Masum Billah

Masum Billah is a senior feature writer at The Business Standard and an award-winning journalist. He is a two-time recipient of the BRAC Migration Media Award, and his investigative reporting has been recognised by the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN); he can be reached at masum.engru@gmail.com

Nepal set up over 60 EV charging stations in Kathmandu and nationwide. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Panorama

What Bangladesh can learn from Nepal’s electric vehicle revolution

An e-rickshaw drives through a neighbourhood street in Dhaka. Photo: TBS
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When the street moves into your bedroom: Dhaka’s e-rickshaw horns adding to the noise menace in residential areas

Illustration: TBS
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One click to ruin: Online gambling’s dangerous grip on rural youths

Thousands joined the celebration with their families at Manik Mia Avenue — children waving flags, faces painted, hearts full of hope. Photos: Rajib Dhar.
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A year since Hasina’s fall, Bangladesh celebrates freedom

People celebrate July Uprising Day at Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka, on 5 August 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Features

From uprising to celebration: Bangladesh roars in celebration of tyranny's end

A roller-coaster of joy and rage
Supplement

A roller-coaster of joy and rage

llustration/ TBS
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Life with an addicted husband : How drug abuse fuels domestic violence against women

Illustration: TBS
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Seeds of resilience: How climate-adaptive agriculture is reviving a Santal village in Naogaon

Former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed virtually joins the eighth Frugal Innovation Forum (FIF) in Savar, Dhaka on 25 July 2025. Photo: TBS
Environment

Smart politicians bet on green jobs and clean economies: Ex-Maldives president at BRAC Frugal Innovation Forum

Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS
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Aggrieved nation left with questions as citizens rally to help at burn institute

Sketch: TBS
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‘Journalism is not a crime, but it’s not a cover for crimes either’

This map illustrates the extent of flooding, highlighting eastern Bangladesh. Data sources: ARIA Water Maps (from the OPERA Dynamic Surface Water Extent suite) and flood extent data from the UNOSAT SAR AI model for the August 2024 floods. Illustration: Arun Karki
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August 2024 floods in Bangladesh and Tripura: A nexus of erratic rainfall, vanishing waterways, and neglect

Sanjida Ahmed Tonni, along with hundreds of other students, was attacked by Chhatra League thugs on 15 July 2024. Photo: Rohet Ali Rajib
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Women of the July Uprising: She stood in courage, left in silence