Yashab Osama Rahman

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Thoughts

Customary naps, more holidays, less work pressure: Did our ancestors have better work weeks?

Faka Dhaka: A beautiful idea, but more to it than congestion
Thoughts

Faka Dhaka: A beautiful idea, but more to it than congestion

Photo: Collected
Features

Why that Eid Day afternoon nap hits different

How some Bangladesh media were fooled into thinking a 17-year-old broke White House debating records
Bangladesh

How some Bangladesh media were fooled into thinking a 17-year-old broke White House debating records

Photo: Archive
Bangladesh

On the March to prosperity: Dare to dream big

Photo: AFP
Bangladesh

Recent deadly road accidents that rocked the country

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

From sleepy rural towns to sleepless nights

Illustration: TBS
Supplement

The almighty Dollar and the havoc it has wreaked

Workers are weaving Muslin sarees at the Dhakai Muslin House at Narayanganj's Tarabo. At the height of its fame, a yard of fable fabric of Dhaka once could fetch prices ranging from £50 to £400, equivalent to roughly £7,000 to £56,000 today, with even the best silk costing 26 times less. But in the face of British greed and brutality, the industry soon crumbled. Now, if sold, the muslin will again fetch a premium. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

The Muslin Miracle: A passion for revival

The by-polls to six constituencies witness a low turnout on 1 February. This picture was taken from a polling centre at Brahmanbaria-2 by-polls. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Why has the ‘little man’ gone missing in elections?

The treatment of a subject as sensitive as the Holey Artisan Attack needs strict adherence to the facts. Photo: Collected
Panorama

'Faraaz': The fine line between public and private, creativity and sensitivity

A photo from Rakibul Hasan’s The Blue Fig series, which explores the impacts of climate change on the coastal region of Khulna.
Bangladesh

Chasing after climate change: A photojournalist’s stunning journey into a crisis

A recent press release issued by the Parliament Secretariat said it recommended taking necessary steps (including medical tests) to identify “real” “third gender” individuals. The medical test, if it comes to fruition, may see the next census number for Hijras fall even further. Photo: TBS
Panorama

From the fringes to the margins: The Hijra dilemma