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September 2023: In the crosshairs of US visa restrictions

It was an unprecedented year full of events turning Bangladesh into a proxy battleground of global superpowers. The month of September was mainly fueled by the US visa restrictions and Bangladesh’s...

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August 2023: An ominous calm before the coming storm

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July 2023: Hasina’s same old formula to crush opposition as diplomatic pressure mounts, UN-run polls demanded

June 2023: Calls for solution to political impasse grow louder; St Martin comes under limelight
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June 2023: Calls for solution to political impasse grow louder; St Martin comes under limelight

Hasina’s Playbook: The prelude
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Hasina’s Playbook: The prelude

In the 1930s, actors began appearing as models, making advertisements more appealing. Prior commercials were less sophisticated. Photos: Collected
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From Swadeshi Movement to Metrorail cabins: Our advertising through the ages

There is a lake in the middle of the complex but it resembles a dirty swamp. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
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Another concrete jungle in the name of 'garden city'

Depending on the extent of the injury (physical or mental), it took some people years to recover. Photos: Syed Zakir Hossain
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Triumph over terror: How Bangladesh came together to end acid violence

Wide, well-paved roads stretch out like ribbons in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, flanked by a medley of beautiful buildings. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
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How Sher-E-Bangla Nagar developed into an actual 'city'

Segunbagicha, which was once like a nifty mofussil town, has now evolved into a bustling centre of government, private offices and courts. Photo: Syed Zakir Hussain
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Segunbagicha: From Dhaka’s cultural capital to a commercial centre

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May 2023: How US visa policy emerged as game changer in confrontational politics

A few months after Rafi’s death, Borsha Islam launched ‘Trek with Rafi’, a new group to make her own career in adventure tourism. Photo: Masum Billah
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Trekking past tragedy: In the bleeding embrace for eternity, he whispered her name

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Into the maze of Gen Z minds in Bangladesh