Masum Billah

Migrant workers arrested in Malaysia amid ongoing immigration crackdown. Collage: TBS
Panorama

Militancy allegations in Malaysia: Does it ring alarm bells for our manpower export?

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

The buildup to July Uprising: From a simple anti-quota movement to a wildfire against autocracy

The revised fishing ban period, from 15 April to 12 June, aligns more closely with the peak breeding and spawning season of key commercial species — hilsa, Indian mackerel and shrimp — in the Bay of Bengal. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
Panorama

Syncing Bay of Bengal fishing ban with India: Relief for both ecosystem and fishermen

Monsoon in Bandarban’s hilly hiking trails means endless adventure — something hundreds of Bangladeshi hikers eagerly await each year. But the risks are sometimes not worth the reward. Photo: Collected
Panorama

Tragedy on the trail: The deadly cost of unregulated adventure tourism in Bangladesh’s hills

File photo of dengue ward of a hospital. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Panorama

Can genetically modified mosquitoes curb Dhaka’s dengue menace?

Immigrant advocacy organisation CASA leads a march to denounce the targeting and detention of immigrants by ICE. Photo: Collected
The Big Picture

Lost angels: How the West is turning against the very immigrants who helped build it

The customers in super shops are carrying their purchases in alternative bags or free paper bags. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Panorama

Super shops leading the way in polythene ban implementation

Babar Ali, Ikramul Hasan Shakil, and Wasfia Nazreen are leading a bold resurgence in Bangladeshi mountaineering, scaling eight-thousanders like Everest, Annapurna I, and K2. Photos: Collected
Panorama

Back to 8000 metres: How Bangladesh’s mountaineers emerged from a decade-long pause

Sahera Banu is like a family member to everyone in the camp at Town Hall area of Mohammadpur. Photo: TBS
Panorama

Sahera Banu: A life spent on CRO Bihari camp’s staircase

Smoke rises from the chimney of brick kilns on the bank of Buriganga River at Keraniganj, on the outskirts of Dhaka. Carbon-rich fumes from hundreds of brick kilns are adding to Dhaka’s increasing air pollution. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Panorama

Zigzag 2.0: Can this breakthrough make Bangladesh’s brick kilns green?

Many government-funded infrastructure projects remain underutilised or fall into disrepair due to poor planning, lack of maintenance and insufficient manpower. Photo: TBS
Panorama

We are all about building infrastructure. But what about maintenance?

Chief Advisor Yunus’ factual claim to China that India’s Northeastern states are landlocked received widespread criticism from India. Photo: GOB
Panorama

CHIEF ADVISER'S 'LANDLOCKED' REMARK: Why is India losing sleep over a well-accepted fact?

International Crisis Group President Comfort Ero. Photo: Courtesy
Panorama

This is an era-defining moment for Bangladesh: ICG President Comfort Ero