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How Ukraine built an economy for a war without end

How Ukraine built an economy for a war without end

Reengineering national public finances into a functioning war economy required a fundamental transformation of state expenditure, as Ukraine redirected domestic revenues towards military operations...

A normal El Niño raises sea surface temperatures in the central Pacific by about 0.5°C while a super El Niño surges 2°C or more above the long-term average. Photo: TBS

How a Super El Niño could compound Bangladesh’s climate crisis

A groundbreaking shift came after the Hatirjheel-Begunbari redevelopment project between 2007 and 2013, transforming Badda from an isolated eastern fringe into a far more connected inner suburb. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

When Greater Badda was just water and fields

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Losing control is the real AI threat

A mother breaks down as she speaks about her child, missing for 34 days. Photos: Mehedi Hasan

For families of Bangladesh's 2,000 missing children, the wait feels forever

Since the opening of MRT Line 6, Diabari has become one of Dhaka's fastest-changing neighbourhoods. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

The price of progress: What the metro changed in Diabari

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Arteries of empires: Geopolitical siege and the new strategic map of maritime chokepoints

A drone view shows damaged buildings and houses covered in mud next to the Likhu River following deadly flash floods and mudslides in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, 30 August 2026. Photo: Reuters

Nepal's flash flood teaches the value of geospatial data

Workers, wearing safety equipment, collecting melted iron from an industrial electric furnace at a factory in Bogura recently. Photo: Courtesy

A circular future: How Bogura's foundries are turning toxic waste into lifelong strength

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Inside the Tk309cr engineering industrial park where no factories exist

Bongobazar: Three years after the fire, Dhaka's once-fashion hub remains scattered

Bongobazar: Three years after the fire, Dhaka's once-fashion hub remains scattered

No peace, no victory: Are Ukraine and Iran headed for a Korean fate?

No peace, no victory: Are Ukraine and Iran headed for a Korean fate?

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The anatomy of an uprising: When protest topples power, and when it fails