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Jagat Seth of Bengal: Banker of the world

Jagat Seth of Bengal: Banker of the world

The family of traders controlled half of Bengal’s economy and became the financial advisor to the nawabs

A passage to Agartala

A passage to Agartala

In praise of good policies

In praise of good policies

A 45kg Katla fish worth Tk80,000

A 45kg Katla fish worth Tk80,000

People dump wastages into the Buriganga River at Kamrangirchar area in the capital. Photo: Rehman Asad/TBS

‘Plastic river!’

Coup supporters celebrate victory in Tehran/Collected

How US, UK killed Iran democracy in 4 days

The making of an enemy

The making of an enemy

A man makes way through fallen trees on the road from Munshiganj to Burigoalini after cyclone Bulbul hit the coastal area last month. People in the coastal area live in constant fear of cyclones as the newly restored embankments there look feeble in the face of mighty storms. Photo: Mumit M

Rising waves, incarcerated fishermen and vanishing villages

The grand forefather of the domestic stock

The grand forefather of the domestic stock

Forest shower

Forest shower

50 years old Bosun (a senior crewman) Anis does not care a penny about wild sea. He is obsessed with the thoughts of his beloved daughters. All of them are eligible to get married. In the next sign off, he must make that arrangement. God knows whether he can manage that or not. I took this picture in a stormy weather on north Pacific and suddenly this big wave covered us within a few seconds.

The mariners

James Fosdike Illustrations for Foreign Policy

Mikhail Gorbachev’s Pizza Hut Thanksgiving miracle

Qantas Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Photo: Getty Images via Bloomberg

I just took the world's first 20-hour flight. Here's what it did to me