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BJP supporters wave party flags and celebrate outside a party office in Assam. Photo: Collected

How the 'Bangladeshi infiltrators' rhetoric gave BJP an edge in Assam

BJP won 82 of Assam’s 126 assembly seats — its first-ever outright majority in the state. The party came to dominate Assam through the methodical, decade-long construction of an existential enemy —...

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate as early trends show their party leading in the West Bengal state assembly election results, outside the party's regional office in Kolkata, India, 4 May 2026. Photo: Reuters

BJP’s victory in West Bengal and the future of Bangladesh-India ties

The decline of printed dictionaries is not limited to Bangladesh. Across the world, major publishers have been shifting their focus to digital platforms. Photo: TBS

The death of printed dictionaries

Bangladesh’s dependency on LNG is likely to deepen over the next 15 years under the trade agreement with the US. Photo: Reuters

US-Bangladesh trade deal may obstruct Bangladesh’s renewable energy growth

Day labourers gather with bicycles fitted with baskets and tools, waiting for work. Photo: Faisal Uddin Siam

From dawn trains to empty hands: Rajshahi’s jogalis struggle for daily work

Even when women are employed and earning, they often do not control it. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain 

Women’s economic empowerment and the upcoming budget of Bangladesh

The Rohingya crisis has created a parallel food system—largely dependent on aid, yet closely tied to local economies. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Why is Bangladesh’s food system under strain despite stable supply?

May Day recognises workers not merely as labour providers, but as economic partners. Photo: TBS

Labour Day: The urgency of valuing workers in financial inclusion

As bikers have raised trip prices to meet higher fuel costs, commuters are opting for different modes of transport. Before they were waiting in line for fuel, now they wait for passengers. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Out of the fuel queue oven, into the disappearing margins furnace

Selling of organic produce began on an experimental basis on Mohammadpur’s Salimullah Road from October 2014 until March 2015, after which the centre relocated to Razia Sultana Road, where it operates today. Photos: TBS

Pahari Haat: Taking on inorganic farming with hill-sourced produce

Illustration: TBS

Can Bangladesh regulate digital voyeurism without undermining rights?

Illustration: TBS

Bangladesh’s fatal lightning strikes are no longer just a ‘natural’ hazard

Dust containing lead is molten in a furnace, after which the molten lead is separated and cooled down.

Bera’s battery ‘recycling’ business is now semi-regulated, but no less toxic