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Ethnic minority communities prefer temples over schools as temporary shelters during emergencies. Photos: COURTESY

How local-language warnings are transforming disaster preparedness in Chattogram Hill Tracts

Many ethnic minority communities in the CHT face barriers beyond technology. Poor mobile connectivity, limited access to official information channels and difficulties understanding formal...

Outsourcing the mind: When convenience replaces cognitive effort 

Outsourcing the mind: When convenience replaces cognitive effort 

Data centres should be viewed as strategic digital infrastructure that supports the country's next phase of industrial development. Photo: REUTERS

Why Bangladesh should power the AI economy 

Is it time to rethink sustainability?

Is it time to rethink sustainability?

Two young women spend time amid vintage film posters, radios, cassette tapes and books at Bir Chattala in Jamal Khan, Chattogram. The restaurant is among a growing number of city businesses using Bangali heritage to shape their spaces and attract younger customers. The photo was taken recently. PHOTO: TBS

Selling nostalgia: Bangali heritage finds new life in Chattogram cafés, shops

ASM Ali Ashraf

Strong diplomacy need not close the door to cooperation with India

Bangladesh needs to choose human development over fiscal convenience

Bangladesh needs to choose human development over fiscal convenience

Asif M Shahan

India sought strategic leverage; Bangladesh drew a clear line

M Humayun Kabir

Strong response reflected public mood, but India ties face setback 

Photo: Major General (retd) Fazle Elahi Akbar

Diplomatic protest marks Bangladesh’s assertion of sovereign rights 

A red telephone, one of the museum’s main attractions, plays digital recordings of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s voice and phone conversations from different periods when used by visitors. Photo: BSS

Where tyrant’s throne once stood, memories of martyrs remain

Illustration: TBS

The hidden grip: Social media addiction at its peak

Of the total transaction value in 2025, cash accounted for 67.2%, while digital payments made up just 32.8%. Photo: TBS

Bangladesh’s cashless economy ambition faces a trust deficit