Terrifying moments on the tracks
Trains move on, but some journeys remain unfinished in the mind. In candid conversations with The Financial Express, four veteran locomotive masters of Bangladesh Railway recall moments of fear, bravery, and responsibility on the rails that still haunt them
One night in 2015, I was driving the Dhumketu Express from...
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Street food culture gains new dimension courtesy of enterprising small traders
Who says the Bangalees are the idle lots of all peoples? Street snacks, tea and coffee have long been a fad here. Every winter the mushrooming growth of small temporary street eateries of traditional 'pithas' (indigenous cakes) is witness to their high demand. Usually four-wheel or two-wheel rickshaw vans serve...
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Maintaining internal security, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Bangladesh
Soldiering is one of the oldest professions through the ages which by large shaped the history of mankind all over the world. In the ancient period, the rulers were commonly driven by their extravagant ambitions and often ill intentions to capture new lands and territories to expand their kingship. The...
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