Ashraful Haque

Senior Feature Writer

When first planted, Napier takes two months to grow up to five feet. Thereafter the grass can be harvested every month. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
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Plants that feed our food: Napier taking over farmland to support livestock boom

Putin’s visit to DPRK, has raised concerns among Western powers about the potential for increased military cooperation between Russia and North Korea. Photo: Reuters
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Putin's visit to North Korea and Vietnam: A cold political outlook in a warming globe

From rawhide to finished products: The self-sufficiency of Bangladesh’s leather industry
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From rawhide to finished products: The self-sufficiency of Bangladesh’s leather industry

The thread work may take several weeks or months depending on the details of the design, as well as on how many people are working on that kantha at a time. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
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The exquisite Nakshi Kantha industry of Jamalpur

Rivers around Dhaka receive all kinds of pollutants. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
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Officially too late? Textile industry polluting water with 'Forever Chemicals'

An area clear-felled for tobacco cultivation on the bank of the river Sangu in Bandarban. The chemicals used in tobacco farming also pollute the creeks – the main source of drinking water for hill communities. Photo: Syed Zakir Hussain
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How tobacco farming is speeding up deforestation in the hills

Tulsipur horse market in photos
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Tulsipur horse market in photos

A day in Tulsipur, the capital of horse trading
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A day in Tulsipur, the capital of horse trading

British empire in 1886. Britain's rise for 200 years was financed mostly by its depredations in India. Painting: Walter Crane
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The colonial legacy of underdevelopment and the question of reparation

US and Europe have seen massive protests as Israel kept levelling Gaza to the ground, killing tens of thousands of innocent civilians. Photo: Reuters
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Recognition of the State of Palestine: Is people power finally nudging Europe in the right direction?

Deforestation and land erosion have resulted in reduced flow of the Sangu River, which is making lives even harder for people living in the river basin. PHOTO: SYED ZAKIR HOSSAIN
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Vanishing forests, receding waters and impending disaster in the Sangu river basin

Bioplastic films are coming out as final products after multistep processing of cotton-dust cellulose. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
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Compostable packaging is made locally. Why is plastic still everywhere?

Forest department is helpless against encroachers, poachers and loggers. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
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Crushed to death: How equipped and prepared are our foresters?