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Slow Reads Special

July Uprising women leaders face online abuse
Analysis / Divided by ideology, united in misogyny: How women of July became targets across Bangladesh's political spectrum
Tarek Hosen Abir Ayon
3 August 2026 • Analysis
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Tajuddin Ahmad: A life for Bangladesh
23 July 2026 • Slow Reads Special
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Interactive / The haor crisis explained
Khairul Hassan Jahin
16 May 2026 • The Haor Crisis
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Interactive: Bangladesh Labour History · 1881 - 2026 / Fight for Justice
Miftahul Jannat
30 April 2026 • In Focus
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Justice at work for all
30 April 2026 • Slow Reads Special
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The Price of Labour
23 April 2026 • Slow Reads Special
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Interactive / How many more lives before workplaces become safe?
Miftahul Jannat
23 April 2026 • Price of Labour
Bangladesh workers wage struggle
The expansion of wage labour and the message of May Day
Anu Muhammad
1 May 2026 • Big Picture
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In conversation with Richard Wolff / Can workers seize the opportunity as Western capitalism declines?
Khairul Hassan Jahin
30 April 2026 • Big Picture
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Beyond reform: Securing dignity for Bangladesh’s workers
Gilbert F. Houngbo
30 April 2026 • Unheard Voices
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Bangla folktales: Stories of wisdom, wit and wonder

Everyone loves stories, be it children or adults.
13 April 2015
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What I saw and heard in Dhaka

The whole country waited with bated breath as its eyes were fixed upon the talks between President Yahya Khan and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
25 March 2014
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