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In 1949, Converse made a black-and-white version of the All Star. In 1957, it introduced the low-cut "Oxford"-style version of the shoe, and in time the company began to produce All Stars in multiple colors and prints. Today, Converse makes the Chuck Taylor All Star in a variety of colors, styles, prints and fabrics. [citation needed]
Converse (/ ˈ k ɒ n v ər s /) is an American lifestyle brand that markets, distributes, and licenses footwear, apparel, and accessories.Founded by Marquis Mills Converse in 1908 as the Converse Rubber Shoe Company in Malden, Massachusetts, it has been acquired by several companies before becoming a subsidiary of Nike, Inc. in 2003.
Bangladesh and Nepal are the main sources of trafficked children in South Asia. Bangladeshi women and girls are forced into the brothels of India, Pakistan, Malaysia, UAE and other Asian countries. [25] The United States Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons ranks Bangladesh as a 'Tier 2 Watch List' country. [24]
The urban centers of Bangladesh have a combined area of about 10600 square kilometers, which is 7% of the total area of Bangladesh. As such, Bangladesh has a very high urban population density: 4028 persons per square kilometer (2011), whereas the rural density is significantly lower: 790 persons per square kilometer (2011). [1]
Tallest building in Bangladesh [2] [3] 2 The Pinnacle: 152 (499) 40 Tejgaon Industrial Area 2024 Commercial First 40-storey building in Dhaka, topped out. 3 Trade Intercontinental N/A 32 Tejgaon Industrial Area 2024 Mixed-use: 4 Sun Moon Star Tower 120 (394) 30 Motijheel 2019 Mixed-use [4] 5 Bangladesh Bank Building † 115 (377) [5] 31 ...
Police fired tear gas to scatter protesters in Bangladesh on Thursday, while authorities cut some mobile internet services as violent clashes that have killed six and injured hundreds this week ...
Upon completion, Legacy Tower will become the tallest building in Bangladesh, and also its first supertall skyscraper. The tower is also projected to become the tallest building in South Asia. [70] Liberation Tower: Purbachal: 1,000 ft (305 m) 78 2030 Will be the tallest building in Bangladesh if completed before Legacy Tower. [70] Language Tower
However, upon public demand in 2012, the High Court of Bangladesh banned the use of Benglish, described as a slang mixture of Bengali and English, in radio and television programs "to protect local tongue". [5] Benglish is a term that has been used in academic papers to describe a mixture of Bangla and English.