Miraz Hossain

Miraz Hossain is a journalist at The Business Standard, with interests spanning AI and algorithms, long-form storytelling, environmental issues, urban development, and geopolitics. He previously led the publication's weekly special page, Pursuit.

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

Arrests over social media posts: Who decides what speech is acceptable?

Photos: Courtesy
Splash

Bodies, waste, and the weight of a nation

A blaze after Israel's Fire and Rescue Service said that an industrial building and a fuel tanker at Israel's Oil Refineries were hit by debris from an intercepted Iranian missile, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Haifa, Israel, 30 March 2026. Photo: Reuters.
Panorama

The truce that never came: Why Israel repeatedly keeps sabotaging peace despite negotiations

Field observations suggest 20–30% plant loss in many areas due to elevated salinity. Photo: TBS
Panorama

When salt wins against agricultural innovation

An amateur radio operator communicates with other operators from different countries. Photo: COURTESY
Panorama

Talking to the world from a rooftop in Dhaka: The story of Bangladesh’s amateur radio community 

Asif was rejected in seven public university entrance exams in Bangladesh. DU, BUET, CUET, KUET, SUST, MIST, IUT — all closed their doors. Photo: Courtesy
Pursuit

How Asif Muqtadir got into Harvard — and how you can make it too

Rescuers recover bodies of passengers from the Padma River after a bus plunged into it from the Daulatdia Ferry Terminal. The accident claimed at least 26 lives, turning a homebound journey into tragedy. Photos: TBS
Panorama

When deaths arrive on schedule each year: Why Bangladesh fails to curb fatalities on the road during Eid

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

How Bangladesh’s global talent returned to build startups at home

AI and the conceptual fragmentation of south asian journalism
Thoughts

AI and the conceptual fragmentation of south asian journalism

CCTV footage shows machetes have become the weapon of choice for muggers and other criminals in Mohammadpur. Photos: Collected
Panorama

Fear and loathing in Mohammadpur: When will the muggers’ reign end?

Six Muslim women redefining how the world sees women
Panorama

Six Muslim women redefining how the world sees women

Photos: Mehedi Hasan
Food

KAVVA: The missing piece in the Bangali fusion puzzle

Can Oxford, Ivy League grads flip the political script? 
Panorama

Can Oxford, Ivy League grads flip the political script?