Leaders and Activists Born of Adversity and the Words “No One Has the Power to Hang Sheikh Hasina” • Why Did a Tk 30,000 Minimum Wage Demand Turn Mirpur into a Battleground? Clashes with Police Expose Deeper Crisis in Bangladesh’s Garment Industry • Garment Workers Demand Tk 30,000 Minimum Wage: Is the Crisis About Wages Alone, or the Entire Industry? • Criminal Gangs, Extortion and Killings Fuel Fear in Khulna • Dhaka Shopping Malls Face Closure Risk as Middle-Class Purchasing Power Declines • Japan’s Matarbari Port Plan: How Could It Transform Bangladesh’s Economy and India’s Northeast? • The Bloody Plains of Karbala and the Glorious History of Shia Muslims: A Legacy of Mourning, Faith, and Sacrifice • In 1971, Not Durga but Indira Gandhi; Chinmoy in Prison and Durga, the Village Girl • Autumn Colors Sweep Across China’s Mountains, Golden Forests Captivate Tourists • IMF Cuts Bangladesh’s GDP Growth Forecast to 3.2% •