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Sheikh Hasina wipes away tears while inspecting the vandalised Mirpur-10 metro rail station on 25 July 2024, as hospitals filled with protesters maimed by gunfire and independent tallies put the death toll from the unrest at around 203. Photo: BSS

25 July 2024: Crocodile tears pour gasoline on the fire of the uprising 

As hospitals filled with young protesters maimed by gunfire and the death toll continued to rise, Sheikh Hasina's public tears for a vandalised metro station instead of the victims became a...

The city remained under heavy security, with Army and Border Guard Bangladesh personnel deployed at major intersections. Photo: Rajib Dhar 

24 July 2024: When fear became routine

Vehicles navigate a waterlogged road after heavy rainfall triggered widespread flooding on 12 July. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Dhaka’s 416th celebration by Dhaka South: What are we celebrating exactly?

Bangladeshi diaspora communities were organising rallies, issuing statements, and attempting to draw global attention to the crackdown. Photo: Courtesy

How Bangladeshi expatriates joined the July Uprising from afar

Sketch: TBS

Power without control: The erosion of enforceable order

The station is being built by the Gazipur City Corporation, which it presents as a solution to the city’s waste management problem. Photos: Syed Zakir Hossain

Sacrificing a forest to 'save' a city: A waste transfer station at the heart of Bhawal National Park

Illustration: TBS

22 July 2024: ‘Sheikh Hasina does not flee’

After Matuail came under the Dhaka South City Corporation in 2017, wider roads were built and the neighbourhood began to change but the floodwater did not. Photo: Saqlain Rizve/TBS

Why Matuail drowns every monsoon despite decades of promises

In Dhaka, a law enforcement official asks a couple to return home amid curfew. Photo: Rajib Dhar

21 July 2024: A verdict that came too late

Before the war, an average of around 20 million barrels of oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz each day. Photo: Reuters

Iran’s oil supply threat extends beyond Strait of Hormuz

As the country's middle- and upper-middle-income consumers become increasingly health-conscious, a small premium bottled water segment is beginning to emerge. Photo: Courtesy

Can premium bottled water become mainstream in Bangladesh?

As the internet blackout restricted communication within Bangladesh, members of the Bangladeshi diaspora became an important source of information and advocacy abroad. Photo: COURTESY

20 July 2024: Killings in the dark and light

Illustration: TBS

30 July 2024: The day social media turned red