Jobaer Chowdhury

At Abul Khair Steel’s Sitalpur plant in Sitakunda, Chattogram, steel production runs at full capacity, blending modern technology with eco‑friendly initiatives, including a 50‑megawatt renewable energy supply, rooftop solar panels, and four artificial rainwater conservation lakes. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Md Minhaj Uddin
Industry

Abul Khair Steel: Sustainable, environment-friendly production with world-class technology

Photo: Saqlain Rizve
Transport

Railway East seeks surcharge on fares to cover rail bridge maintenance

TBS Illustration
Transport

1,000km new tracks at Tk1 lakh crore, yet Railways can hardly take care of engines

Herd of wild elephants
Environment

Tk40cr AI cameras planned to prevent elephant accidents on Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar rail line

File Photo: Minhaz Uddin
Economy

Ctg City Corp seeks 200 acres on Char Bakalia for tourism project amid environmental concerns

Representational image. Photo: Freepik
Politics

Transparent ballot boxes too costly for student polls: Cucsu chief election commissioner

Photo: Collected
Infrastructure

Ctg Wasa plans to install 1 lakh smart meters amid implementation worries

MA Salam, managing director of Asian & Daf Group and the first vice president of BGMEA. Photo: Collected
Interviews

Navigating the 20% US tariff: Ex-BGMEA leader Salam weighs in on Bangladesh's RMG strategy

Barrister Tareque Akbar Khondakar. Photo: Collected
Interviews

I want to establish a leadership institute like Harvard: Barrister Tareque

A woman stands at the doorway of a damaged house in Jobra village, where tin walls bear marks of destruction from yesterday’s clash between Chittagong University students and locals. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
Bangladesh

CU clash: Jobra village bears scars of violence

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

‘Came back from death’s door’: CU students recount clash with locals

More than seventy-five years on, Chattogram remains the heart of Bangladesh's tea trade, hosting the majority of auctions. While new auction centres have opened in Srimangal (2018) and Panchagarh (2023), Chattogram's dominance is undiminished. Photo: Collected
Supplement

From London and Kolkata to Chattogram: The tea auction hub driving Bangladesh’s trade

Halda Valley opens new horizons for world-class tea
Supplement

Halda Valley opens new horizons for world-class tea