopalganj to pay respects to Bangabandhu.
Apr 26: President Mohammed Shahabuddin and his wife enjoy a view of the river from the Padma Bridge on their way to Gopalganj to pay respects to Bangabandhu.
Apr 29: A worker puts hyacinths on a railway track as part of efforts to keep the tracks from bending amid extreme heat in Brahmanbaria.
Apr 29: A worker puts hyacinths on a railway track as part of efforts to keep the tracks from bending amid extreme heat in Brahmanbaria.
May 7: A woman collects cooking oil from a trashed bottle in Kamrangirchar as prices skyrocket.
May 7: A woman collects cooking oil from a trashed bottle in Kamrangirchar as prices skyrocket.
May 8: Bangladeshis stranded in Sudan amid a coflict return home via Jeddah.
May 8: Bangladeshis stranded in Sudan amid a coflict return home via Jeddah.
May 9: Expelled Awami League leader Zahangir Alam’s mother Jayeda Khaton contests Gazipur mayoral polls victoriously in place of her son.
May 9: Expelled Awami League leader Zahangir Alam’s mother Jayeda Khaton contests Gazipur mayoral polls victoriously in place of her son.
May 11: Scrapped cine film reels are pictured at Hatirjheel lake. Cine films are no longer in use in the digital era. Authorities are also reluctant to preserve the old reels.
May 11: Scrapped cine film reels are pictured at Hatirjheel lake. Cine films are no longer in use in the digital era. Authorities are also reluctant to preserve the old reels.
May 14: Cyclone Mocha devastates Myanmar, and Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh.
May 14: Cyclone Mocha devastates Myanmar, and Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh.
May 14: Cyclone Mocha leaves a trail of destruction at St Martin’s Island in Cox’s Bazar.
May 14: Cyclone Mocha leaves a trail of destruction at St Martin’s Island in Cox’s Bazar.
May 16: People pay their last respects to actor-turned-politician Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque at the Central Shaheed Minar.
May 16: People pay their last respects to actor-turned-politician Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque at the Central Shaheed Minar.
May 25: Gazipur mayor-elect Jayeda Khaton and her son expelled Awami League leader Zahangir Alam flash the victory sign after the announcement of results.
May 25: Gazipur mayor-elect Jayeda Khaton and her son expelled Awami League leader Zahangir Alam flash the victory sign after the announcement of results.
May 31: Mugda Medical College Hospital struggles to handle a wave of dengue patients amid the worst outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease.
May 31: Mugda Medical College Hospital struggles to handle a wave of dengue patients amid the worst outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease.
Jun 1: Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presents the budget for 2023-24 fiscal year in parliament.
Jun 1: Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presents the budget for 2023-24 fiscal year in parliament.
Jun 2: Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal faces the media after presenting the budget for 2023-24 fiscal year in parliament.
Jun 2: Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal faces the media after presenting the budget for 2023-24 fiscal year in parliament.
Jun 4: A group of people with disabilities demonstrate at Shahbagh demanding a rise in allocation for them in the new budget.
Jun 4: A group of people with disabilities demonstrate at Shahbagh demanding a rise in allocation for them in the new budget.
Jun 7: At least 14 people are killed in a collision between a goods-laden truck and a pickup van transporting labourers on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway.
Jun 7: At least 14 people are killed in a collision between a goods-laden truck and a pickup van transporting labourers on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway.
Jun 8: Rohingya refugees rally in the camps of Cox’s Bazar demanding safe and dignified return to Myanmar.
Jun 8: Rohingya refugees rally in the camps of Cox’s Bazar demanding safe and dignified return to Myanmar.
Jun 10: A group of jobseekers demonstrate at Shahbagh demanding that the age ceiling for entry to government jobs be raised to 35.
Jun 10: A group of jobseekers demonstrate at Shahbagh demanding that the age ceiling for entry to government jobs be raised to 35.
Jul 2: Green chilli prices go through the roof. In Motijheel, traders charge Tk 600 per kg.
Jul 2: Green chilli prices go through the roof. In Motijheel, traders charge Tk 600 per kg.
Jul 12: The BNP holds an antigovernment rally in Naya Paltan.
Jul 12: The BNP holds an antigovernment rally in Naya Paltan.
Jul 12: The Awami League organises a rally near Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in a counter-demonstration against the BNP’s antigovernment protests.
Jul 12: The Awami League organises a rally near Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in a counter-demonstration against the BNP’s antigovernment protests.
Jul 13: Mitford Hospital grapples with a record number of dengue patients amid the deadliest outbreak of the disease.
Jul 13: Mitford Hospital grapples with a record number of dengue patients amid the deadliest outbreak of the disease.
Jul 17: A group of youths attack social media star Ashraful Alom aka Hero Alom, an independent candidate for Dhaka-17 in a by-election.
Jul 17: A group of youths attack social media star Ashraful Alom aka Hero Alom, an independent candidate for Dhaka-17 in a by-election.
Jul 29: BNP activists clash with Awami League workers and police in Dhaka’s Matuail during a sit-in protest by the opposition party.
Jul 29: BNP activists clash with Awami League workers and police in Dhaka’s Matuail during a sit-in protest by the opposition party.
Jul 29: Protesters set a bus ablaze on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Matuail amid clashes with police during a sit-in protest by the opposition BNP.
Jul 29: Protesters set a bus ablaze on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Matuail amid clashes with police during a sit-in protest by the opposition BNP.
Aug 7: Parts of hilly Bandarban town go under water after days of heavy rain.
Aug 7: Parts of hilly Bandarban town go under water after days of heavy rain.
Aug 8: Parts of the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Highway are submerged after days of heavy rain.
Aug 8: Parts of the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Highway are submerged after days of heavy rain.
Aug 13: The under-construction Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar railway is damaged by floods.
Aug 13: The under-construction Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar railway is damaged by floods.
Aug 13: Floods snap road connection to hilly Bandarban.
Aug 13: Floods snap road connection to hilly Bandarban.
Aug 15: Activists of the Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir torch motorcycles outside Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University after the death of war criminal Delwar Hossain Sayedee.
Aug 15: Activists of the Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir torch motorcycles outside Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University after the death of war criminal Delwar Hossain Sayedee.
Sept 2: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the Kaola-Tejgaon section of Dhaka Elevated Expressway.
Sept 2: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the Kaola-Tejgaon section of Dhaka Elevated Expressway.
Sept 7: A train crosses the Padma Bridge for the first time in a trial run.
Sept 7: A train crosses the Padma Bridge for the first time in a trial run.
Sept 14: A blaze devastates hundreds of shops at Mohammadpur Krishi Market in Dhaka.
Sept 14: A blaze devastates hundreds of shops at Mohammadpur Krishi Market in Dhaka.
Oct 5: Russia transfers first shipment of uranium to Bangladesh for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in a ceremony attended virtually by President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Oct 5: Russia transfers first shipment of uranium to Bangladesh for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in a ceremony attended virtually by President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Oct 5: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the third terminal of Shahjalal International Airport for work on a trial basis.
Oct 5: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the third terminal of Shahjalal International Airport for work on a trial basis.
Oct 10: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates Padma Bridge rail link.
Oct 10: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates Padma Bridge rail link.
Oct 15: The vaccination of girls against the human papillomavirus, which causes cervical cancer, begins. Photo taken at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College.
Oct 15: The vaccination of girls against the human papillomavirus, which causes cervical cancer, begins. Photo taken at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College.
Oct 24: Cyclone Hamoon hits the Cox’s Bazar coast of Bangladesh.
Oct 24: Cyclone Hamoon hits the Cox’s Bazar coast of Bangladesh.
A fire breaks out at Khawaja Tower, a 14-storey commercial building in Mohakhali, caught fire on Thursday afternoon, Oct 26, 2023.
A fire breaks out at Khawaja Tower, a 14-storey commercial building in Mohakhali, caught fire on Thursday afternoon, Oct 26, 2023.
Oct 28: BNP activists clash with police at Kakrail during their rally at Naya Paltan.
Oct 28: BNP activists clash with police at Kakrail during their rally at Naya Paltan.
Oct 28: The street from Kakrail to Shantinagar looks like a battleground during clashes between BNP activists and police.
Oct 28: The street from Kakrail to Shantinagar looks like a battleground during clashes between BNP activists and police.
Oct 28: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates Bangabandhu Tunnel under the Karnaphuli river in Chatttogram.
Oct 28: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates Bangabandhu Tunnel under the Karnaphuli river in Chatttogram.
Oct 29: Arsonists torch buses during the BNP’s hartal, or shutdown, after clashes during their Oct 28 rally.
Oct 29: Arsonists torch buses during the BNP’s hartal, or shutdown, after clashes during their Oct 28 rally.
Oct 31: Workers of readymade garment factories demonstrate in Gazipur for a pay rise.
Oct 31: Workers of readymade garment factories demonstrate in Gazipur for a pay rise.
Nov 2: The first train from Dhaka to cross the Padma Bridge departs Kamalapur Railway Station.
Nov 2: The first train from Dhaka to cross the Padma Bridge departs Kamalapur Railway Station.
Nov 4: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opens the Agargaon-Motijheel section of Dhaka Metro Rail.
Nov 4: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opens the Agargaon-Motijheel section of Dhaka Metro Rail.
Nov 9: Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus appears in a labour court for hearing in a case over labour law violation.
Nov 9: Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus appears in a labour court for hearing in a case over labour law violation.
Nov 11: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar rail link.
Nov 11: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar rail link.
Nov 12: Relatives cry at Dhaka Medical College Hospital after the death of Jalal Uddin, a worker who was injured in clashes with police during protests for a pay rise.
Nov 12: Relatives cry at Dhaka Medical College Hospital after the death of Jalal Uddin, a worker who was injured in clashes with police during protests for a pay rise.
Nov 15: The Election Commission announces the schedule for the 12th parliamentary polls.
Nov 15: The Election Commission announces the schedule for the 12th parliamentary polls.
Nov 26: General Secretary Obaidul Quader announces the names of Awami League candidates in the general election.
Nov 26: General Secretary Obaidul Quader announces the names of Awami League candidates in the general election.
Dec 1: The Cox’s Bazar Express behind its commercial journey.
Dec 1: The Cox’s Bazar Express behind its commercial journey.
Dec 4: Beef prices fall suddenly in Dhaka.
Dec 4: Beef prices fall suddenly in Dhaka.
Dec 9: Onion prices rise in Dhaka as India announces an export ban.
Dec 9: Onion prices rise in Dhaka as India announces an export ban.
Dec 14: Seven coaches of Mohanganj Express derail in Gazipur as saboteurs cut off the tracks amid the BNP’s protests.
Dec 14: Seven coaches of Mohanganj Express derail in Gazipur as saboteurs cut off the tracks amid the BNP’s protests.
Dec 19: Arsonists set ablaze a coach of Mohanganj Express in Dhaka’s Tejgaon.
Dec 19: Arsonists set ablaze a coach of Mohanganj Express in Dhaka’s Tejgaon.
Dec 29: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announces the Awami League’s election manifesto at a hotel in Dhaka.
Dec 29: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announces the Awami League’s election manifesto at a hotel in Dhaka.
Aftermath of Israeli strikes in Gaza

Aftermath of Israeli strikes in Gaza
Milestones in 2021

Milestones in 2021
Bangladesh battles COVID

Bangladesh battles COVID
Winners of the 2023 Earth.Org Photography Competition

Winners of the 2023 Earth.Org Photography Competition
Economy
Fed raises rates in search of 'timelier' drop in inflation, sees more tightening ahead

Fed raises rates in search of 'timelier' drop in inflation, sees more tightening ahead

New projections show policy rate in 4.00 percent-4.25 percent range by end of 2026 and 2027

World Bank names Nobel laureate Michael Kremer as next chief economist

World Bank names Nobel laureate Michael Kremer as next chief economist

Asian markets make nervous start ahead of Fed decision

Asian markets make nervous start ahead of Fed decision

India's jobless rate slips to six-month low of 5percent in August

India's jobless rate slips to six-month low of 5percent in August

Tax return incentive draws 631,000 online filings in first quarter

Tax return incentive draws 631,000 online filings in first quarter
Business
Bangladesh garment exports to EU plunge 13.65% as China, Vietnam gain ground

Bangladesh garment exports to EU plunge 13.65% as China, Vietnam gain ground

“No other country's exports to the EU have fallen by as much. What is more concerning is that our decline is the highest,” says former BGMEA director Mohiuddin Rubel
Shares tick higher as Fed hikes rates, dollar jumps with short-term yields

Shares tick higher as Fed hikes rates, dollar jumps with short-term yields
Bangladesh approves new metro rail as cost of two others doubles

Bangladesh approves new metro rail as cost of two others doubles
Bangladesh waives tender rules to fast-track Tk 125bn fuel import amid West Asia crisis

Bangladesh waives tender rules to fast-track Tk 125bn fuel import amid West Asia crisis
US Senate fails to advance sweeping cryptocurrency bill in blow for industry

US Senate fails to advance sweeping cryptocurrency bill in blow for industry
Entertainment
British-American novelist, commentator Bonnie Greer dies at 77

British-American novelist, commentator Bonnie Greer dies at 77
Fashion
Michael Kors brings graphic stripes and sculptural influences to NY Fashion Week

Michael Kors brings graphic stripes and sculptural influences to NY Fashion Week
Society
Tobacco, nicotine products are major obstacle to achieving SDGs: PROGGA-ATMA

Tobacco, nicotine products are major obstacle to achieving SDGs: PROGGA-ATMA
People
Children’s writer Amirul Islam to be laid to rest in mother’s grave in Mirpur

Children’s writer Amirul Islam to be laid to rest in mother’s grave in Mirpur
Lifestyle
Japan's centenarian population crosses 100,000 as overall population shrinks: report

Japan's centenarian population crosses 100,000 as overall population shrinks: report

Struggling to hit 10,000 steps? Walking faster may work just as well

Struggling to hit 10,000 steps? Walking faster may work just as well
K-pop helped take it global. Now Bangladesh is riding the ’80s AI photo wave

K-pop helped take it global. Now Bangladesh is riding the ’80s AI photo wave
Only woman director of Venice fiction film says industry remains unequal

Only woman director of Venice fiction film says industry remains unequal
The 'plastic bag' effect: Why laid-back men can be the hardest to date

The 'plastic bag' effect: Why laid-back men can be the hardest to date
THE LONG READ
How two Israeli brothers are driving a West Bank settler land grab

How two Israeli brothers are driving a West Bank settler land grab

Libi family is in the vanguard of a hardline movement to seize West Bank land. The Israeli government has given Libis factory license, grazing permits and agricultural grant
From dance floor to war: China readies humanoid robots for combat

From dance floor to war: China readies humanoid robots for combat

Procurement records show defense establishment's growing interest in humanoids
From hunger to obesity: Developing world faces growing threat to child health

From hunger to obesity: Developing world faces growing threat to child health

Indonesia is home to millions of children facing obesity, part of a broader nutritional crisis affecting millions across low and middle-income countries
Tech pilgrims flock to China as global innovation race heats up

Tech pilgrims flock to China as global innovation race heats up

Investors and entrepreneurs are paying thousands of dollars for access to Chinese factories and technology companies
Hit by deadly floods, Nepal renews push for Chinese data and early warnings

Hit by deadly floods, Nepal renews push for Chinese data and early warnings

Chinese officials say they lack the mandate to sign an agreement covering Nepal’s wider requests for glacier monitoring
China’s humanoid robots aren’t smart enough to take your job – yet

China’s humanoid robots aren’t smart enough to take your job – yet

Industry executives say the machines still struggle when tasks require intuition or departures from programmed routines
Mark Zuckerberg had a bold plan to replace Meta staff with AI - here’s how it imploded

Mark Zuckerberg had a bold plan to replace Meta staff with AI - here’s how it imploded

Internal documents reveal how Meta's radical AI workforce overhaul quickly unravels after employees rebel and the technology disappoints
Instagram head Mosseri, at children's addiction trial, says few teenagers knew of safety feature

Instagram head Mosseri, at children's addiction trial, says few teenagers knew of safety feature

Adam Mosseri says few teenagers used “Take a Break” feature before it became a default setting in 2024
Politics
ICT investigating alleged torture of PM aide Rashed Khan during 2018 quota protests

ICT investigating alleged torture of PM aide Rashed Khan during 2018 quota protests
Mirza Abbas travels to Malaysia for follow-up medical check-up

Mirza Abbas travels to Malaysia for follow-up medical check-up
Chhatra Dal detains ex-MP in Dhaka, hands him over to police

Chhatra Dal detains ex-MP in Dhaka, hands him over to police
Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen meets Rizvi

Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen meets Rizvi
Rahul Gandhi takes veiled swipe at vegetarian BRICS Summit menu

Rahul Gandhi takes veiled swipe at vegetarian BRICS Summit menu
32 Awami League activists arrested in Dhaka

32 Awami League activists arrested in Dhaka
French extreme candidates steam ahead in 2027 presidential race, poll shows

French extreme candidates steam ahead in 2027 presidential race, poll shows
NCP’s Asif Mahmud to contest in Dhaka North, Nasiruddin Patwary Dhaka South

NCP’s Asif Mahmud to contest in Dhaka North, Nasiruddin Patwary Dhaka South
Travel & Tourism
Locked cockpits, liquids and scanners: How flying changed after 9/11

Locked cockpits, liquids and scanners: How flying changed after 9/11

The attacks transformed global aviation security, but many of the airport rituals travellers know today emerged only after later plots exposed new vulnerabilities
Bosnia's UNESCO Vjetrenica 'wind cave' provides heatwave relief

Bosnia's UNESCO Vjetrenica 'wind cave' provides heatwave relief

The cave’s constant 11 degrees C temperature makes it a refuge for biodiversity and humans
As Nolan's ‘The Odyssey’ draws global audiences, Sicily's Favignana braces for film tourism

As Nolan's ‘The Odyssey’ draws global audiences, Sicily's Favignana braces for film tourism

The tiny island expects film fame to bring visitors, but fears a summer tourism crush
Near-record low water levels disrupt tourism on Danube

Near-record low water levels disrupt tourism on Danube

Several cruise ships remain stranded while operators wait for river levels to rise
Sajek tourist spots close over landslide fears as heavy rain looms

Sajek tourist spots close over landslide fears as heavy rain looms

Tourist resorts, trails and other attractions will remain closed until further notice
Woman killed, 1,700 evacuated in beach hotel fire in Dominican Republic

Woman killed, 1,700 evacuated in beach hotel fire in Dominican Republic

Emergency services say three people were taken to medical facilities and six others were treated on site
Woman killed, 1,700 evacuated in beach hotel fire in Dominican Republic

Woman killed, 1,700 evacuated in beach hotel fire in Dominican Republic

Guests have been relocated to nearby hotels after evacuation from the resort
At Cuba's once bustling tourist sites, foreign visitors are increasingly scarce

At Cuba's once bustling tourist sites, foreign visitors are increasingly scarce

Major travel operators are scaling back their presence on the island
Inside Out
Meta plans camera-free smart glasses for fall launch, The Information reports

Meta plans camera-free smart glasses for fall launch, The Information reports

The glasses, internally code-named Luna, could be unveiled at Meta’s annual Connect conference next week
Ed Sheeran's openers quit tour after Macklemore dumped for pro-Palestinian remarks

Ed Sheeran's openers quit tour after Macklemore dumped for pro-Palestinian remarks
Australia to bar foreign students from bringing partners, children while they study

Australia to bar foreign students from bringing partners, children while they study
Bangladesh garment exports to EU plunge 13.65% as China, Vietnam gain ground

Bangladesh garment exports to EU plunge 13.65% as China, Vietnam gain ground
Climate change likely triggered Nepal glacier collapse: scientists

Climate change likely triggered Nepal glacier collapse: scientists