Shadique Mahbub Islam

Illustration: TBS
Analysis

Minimum wage in Bangladesh: All talk and no action

Unlike previous years, Boi Mela 2025 saw a big drop in sales due to social unrest and rising expenses. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Panorama

Not a great Boi Mela for readers, writers and publishers

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye is serving a 20-year prison sentence on corruption charges. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

What other countries are getting right about fighting corruption

Dr Syed Akhtar Mahmood. Illustration: TBS
Panorama

‘It is time for a paradigm shift in Bangladesh’s manufacturing sector’

Students march together during a clash at Kuet
Panorama

Is campus violence back again?

Sketch: TBS
Panorama

A toolkit for the young diplomats

Although Bangladesh has 170 universities, the students of Titumir College have been demanding the conversion of the college into a university. Photo: Collected
Panorama

Do we really need so many universities?

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

4 provinces proposal: Do we really need it?

USAID is the leading contributor to the Rohingya crisis response in Bangladesh, with nearly $2.4 billion in assistance since 2017. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

US foreign aid suspended. What now?

Infograph: TBS
Supplement

Proposed election commission reforms: Will our festive elections return?

While taxes are increasing, OMS truck sales have stopped. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

Dearness allowance for the civil servants: Will it be fair?

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Panorama

Reducing unemployment through the private sector

Infographic: TBS
Panorama

VAT hike might plug fiscal deficit, but can consumers afford it?