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Many air traffic controllers were notified on Thursday that they would receive no pay for a second pay period next week. Photo: AFP

How the US government shutdown is grounding flights and threatening holiday travel

Airlines have started scaling back operations amid staff shortages and restricted air traffic control services, according to a report by The Washington Post

What's in the draft regulations for e-money issuers in Bangladesh?

What's in the draft regulations for e-money issuers in Bangladesh?

US President Donald Trump. File Photo

Here is a timeline of Trump's trade war with China in 2025

Mamdani waves next to his mother Mira Nair onstage after winning the New York City mayoral race, in the Brooklyn borough 4 November 2025. Photo: REUTERS

Inside Zohran Mamdani's unlikely rise to New York's City Hall

Representational image of leather goods. Photo: Collected

What is the billion dollar-cage for our leather industry and how we can break free?

Representational image. Photo: Collected

What barriers limit US-Bangladesh trade, and what are the fixes?

Supporters of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani react during a campaign rally. Photo Facebook/Zohran Mamdani

The 'Mamdani Magic' behind New York's first Muslim mayor

Photo: Collected

What is Sukuk; why is Bangladesh Bank introducing investment Sukuk worth crores?

TBS file photo of HSIA cargo village fire on 18 October 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Why int'l parcel deliveries remain disrupted two weeks after Dhaka airport fire

The Adani Power plant in Godda, Jharkhand. Photo: www.adanipower.com

What is the SIAC arbitration process guiding the BPDB-Adani dispute?

Zohran Mamdani gestures as he speaks during a watch party for his primary election, in New York City. Photo: REUTERS

Who is Zohran Mamdani?

A boy stands in front of houses damaged by a deadly earthquake that struck Afghanistan's Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, at Masud village in Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan, September 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Sayed Hassib/File Photo

Why is Afghanistan so prone to earthquakes?

Representational image. Photo: Freepik

Tajyaputra: The myth of disownment and what Bangladesh's law actually says