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Bangladesh at 54

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Bangladesh at 54
People celebrate the fall of Hasina's government at the Ganabhaban on 5 August 2024. Photo: Nayem Ali

The day numbers stopped being numbers

The “March on Dhaka” brought hope, but the state’s bullets brought tragedy

People celebrate the fall of Hasina's government on 5 August 2024. Photo: Nayem Ali

‘Covering the July uprising meant accepting I might not come home’

A roller-coaster of joy and rage

A roller-coaster of joy and rage

When General Waker spoke and the nation’s heart stopped

When General Waker spoke and the nation’s heart stopped

Ali Reza Iftekhar, Managing director of EBL. Sketch: TBS

EBL agent banking expands reach to bridge the urban-rural banking gap

Sohail R K Hussain, Managing Director, Bank Asia PLC. Sketch: TBS

Empowering women, transforming rural economy: Bank Asia's agent banking, a bank within a bank

Kamrul Mehedi, DMD, City Bank PLC. Sketch: TBS

City Bank bringing banking closer to rural Bangladesh

Illustration: TBS

How agent banking has become a game changer for rural economy

Prime Bank’s journey to bring banking to every corner of the country

Prime Bank’s journey to bring banking to every corner of the country

Tareq Refat Ullah Khan, Managing Director & CEO (Current Charge), BRAC Bank. Sketch: TBS

BRAC Bank agent banking connects underserved communities to formal finance

Modhumoti Bank empowering villages through agent banking

Modhumoti Bank empowering villages through agent banking

Experts speak at a roundtable titled “Early Warning and Early Action for Cascading Risks to Food Security (EWAQ)" on 2 July at The Business Standard's conference room, stressing the urgent need for a Multi-Hazard Early Warning System to tackle overlapping disaster risks and ensure food security. Photo: Mehedi Hasan.

Action-based early warnings needed to reduce cascading risks to food security

Bangladesh's agriculture revolution

Bangladesh's agriculture revolution