Nature

The monsoon beauty of the Haors

Two banks clouded by sudden rain, greenery all around and a large body of water – in the rainy season, Bangladesh’s Haors can offer such glimpses of beauty. The transformation of the wetlands from the dry season to the rainy season is particularly striking in the large Haor in Kishoreganj’s Ashtagram.

BB to release new banknotes before Eid

“Three new notes will be introduced to the market very soon. No individual’s portrait will appear on them," says Governor Ahsan H Mansur

Highway adorned with flowers

A section of the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway has been adorned with flowers amid the scorching summer heat. Red, pink, yellow and purple hues emerge as crimson Krishnachura, golden jarul and red sonail flowers dot the Cumilla section of the highway.

Bengal tigers and the future of conservation