Ashraful Haque

Senior Feature Writer

Bangladesh’s solar irrigation systems are not grid integrated. As a result, 50-60% of installed solar capacity is wasted. Photo: Solargao Ltd
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Solar irrigation systems are gaining popularity, but challenges remain

The Arakan militia in Myanmar regard themselves as the protectors of Rakhine state and are fighting for autonomy. Photo: TRT World
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Airspace violation and shelling: Reckless mistakes or acts of provocation?

Fazlay Rabby has been pursuing his hobby of amateur radio for more than two decades now. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
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Bhuter Goli to International Space Station: Fazlay Rabby’s exciting radio world

A proper electroplating gives the outermost layer of the faucet a long life even in the saline environment of the south. Photo: Rajib Dhar
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Surviving the Chinese onslaught: What Raja Metal Industries can teach its peers

The fuel price hike is triggering a chain effect on the whole economy on top of making lives costlier - and for many unaffordable - for the masses. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
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BPC says it can’t afford any more losses. Not everyone is convinced

Illustration: TBS
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Removal of Treasury chiefs: Panic or justified?

Now is the right time to use these idle-sitting solar panels when load-shedding is very frequent. Photo: Noor a Alam
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How solar market fraud is impeding renewable growth

Temina Lalani-Shariff, CGIAR’s regional director for South Asia. Sketch: TBS
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‘We need to focus more on sustainability, diversity and nutrition security’

Service members of pro-Russian troops drive armoured vehicles during Ukraine-Russia conflict on a road outside the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine. Photo: Reuters
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Winter is coming and Russia is inviting you north of the Wall

Illustration: TBS
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Motorcycles are not the enemy. Our messy transport system is

While excavating rivers and canals is an important step, narrowing them down with excavated earth is counterproductive. Pictured is the dredging of the Ghagra canal in Dinajpur city in 2020. Photo: TBS
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Lessons from this year’s floods: The challenges and solutions are actually intertwined 

Farmers harvesting premature paddy from the submerged fields of Sunamganj, dated 15 May 2022. Photo: Muhammad Amdad Hussain
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Flash floods, food security and the way out

Bangladesh finally committed to eliminating child labour. But can we actually do it?
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Bangladesh finally committed to eliminating child labour. But can we actually do it?