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The issue was not about who spoke, but about who did not speak.
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The story started in Georgia, US—not with a law being broken in some faraway place, but with residents noticing something wrong in their own homes: the water pressure kept dropping unusually.

The real crisis behind India-Bangladesh border push-ins

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Beyond migration, the India-Bangladesh border crisis fails due process, bringing severe push-in phenomena and diplomatic consequences.

Made in Bangladesh jerseys reach FIFA World Cup 2026

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New tax regime may hit middle class hardest

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Despite a proposed increase in the tax-free income threshold, many taxpayers, especially salaried individuals, are likely to face a higher tax burden from the next fiscal year.
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For Urmi Dhar, life was already a daily struggle.
A Shariatpur village shaped by migration dreams
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What immediately catches a visitor’s eye in Shariatpur’s Nalta village is colourful, multi-storey buildings standing out against the rural surroundings.