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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 consumers become increasingly health-conscious, premium bottled water is emerging as a niche market. However, the idea remains a difficult sell in a country where millions lack access to safe...

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

Today’s Farashganj bears little resemblance to the neighbourhood that once housed Dhaka's leading company office. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Farashganj: In search of Dhaka's first 'office para'

As Dhaka descended into hours of street battles on 19 July, security forces sought to break up protesters with water cannons, tear gas and gunfire. Photo: Rajib Dhar

19 July 2024: The longest Friday in Bangladesh’s recent political history

A dedicated camera creates a rare pause, separating the act of seeing from the constant noise of the internet. Photos: Shutter Forge

Grain, blur and a longing for tactility: Why Gen Z is hunting for old digicams

Collage: TBS

July Uprising: The siege of BRAC University and the blackout that followed

Stepping back from reconstructing institutions in disarray 

Stepping back from reconstructing institutions in disarray 

Closing universities transformed a campus uprising into a nationwide movement that reached every corner of the country. Photo: REUTERS

The 48 hours that made 5 August inevitable

Across the Meghna River, piracy, extortion, and physical assault have become recurring occupational hazards for light vessel workers. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

The waterways that keep the economy moving, and the pirates who haunt them

HSC candidates stage a protest and block the road in front of the Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board on 14 July, demanding the resignation of the Education Minister. Photo: Rajib Dhar/File photo

HSC exam controversy: When policy missteps meet a culture of pressure politics

The principal motivation behind the development of Ventus was to serve the country’s marginalised and disadvantaged population. Photo: Courtesy

Ventus: Bangladeshi researchers’ innovation offers hope to ease ventilator shortage

A covert camera disguised as an electrical socket is sold openly at Dhaka market, along with other surveillance devices that are concealed inside everyday objects. Photos: TBS

Used covertly, sold openly: How a legal blindspot allows the unregulated sale of spy cams