Saleh Shafique

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Open source legal advice: How Facebook groups are empowering victims of land disputes

Among pet birds in the country, lovebirds are the most common, and they are also the most numerous in the haat. Photo: Junayet Rashel
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Where feathers meet fortune: How a small pigeon stall became Dhaka’s premiere bird market

Photo collage of the sailors and their catch. Photos: Shahid Sarkar
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Between sky and sea: The thrilling life afloat on a fishing ship

The Botanical Garden is a refuge for plant species, both native and exotic. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS
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The hidden cost of 'development' in the Botanical Garden

The well has a circular opening, approximately ten feet wide. It is inside the house once known as Shakti Oushadhaloy. Photo: Saleh Shafique
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The last well in Narinda: A water source older and purer than Wasa

Trees are essential to nature, biodiversity, and human survival. Photo : Collected
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Felling of the ancient banyan at Madaripur: What fault was it of the tree?

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Baishakh through the ages: How the Bengali New Year became the heart of a nation

Sixty-year-old Ganguli Prasad, one of the 30-35 remaining magnet fishers along the Buriganga River in Old Dhaka, uses powerful magnets to retrieve scrap metals like iron, brass, copper, and even silver and gold from the riverbed. However, many in the trade are shifting to boat rowing and diving as the profession faces declining opportunities. The photo was taken recently by Asma Sultana Prova.
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Magnet fishers and Buriganga’s hidden treasures

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From dance hall to hotel to hospital: The story of Hotel Shahbagh

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From Ershad to Hasina’s regime through Huda’s cartoons

The drivers and helpers of Dhaka buses have to keep an eye out for rickshaws, private cars and commuters. They have separate names for each of them. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
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'Plastic on the left, bugs ahead': The code language of bus helpers

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Even today, some people cannot go a day without the radio

There are some in this profession who have been doing it for over 40 years. Photo: Asma Sultana Prova
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The tale of ‘Burigangar chaangariwalas’