Ariful Hasan Shuvo

A Dhaka-based journalist and researcher specialising in economic, current affairs, and development related analysis.

From allowing women to drive to letting them attend cultural events, Saudi Arabia has been taking the lead in social reforms. Photos: Reuters
Panorama

Progress in the Gulf: How Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE are embracing reforms to shape a liberal identity

Green spaces are vital for maintaining a healthy ecosystem in a city. Photo: Sadiqe Al Ashfaqe
Panorama

How planned plant distribution could make Dhaka more livable

All five members of NeoScreenix are final-year computer science engineering students at BUET. Photo: Courtesy
Pursuit

NeoScreenix: How BUET students’ early breast cancer detection technology could make a revolution

Palestinian medical students (from left) Nassrallah, Abdallah, Samer, and Shukri in Barishal. Abdallah has completed his internship while the rest will complete it in March 2026. Photo: TBS
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Palestinian medical students in Bangladesh: ‘Want to return and serve our people, but there’s no way home’

Dhaka ranked third among the cities with the worst air quality on Wednesday morning, with an AQI score of 189. Photo: Rajib Dhar
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Outdoor air purifier: Why try an experimental cure when prevention is the answer?

Illustration: TBS
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Can a revived Regulatory Reform Commission end bureaucratic nightmares for businesses?

As of June 2023, renewable energy sources make up a modest 4.5% of Bangladesh’s total energy capacity. Photo: TBS
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To embrace green energy, Bangladesh must break free from fossil fuel

Monsha: Two Bangladeshi entrepreneurs’ AI venture to simplify teachers’ workload worldwide
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Monsha: Two Bangladeshi entrepreneurs’ AI venture to simplify teachers’ workload worldwide

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

What’s next for Bangladesh's investment climate after a landmark summit?

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

Will new regulations drive out ISPs in favour of telcos?

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

There are several intermediate steps between 'attending a summit' and actually 'opening a factory'

Bangladesh is now home to over a million Rohingya refugees who have fled violence in Myanmar since 2017. Photo: TBS
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Road to Rohingya repatriation is more complex than it seems

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

How going viral backfired for a watermelon seller in Karwan Bazar