Trains have been canceled across Bangladesh as railway workers went on strike for higher pensions and other benefits.

Dhaka, the epicentre of the summer upheaval ... many of them happy to have seen off the "autocratic" Hasina regime. The bustling downtown area of Purana Paltan crossing, the posh neighbourhoods ...

But did you know that along with the British, the Armenian businessmen of Dhaka also played a significant role in popularising tea in our city? Tea was not always commonplace the way it is now.