Bangladesh's 2024 in numbers

M Samin Sajid Nahr, Paromita Aronee & Nadeem Razzaque Rommo

31 December, 2023, 11:10 am

Last modified: 31 December, 2023, 04:18 pm

Bangladesh's 2024 in numbers

M Samin Sajid Nahr, Paromita Aronee & Nadeem Razzaque Rommo

31 December, 2023, 11:10 am

Last modified: 31 December, 2023, 04:18 pm

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At least 300 shops were gutted after a massive fire engulfed the Mohammadpur Krishi Market last night: Photo: TBS

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Hundreds of shops gutted in massive fire at Mohammadpur Krishi Market

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with her Indian counterpart at Brics Summit at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo: Bangladesh Embassy South Africa

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Retailers from different areas in the city draw huge crowds to buy fresh vegetables from the wholesalers in the early morning hours at Kawran Bazar, one of the largest commodity markets in the capital. Photo: Rajib Dhar

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Kawran Bazar at Dawn

A fish takes a desperate jump for survival casting its shadow on the glittering sandy coast of the River Jamuna in Bogura. Some fishermen pull a net expecting to fetch some more fish. The photo has been taken recently. Photo: Musfiqur Sakib

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File Photo: The under construction 120km long Chattogram-Cox's Bazar dual-gauge railway line from Dohazari in Chattogram to Cox's Bazar is expected to facilitate comfortable communication to the most popular tourist destinations in the country. The photo taken Friday shows an aerial view of the under construction railway station in Cox’s Bazar, located near the bus terminal of the city. Photo: Mumit M

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Train Tracks to Cox's Bazar

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