Sushmita Chakraborty Mishu

So far, around 60 to 70 people from all over Bangladesh have donated hair. Among them are students, employees and entrepreneurs. Photos: Courtesy
Panorama

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Food

Know your saffron

Otters assist fishermen by driving fish out from under aquatic plants, allowing the fishermen to easily catch them in nets. Photo: Shaharin Amin Shupty
Panorama

Otter fishing: A centuries-old tradition survives in a Bangladeshi village

Craftsmen put finishing touches on dug out canoes called ‘Donga’ made from taal gachh or Asian palmyra palm trees as potential buyers check out their works at a market in Narail. The largest ‘Dongar Haat’ or weekly market in the district gathers at Tularampur market under sadar upazila every Monday and Friday. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Sushmita Chakraborty Mishu
Features

Narail's 'donga market': Where businesses thrive on canoes

After submitting 15-20 applications to Tesla Inc., one of the world's largest companies, Rafia Rahman Rafa has finally been hired as a Global Supply Analyst. Photo: Courtesy
Pursuit

Rafa's journey from BUET to Tesla

Jacob Thomas. Photo: Sushmita Chakraborty Mishu
Bangladesh

Jacob Thomas: The craftsman of Bangla fonts

Photo: Sushmita Chakraborty Mishu/TBS
Economy

After paying rent, food, rickshaw-puller Dulal is left with Tk50

With a deft touch, artisans transform everyday fruits and vegetables like apples, pineapples, watermelons, radishes etc into edible artpieces like peacocks, fish, ducks, and what not. Photos: Courtesy
Panorama

The blossoming art of fruit carving

The present custodian of the business is Shahedul Haque Shahed who has firmly held the reins of his father's business since 1991. PHOTO: Sushmita Chakraborty Mishu
Panorama

Haque and Sons Camera Servicing Centre: How three generations built a business based on their love for cameras

Abdul Gani is all smiles while standing on a boat in Buriganga, a river into which he had been diving for the last four decades. Photo: Sushmita Chakraborty Mishu
Bangladesh

In the murky depths of Buriganga, he looks for your lost treasures

A diorama depicting two miniature figures designing a miniature car with clay in the office of Artmistri, one of the few institutions working on miniatures in Bangladesh. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Date with a diorama: The miniature crafter cooking up a storm

Photo:Fournetsha Bangladesh Limited
Splash

Source: Bangladesh's very own hub of manga

The craft involves using fingers and nails delicately. But sometimes Jibon uses modified chopsticks for the job too. Photo: Saqlain Rizve
Panorama

Of Jibon and sand: Inside the world of sand art animation in Bangladesh