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Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. File photo: Md Tajul Islam

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant: How far along is Bangladesh’s biggest energy project?

Bangladesh requested a November 2025 trial run, but Russia confirmed it would begin in December 2025

People look the US Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Explainer: What a US government shutdown means and why they happen

A visitor walks past the White House and a new flag pole installed on the North Lawn in Washington, DC, US, June 19, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File photo

Explainer: What would stay open, what would close if the US Government shuts down

Natural sinkholes in Xiaozhai Tiankeng, China (left) and Great Blue Hole, Belize (right). Source: UNB

Explainer: What causes sinkholes, and why do they collapse so suddenly?

An Israeli tank manoeuvres in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, 28 September 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Explainer: Here is Trump’s 20-point plan to end Israel’s war on Gaza

Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip September 29, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Explainer: Trump peace plan envisions 'New Gaza' and Trump-led 'Board of Peace'

File Photo/ UNB

How independent power producers started in Bangladesh and why they fail to meet power demand

A lone protester tried to throw an egg at King Charles. Photo: PA/CHRIS SHIP/TWITTER)

From kings to ministers: Egging - still a tool of political protest

File Photo: Reuters

What does recognising a Palestinian state mean?

Students block road in Gazipur on 17 September 2025. Photo: TBS

What are the demands of polytechnic students?

At first glance, Sattar Buksh’s logo seems to have a striking resemblance to the famous Starbucks' Siren logo. However, the Pakistani café’s logo differs in many details. Collage: Collected

What is ‘Sattar Buksh’, the Pakistani cafe that took on Starbucks - and won

Activists wash the deck of the FFC ship Handala as they prepare to sail for Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid amid Israel's siege and bombardment of Gaza in Marsa, Malta, on August 16, 2024 Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters

Everything you need to know about the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza

Photo: Representational

Explainer: How to draft a proper shop rental agreement in Bangladesh