Junayet Rashel

Vegetable sellers report rising transport costs — from Tk15,000 to Tk20,000 per truck — forcing them to increase prices by Tk10–15 per kilogram of produce. Photos: TBS
Panorama

How the Iran war is impacting everyday life in Bangladesh

Panthapath, Moghbazar Rail Gate, FDC intersection, Mirpur-1, or Gabtoli Bus Stand — such sights can be found across different parts of the capital. Photos: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

Inside Dhaka’s informal labour markets

Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

In Manikganj, brick kilns are choking nature, agriculture and life

The tragedy of the Koch identity is tied to the land laws of the mid-20th century. During the Pakistan era and into the early years of independent Bangladesh, Koch was a label that invited dispossession. Photo: Authors
Panorama

How the Koch people of Madhupur lost their land and language

As prices of gas cylinders have nearly doubled within just three weeks, the main pressure is on small business owners. Photo: TBS
Panorama

Amid LPG crisis, street vendors might soon have to raise prices

A gachhi secures a container on a date palm in Palashbari. Every winter, these skilled sap collectors travel nearly 100 miles from Bagha in Rajshahi, setting up temporary shelters for four months to harvest sap and produce jaggery, which is sent across Bangladesh and abroad. Photo: Junayet Rashel
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Winter’s 100-mile trek: Palashbari’s date sap collectors and their timeless craft

The bakery was founded to cater to the refined tastes of the city’s elite, particularly European residents who longed for familiar flavours in a distant colony. Photo: TBS
Panorama

Prince of Wales Bakery: Old Dhaka's 175-year-old taste of time

From 8am onwards, the carts set out to deliver vegetables across the area. Photo: TBS
Panorama

Cook Fresh: How ready-to-cook vegetable carts are changing grocery shopping in Mirpur

Curious passersby watch as a team from Smart Screen Digital forms a line in front of a sweet shop in Kalabagan, Dhaka, carrying digital backpacks that display a variety of advertisements. Photo: Junayet Rashel
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When billboards walk on Dhaka streets – heads turn

Photo: Junayet Rashel/TBS
Food

Where the Padma flows, so does the aroma of Molla’s beef khichuri

Photo: TBS
Features

Want to learn piano in Dhaka? Here's where

A customer inspects a leather boot at a footpath stall in Panthapath, Dhaka. These modest shops enjoy loyal customers, offering authentic leather shoes and high-end brands at less than half showroom prices. Photo taken recently. Photo: Abdullah Al Jubayer
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From showroom to sidewalk: How Panthapath became Dhaka’s shoe haven

Hungry diners at Mizanur’s one-man eatery, where customers serve themselves, eat to their heart’s content, and drop payment into a wooden cashbox. The photos were taken recently. Photo: Junayet Rashel
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An eatery on footpath and a buffet for the poor