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The Pakistani fashion wave hitting Bangladesh

The Pakistani fashion wave hitting Bangladesh

From television dramas to boutique racks and Eid wardrobes, Pakistani fashion has quietly become one of the most influential style movements in Bangladesh, reshaping how women dress and how local...

Into the world of macro photography

Into the world of macro photography

Illustration: TBS

Reforming Bangladesh’s FDI law for a new economic era

The one wall that can make or break your living room

The one wall that can make or break your living room

What they are collecting is coal sludge: fine fragments of coal that are washed out of the mining process and carried through the drainage channel as waste. The mine has no use for it. Photo: Hasan Jamilur Rahman Saikat/TBS

The women surviving in the shadow of Bangladesh's biggest coal project

Ashraf Ali, a resident of Paikgachha Upazila Sadar, has been paralysed since suffering a stroke four years ago. He now requires frequent hospital visits. The photo was taken at Khulna Medical College Hospital in early April. Photo: Awal Sheikh.

High salinity causes premature strokes, coastal families sink into debt

Illustration: TBS

Can agroforestry carbon credits open a new income stream for Bangladesh’s farmers?

As elephant corridors have been blocked by settlements, fencing, roads, and camps, elephants are forced into human settlements in search of food and safe passage. Photo: TBS

The 'human-wildlife conflict' in Bangladesh is part of its conservation failure

Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir. Sketch: TBS

Through budget, government is sowing seeds of a welfare state: Adviser Titumir

These perforated screens filter sunlight while creating intricate shadow patterns across walls and floors.

A room for reflection: How to design prayer spaces in modern homes

How not to make a Masud Rana film, again

How not to make a Masud Rana film, again

Sketch: TBS

Energy audit: Bangladesh’s most overlooked energy solution

Battery-run rickshaws are meant for short-distance travel on village roads and local streets with low speeds and limited traffic complexity. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

It’s time to accept that autorickshaws are not designed for highways