Rafia Mahmud Prato

Collage: TBS
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Tracing the history of Bengal Tigers in the Chattogram Hill Tracts

Click, buy, regret: The psychology behind e-commerce habits and online spending
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Click, buy, regret: The psychology behind e-commerce habits and online spending

Photo: Rafia Mahmud Prato
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Books and blades: The barber who built a library in his salon

Illustration: TBS
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Ulan Daspara: Remnants of a fishing village in Dhaka

Graphics: TBS
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Who are the Boinggas?

Renowned authors Imdadul Haque Milon, Mohit Kamal, and poet–children’s writer Rashed Rouf seen at Current Book Centre, alongside the store's proprietor, Shahin. Photo: Collected
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From ‘Screen and Culture’ to ‘Current Book House’: Chattogram’s oldest surviving bookstore

An old-fashioned telescope, also from an old ship, is displayed at a store at Chattogram’s Madam Bibir Hat area. PHOTO: TBS
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NO SCRAP LEFT BEHIND: How Bhatiari’s ship graveyard still furnishes homes across Bangladesh

Once the soul of grand wedding processions, the Lion Band Party now plays to fading echoes of a livelier past. In Patharghata, Chattogram, Shahid—carrying on his father’s legacy—leads the band through another evening performance. Their music, once in high demand, now drifts through fewer occasions, with seasonal festivals like Durga Puja, elections, and religious gatherings offering rare chances to earn between Tk5,000 and Tk15,000 per show. Photo: Courtesy
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The fading notes of our band parties

A group of waymen from Bangladesh Railway repair track defects. Holding the lowest rank in the railway's engineering department, waymen earn meagre salaries, face scarce promotions, limited benefits, and constant work hazards. Photo: Collected
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Wayman: The unsung heroes behind safe rail tracks

Established in 1907, Dr Khastagir School is located on Jamal Khan Road in Chattogram. Photo: Minhaj Uddin
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Pritilata, Novera's alma mater: Dr Khastgir School— a beacon of women's education

Jahedul Islam, founder and CEO of Horse Riding Training Center, rears a horse named Defender. The training centre, located at Purbachal, is the country’s first private equestrian training institution. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Courtesy
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From a child’s dream to country’s first private horse-riding school

Depending on the extent of the injury (physical or mental), it took some people years to recover. Photos: Syed Zakir Hossain
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Triumph over terror: How Bangladesh came together to end acid violence

Segunbagicha, which was once like a nifty mofussil town, has now evolved into a bustling centre of government, private offices and courts. Photo: Syed Zakir Hussain
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Segunbagicha: From Dhaka’s cultural capital to a commercial centre