Shahriar Azam

Guests at a roundtable titled “Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Bangladesh: Problems, potentials and way forward” held at The Business Standard office in the capital’s Eskaton Garden on 20 November. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS
Supplement

Balance China’s BRI gains with social, labour and environmental safeguards: Experts

A bird's eye view of the Korail slum which was burned in a massive fire on 25 November 2025. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Lost everything in fire, yet missed no work: The quiet resilience of Korail's workers

Illustration: TBS
Bangladesh

Is the 180-day timeframe for constitutional reform legally binding?

Photo: TBS
Education

After HSC results plunge, private universities brace for worst admission season

HSC candidates see their results on 16 October 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Education

Why HSC pass rate plummets to 58.83%, lowest in 21 years

Representational image of bank deposit. Illustration: Collected
Banking

Palli Sanchay Bank’s Tk187cr stuck at Bangladesh Commerce Bank

Shibir-backed candidate Md Abu Shadik (Shadik Kayem) has won the vice president (VP) post, while SM Forhad secured the general secretary (GS) position, and Mohiuddin Khan was elected assistant general secretary (AGS). Photo: Jahidul Islam/TBS
Politics

What’s behind Shibir’s Ducsu stunner?

Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) building. Photo: Collected
Politics

Changing dynamics in student politics unfolding

Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) building. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Ducsu polls: Women make up 48% of voters, but only 13% of central candidates

Fragmented panels set stage for big players to dominate Ducsu polls
Politics

Fragmented panels set stage for big players to dominate Ducsu polls

Ashikur Rahman, student of English department, DU. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Memes, anime, and ‘wartime consigliere’: Gen-Z manifesto spices up Ducsu polls

Abdul Kader and Abu Baker Mojumdar. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

BGCS rift widens as breakaway leaders launch separate Ducsu bids