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GI certified and proud: From sweet betel leaves to handcrafted nakshi kanthas

Three more Bangladeshi products have obtained Geographical Indication (GI) status, namely Jamalpur’s nakshi kantha, Rajshahi’s sweet betel leaf, and Jessore’s date molasses. This latest development takes the tally of Bangladesh’s GI products to 31.
15 February 2024, 20:41 PM

Homebound on retirement, man meets tragic end

He got off the train just to get a paan. All his career he must have done it hundreds of times, but this would be his last.
28 April 2016, 18:00 PM