Ashraful Haque

Senior Feature Writer

File Photo: Collected
Panorama

Shorter trees and fewer leaves: How Farakka is transforming the Sundarbans

Dr Mohammad Tanzimuddin Khan. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

‘Dhaka University will continue to dominate the country’s higher education landscape’

Photo: Monirul H. Khan
Bangladesh

Wildlife corridors in the south-east: Hope shrouded in doubt

Caption: Tiger population in the Bangladesh part of Sundarbans was 440 in 2004, which came down to 114 in recent years, mainly because of poaching. Photo/Collected
Panorama

Sundarbans’ pirates are gone, but tiger poachers remain

Fishing boats anchored idle at a canal in Patharghata in Barguna. Photo: Ashraful Haque
Panorama

Where have all the hilsas gone?

Ashraful Haque. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Is Hamas luring IDF into a ground offensive?

Developers are cutting decades old trees in the Suhrawardi Park to make way for restaurants, walkways and other facilities. Photo: Syed Muhammad Zakir
Panorama

Tree felling for endless ‘development’ and the grieving Black kite

Peacocks is back to business with fresh investments. Photo: Reuters 
Panorama

The Peacocks saga: Why RMG retailers should not shatter trust

Long queues of suspected patients are common scenes before Covid-19 sample collections booths. Photo: UNB 
Panorama

How patient-friendly are the Covid-19 sample collection booths?

Treatment, pollution of Meghna waters happening at once
Environment

Treatment, pollution of Meghna waters happening at once

Dubbed Oxy N Life, this prototype oxygen concentrator can ease breathing issues and save lives. Photo: Courtesy
Panorama

Former Buet students develop oxygen concentrator, look for potential manufacturer

As a result of saline water intrusion and groundwater depletion, rural communities often have to fetch water from distant water sources. Photo: Tarek Mahmud
Panorama

‘Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink’

Brac, under its Climate Change Programme, has recently built and handed over 30 such houses in three coastal districts. Photo: Ashraful Haque
Panorama

A proper cyclone resilient housing for the poor