Winter is on its wings to land in Bangladesh soon

On Tuesday morning last, temperature in Tentulia, the country's northern most point, was 14.5 degree Celsius. The indication is clear enough: winter has arrived and soon the country's middle and southern parts are gradually going to experience the fall of the mercury. The arrival of spring, king of seasons, is...

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Rural tourism integrates backwoods household production units into China's mammoth mainstream economy

A special model of development parity with tourism as the pivot unlocks untapped potential in the backwoods and integrates rural-household production units into world's most dynamic economic powerhouse, yielding quantum leaps in income.This is how China pulled up millions of people from under poverty line in far-flung areas of a...

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The train to Bangladesh's only enclave in India

The moderate rain on an autumn morning reminds me of this year's prolonged monsoon as I arrive at the Lalmonirhat railway station. The station is a short rickshaw ride from Mission More, the northern district's main roundabout lined with hotels, restaurants, and shops. At the centre of the roundabout stands...

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