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
 

Collecting evidence of 'oppression' a new BNP strategy to fight opponents
Politics

Collecting evidence of 'oppression' a new BNP strategy to fight opponents

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

EC gets Tk2406cr allocation for election year against its demand of Tk5,485cr

Gazipur city polls: What worked for the mother-son duo and what didn't for Azmat
Politics

Gazipur city polls: What worked for the mother-son duo and what didn't for Azmat

Gazipur polls: Mother wins for son as AL bastion falls
Politics

Gazipur polls: Mother wins for son as AL bastion falls

EC seeks to score big as Gazipur goes to polls today
Bangladesh

EC seeks to score big as Gazipur goes to polls today

Photo: TBS
Politics

Gazipur City corporation polls: Does the model myth hold water?

A worker uses an angle grinder without wearing gloves and flame-resistant clothes as he polishes the bow of a cargo ship at a dockyard at Keraniganj in Dhaka. File Photo: Rajib Dhar
Industry

Bangladesh to ratify Hong Kong convention for safe ship recycling this year

File photo
Bangladesh

Plan after plan, a reliable bus service still eludes Dhaka

Shipbuilders back to life with Tk5,000cr orders
Industry

Shipbuilders back to life with Tk5,000cr orders

Photo: TBS
Transport

Buckled track, fire cause severe railway disruption

Representational image. Photo: Masum Billah
Bangladesh

Heatwave, drought threaten mango, litchi production

Photo: Mumit M/TBS
Economy

Eid clothing sales take a dip amid economic strains

Representational image. Photo: Mumit M
Transport

Eid trips: Poor sales of advance launch tickets frustrate operators