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1. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Musrat Hossain Mithila

   Bangladesh’s ‘Tesla’ crisis is really a crisis of regulation (opens the original)

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   Whether through human-perpetrated violence or traffic-related incidents that claim thousands of lives each year, there is ample evidence suggesting that our roads are simply not safe for us. Bangladesh has a high rate of road fatalities, about 67 per thousand kilometres of road. This year, between January and July alone, the country has recorded at least 3,257 deaths in some 4,910 road accidents, nearly two deaths for every three accidents. What is particularly alarming is the disproportionate n

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2. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Musrat Hossain Mithila

   The reality of vocational training for Bangladeshi women (opens the original)

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   At 19, Rima has already begun thinking about the difference between learning a skill and making a living from it. She enrolled in a driving course at a technical training centre in Dhaka because she wanted a skill that could lead to paid work. Driving appeared to offer several possibilities: employment in Bangladesh, self-employment and, potentially, work abroad. The certificate matters to her. But it is not the destination. “I want to finish the course and actually use what I learned,” she says

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