Foisal Ahmed

Foisal Ahmed is a Staff Correspondent at The Business Standard. He covers political affairs, infrastructure, communication and development issues.  He can be found at mdfoisal003@gmail.com
 

Frustration ripples through the crowd as many queued at ticket counters inside Uttara North station on Wednesday (9 August 2023), only to find that ticket sales were temporarily unavailable. Photo: Mumit M/TBS
Transport

Glitch in overhead power lines repeatedly disrupts metro rail services

A bus conductor issues a ticket using the e-ticketing device at the capital’s Shyamoli area. The photo was taken in February. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Transport

E-ticketing: Hyped Solution, Few Takers. What Went Wrong?

Bangladesh is a big market for automation providers, thanks to the manufacturing sector
Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a big market for automation providers, thanks to the manufacturing sector

New rule allows multiple birth certificate-holders to cancel unwanted ones
Bangladesh

New rule allows multiple birth certificate-holders to cancel unwanted ones

Banglabandha Land Port. File Photo: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

The way Banglabandha port transforms Panchagarh economy

Illustration: TBS
Bangladesh

Circus in the times of elections

Photo: UNB
Politics

AL’s Arafat wins Dhaka by-polls marked by rock-bottom voter turnout, attack on Hero Alom

Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Transport

Railway passengers delighted with hassle-free ticketing, security at station

Infographic: TBS
Supplement

From hours to minutes: The Padma Bridge way

Sylhet, Rajshahi polls: Empty fields, open goals
Bangladesh

Sylhet, Rajshahi polls: Empty fields, open goals

A voter drops their ballot paper in the ballot box after casting the vote during an election in Bangladesh. File photo: Collected
Politics

AL councillor candidates also dominate Barishal, Khulna polls

City polls: 83% of centres in Barishal, 56% in Khulna identified as risky
Bangladesh

City polls: 83% of centres in Barishal, 56% in Khulna identified as risky

Representational image
Bangladesh

Shewrapara residents suffering from dirty, smelly water supply