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A CNG-run autorickshaw splashes through water on Dhaka streets on 12 July 2024. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Measuring rainfall: How the system works

If rain falling on a flat surface did not flow away, the height of the accumulated water would represent the amount of rainfall

United States of America forward Folarin Balogun (20) before a Round of 32 match of the 2026 Fifa World Cup against Bosnia and Herzegovina at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, California, USA on 1 July 2026. Photo: Reuters

What is Article 27 of Fifa's Disciplinary Code that allows red-carded Balogun to play?

Ibrahim Hilmi arrived in the US on board a private plane, photographed in light blue detention clothing, hands shackled and flanked by FBI agents, on June 19, 2026. Photo: X@FBIDirectorKash

Who is Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi and what is the alleged $3.7b Medicare fraud case?

Why global ground handlers are eyeing Dhaka airport's third terminal

Why global ground handlers are eyeing Dhaka airport's third terminal

Newly elected Makerfield MP Andy Burnham of Britain's Labour Party speaks following his victory in the Makerfield by-election, triggered by the resignation of Labour MP John Simons, at The Edge Wigan in Wigan, Britain, 19 June 2026. Photo: Reuters

How Andy Burnham could attempt to topple Starmer to be UK prime minister

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Panda bonds and renminbi: What may China offer Bangladesh during PM's visit

Aerial view of Cidade Velha. The oldest city in the Republic of Cabo Verde. Landscape of Santiago Island. The Republic of Cabo Verde is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. Africa. Photo: Barcelo

Cabo Verde: What to know about the atlantic island nation

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What is holding Bangladesh back from becoming a cashless society?

G7 logos are pictured on the pier ahead of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Baliboouse/File Photo

What is the G7 and what's on the agenda at the Evian-les-Bains summit?

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Why is gold falling despite the US-Israel-Iran conflict?

Global autonomous reconnaissance craft (GARC) from Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) 3 operate remotely ahead of the unit's establishment ceremony at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, California, US May 15, 2024. Photo: US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Claire M. DuBois/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

What is the sea drone that rescued US helicopter crew?

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported two sets of Israeli strikes had taken place on Tyre and an area to its east on 28 May 2026. Photo: BSS/AFP

Will Israel's troops take over more of southern Lebanon?

A nurse cares for a newborn baby at a hospital in Kishanganj district in Bihar state Photo: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters/FILE PHOTO

Why India's fertility rate has fallen below replacement level