Shahriar Azam

Caption: Experts attend a roundtable titled “Priorities of All People in Politics and Government”, jointly organised by Democracy International and The Business Standard at TBS conference room in Dhaka on 18 January. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
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Representation is not optional: Voices of women and marginalised communities

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman speaking at an election campaign event at the Altafunnesa field in Bogura on 24 January 2026. Photo: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
Politics

Jamaat ameer ends North campaign with focuses on agro-industry, rivers

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman paying respect at the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) in Sylhet on 21 January 2026. Photo: BNP Media Cell
Politics

Election campaign begins: Tarique in Sylhet; Shafiqur goes to North tomorrow

Photo: Collected
Politics

Jamaat may contest up to 220 seats, leaves Barishal-6 for Islami Andolan leader

Islami Andolan's exit triggers fresh bargaining over 50 seats in Jamaat-led alliance
Politics

Islami Andolan's exit triggers fresh bargaining over 50 seats in Jamaat-led alliance

Photo: TBS
Politics

Seat-sharing rift puts Islamist bloc’s ‘one box’ policy in doubt

Photo: Collected
Politics

Campaign spending: Tarique to fund himself, Shafiqur mostly from party, Nahid relying on crowdfunding

Photos: Facebook
Politics

Dhaka-15: Jamaat chief goes head-to-head against BNP local organiser

Photo: TBS
Politics

Islamist alliance in turmoil over seat-sharing

Photo: Rajib Dhar
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Groundwater at risk: The apparel sector needs a sustainable water management water action plan now

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
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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?