Dhaka Tuesday, May 7, 2024
 I just took the world's first 20-hour flight. Here's what it did to me

I just took the world's first 20-hour flight. Here's what it did to me

I've just endured the world's newest longest flight, a 16,200 kilometer (10,100 mile), nonstop ultra-marathon from New York to Sydney. It took about 19 and a half ...Details

 Rising waves, incarcerated fishermen and vanishing villages

Rising waves, incarcerated fishermen and vanishing villages

Back in 2009, when a team of researchers and scientists were collecting data for a study in the southern coastal districts of Bangladesh, they hit upon something quite ...Details

 A 45kg Katla fish worth Tk80,000

A 45kg Katla fish worth Tk80,000

With a 45kg Katla fish to sell, fish trader Abul Hasan might hit the jackpot this year at the Moulvibazar fish fest. His asking price for the gigantic fish is Tk80,000.

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 In praise of good policies

In praise of good policies

On weekday mornings, Lucky Khatun makes a five-kilometre journey on an electric three-wheeler from her village to college in Jashore town where she studies social welfare. ...Details

 Jagat Seth of Bengal: Banker of the world

Jagat Seth of Bengal: Banker of the world

Heaps of non-performing loans, cash crunches and money laundering have weighed down Bangladesh's current banking sector. The present state of this sector is gloomy ...Details