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
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
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
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
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
