Ariful Islam Mithu

Bangladesh's virtual political battles find new stage on rarely used Twitter
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Bangladesh's virtual political battles find new stage on rarely used Twitter

It takes artisans a week to complete a customer's order. Normally, they charge Tk 1,000 to Tk 3,000 for each pair of shoes. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
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Why some people still prefer the handcrafted shoe shops of Dhaka

According to DNCC, there are 1,804 shops under their jurisdiction, including the wholesale vegetable markets in the Karwan Bazar area. It wants to relocate all of them. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
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Why is it taking so long to relocate Karwan Bazar?

Gym equipment installed in Dhaka North’s parks are not fit for those looking for a proper workout where as gyms under Dhaka South have worn-out equipment and unfavourable environment. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
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Are Dhaka's public gyms serving the public?

Photo: Noor A Alam
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Revival of the Gandaria Railway Station

The recent deaths of Mahbuba Akter Akhi and her baby at Dhaka’s Central Hospital came as no surprise for people who are aware of the state of the healthcare industry in Bangladesh. PHOTO: SHOVY ZIBRAN
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From neglect to overreaction: Why it's so hard to get justice for medical negligence

Bus owners usually buy the chassis and then build the body at the workshops. Photo: Noor A Alam
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Inside the bus-building workshops in the city

Illustration: TBS
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Lipighor: Inside the largest foundry of Bangla fonts

Illustration: TBS
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'Cybercriminals are creating new ways of hacking'

The state minister for the Social Welfare Ministry Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru said that there are no beggars in the country, and those who are engaged in begging in the streets are all professionals. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
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Why the govt repeatedly fails at taking beggars off the streets

Inside the labyrinth of national lotteries: Crores, winners and delays
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Inside the labyrinth of national lotteries: Crores, winners and delays

Nilufa Begum, one of the thousands of Rana Plaza collapse survivors, earlier this month in Savar. Photo: Noor A Alam
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'I have nothing. Rana Plaza took my everything'

Mossambat Bulbili (R) and Saleha earlier this month in Savar. Photos: Noor-A-Alam
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'I cannot keep a job because I fear the building will collapse'