Masum Billah

Farah Kabir. Sketch: TBS
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Finance must follow the suffering: Farah Kabir slams weak commitment behind Loss and Damage pledges

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other delegates attending the Belem Climate Summit ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) raise hands as they pose for a family photo, in Belem, Brazil, 7 November 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
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Bangladesh presses for debt-free climate justice as COP30 opens in Belem

Elderly residents remain in rural and coastal areas as younger relatives migrate to cities, leaving them isolated. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
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Ageing amid the storm: How coastal Bangladesh’s elderly survive alone

Faced with the absence of a sufficient workforce, Friendship introduced a ‘Cash for Seeds’ programme, which offers local communities cash incentives for raising and planting mangrove saplings. Photos: Courtesy
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When the protected become protectors: Coastal communities rise to nurse their mangroves

After years of suffering (submerged homes and lost livelihoods), 12 of the 21 sluice gates were finally opened this year, instilling hope among the locals. Photo: Mumit M
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New Bhabadaha plan in place, but its future hinges on tidal river management

‘Simi Apa’, who used to set up her stall in front of the Election Commission office, rose to prominence almost overnight by selling cakes. Photo: Jahir Rayhan
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‘Cake Potti’ at Agargaon: As eviction drives go on, what’s next for the rising entrepreneurs and vendors?

The sacrifice of Nita in Ritwik Ghatak’s ‘The Cloud-Capped Star’ (Meghe Dhaka Tara) reflects what every eldest sibling in a family goes through in our society: raised to believe their worth lies in sacrifice. Photo: Screengrab from The Cloud-Capped Star.
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The crushing weight of being a firstborn

The Ramu facility recycles hard-to-recycle or low-value plastics into lumber, sheets, and pellets, which can then be used in construction, furniture making, and community projects. Photos: Masum Billah
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In Cox’s Bazar, a factory is turning single-use plastic waste into hope for sea and communities

When a rip current drags someone, lifeguards do not hesitate even for a moment to jump into the current to save life. Photo: Masum Billah
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SeaSafe in peril: The lifeguards who save lives on Cox’s Bazar beach now in need of their own rescue

Illustration: TBS
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Eating and excreting in cuffs: Bangladeshi deportees’ harrowing flight aboard Trump’s flying prison

Affordable, quiet and green: Electric shuttle buses set a model for Dhaka’s residential areas 
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Affordable, quiet and green: Electric shuttle buses set a model for Dhaka’s residential areas 

A boom in content creation is turning villages into hubs of creativity, employment, and digital storytelling. Photo: TBS Collage
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From fields to feeds: How content creation is transforming rural Bangladesh

Pharmaceutical representatives torn between decent pay and personal life
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Pharmaceutical representatives torn between decent pay and personal life