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Why Dhaka struggles to maintain what it builds

Why Dhaka struggles to maintain what it builds

Dhaka keeps building public facilities but often fails to plan for what comes next. Without proper maintenance, oversight and funding, roads, parks, toilets, footbridges and other facilities...

What will Biman do with so many aircraft?

What will Biman do with so many aircraft?

Delegating upwards: Why do our ministries require PM’s intervention for routine affairs?

Delegating upwards: Why do our ministries require PM’s intervention for routine affairs?

Hands-on research and testing are essential to turning Bangladesh’s engineering talent into a semiconductor industry. Photo: Rajib Dhar

The missing ingredient in Bangladesh's semiconductor ambition

‘Onshore gas among fastest opportunities Bangladesh can tap into, but needs more work’

‘Onshore gas among fastest opportunities Bangladesh can tap into, but needs more work’

After calling for a free Palestine on Ed Sheeran’s LOOP Tour, Macklemore was dropped from the concert series days later. Photo: REUTERS 

In America, public opinion on Palestine no longer matches policy 

A standing wheelchair can help users maintain limb function, perform everyday tasks, and participate more confidently in social life. Photos: Courtesy

A wheelchair that helps the paralysed stand, now made in Bangladesh

A dengue-affected child at Mugda Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka on 16 September 2026. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Kolkata tamed dengue. Can Bangladesh learn how?

A normal El Niño raises sea surface temperatures in the central Pacific by about 0.5°C while a super El Niño surges 2°C or more above the long-term average. Photo: TBS

How a Super El Niño could compound Bangladesh’s climate crisis

A groundbreaking shift came after the Hatirjheel-Begunbari redevelopment project between 2007 and 2013, transforming Badda from an isolated eastern fringe into a far more connected inner suburb. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

When Greater Badda was just water and fields

Sketch: TBS

'LNG cannot be our solution, nor can another FSRU'

Heads of delegations pose for a family photo on day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, 13 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

Bangladesh not joining BRICS Summit: Principled stand or opportunity lost?

From the aftermath of Partition through the Liberation War and into the 1990s, Shimanto Gronthagar remained a place where reading, cultural activity and community life converged in Old Dhaka. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Shimanto Gronthagar: Dhaka’s 75-year-old cultural hub fights for survival