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With limited funds and small number of activists, female candidates in Chattogram have been campaigning on foot for the past 10 days, avoiding large processions, loud microphones, or showdowns ahead of the 13th national election. Photo: TBS

Bangladesh Election 2026

On foot, against odds: How 4 female candidates campaigning in Ctg ahead of Feb polls

A critically endangered Bostami turtle (Nilssonia nigricans), a rare freshwater species of Bangladesh, rests on grass after being released into its natural habitat at the Bayezid Bostami Shrine pond on 15 January, part of a conservation effort that saw 32 hatchlings returned to the wild. Photo: Collected

Environment

32 Bostami turtles reared at Bayezid Bostami shrine, released into pond

A bus conductor tries to save himself in Chattogram’s EPZ area last Saturday as dust and sand pollution intensifies. Fine particles swirl across roads, limiting visibility and raising health concerns, while authorities show little visible action to control the hazard. Photo: Md Minhaj Uddin

Environment

Dust, not fog, behind Chattogram’s winter haze as PM2.5 spikes