Kamrun Naher

Although the dried fish industry has employed it for many years now, machine drying of fresh fruits and vegetables is still new. Photo: Collected
Panorama

Entrepreneurs turn to industrial-scale food drying, but costs are prohibitive

The doctors took bone from Hafizur's fibula, which was then grafted into six pieces and manually shaped to form a new mandible. His jaw has healed, and now the doctors are preparing for the next crucial step: implanting new teeth in his lower jaw. Photos: Courtesy
Panorama

How is Hafizur doing with his newly reconstructed jaw?

Hazari white jaggery, made by the Hazari family in Manikganj, is a rare delicacy renowned for its exceptional purity and craftsmanship. Photo: Courtesy
Panorama

How one family perfected the art of making white jaggery

According to the reform commission chief, Singair pourashava forcefully took the union parishad’s office and made it their office. Photo: Probashir Diganta
Analysis

What fate awaits the municipalities?

What can be done to tackle the new dawn of moral policing?
Analysis

What can be done to tackle the new dawn of moral policing?

Rosemary sale thrives in Bangladesh as skincare enthusiasts jump on the ‘natural’ trend
Panorama

Rosemary sale thrives in Bangladesh as skincare enthusiasts jump on the ‘natural’ trend

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

When the nest grows quiet

Bangladesh National Parliament. File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

Will a bicameral parliament make Bangladesh more democratic?

Article 70 of our Constitution forces members of parliament into ultra-strict party loyalty. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

Is Bangladesh’s parliamentary system ready for floor crossing?

Bangladesh's cluster admission test system is facing challenges as several leading universities are opting to withdraw from it and conduct their own independent admission tests. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Panorama

Why the cluster examination system is falling apart

Many of the duplex houses in Dhaka from the ‘70s and ‘80s have either been rented out to commercial ventures or are being replaced by high-rise buildings. While a few still exist, they no longer possess the charm they once held. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Panorama

The last of Dhaka’s ‘70s era duplexes

Once the backbone of the industry, women's share in the RMG workforce has dropped from over 80% at the time of the sector's inception in the 1980s to 53% in 2023. Photo: TBS
Panorama

Women are leaving the RMG labour force. What are the long-term implications?

From left Ira Kar, Gita Kar and Bhokti Kar. Photo: Courtesy
Supplement

The quiet fight for freedom: Gita, Ira and Bhokti Kar’s role in the birth of Bangladesh