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Bangladesh's Indie filmmakers look for a new home in YouTube

Bangladesh's Indie filmmakers look for a new home in YouTube

As festivals falter and theatres thin out, a new generation of Bangladeshi filmmakers look to skip the traditional route altogether — building audiences, and careers, straight from YouTube

Beyond outsourcing: How Betopia Group is anchoring Bangladesh's leap into Asia's leading AI economy

Beyond outsourcing: How Betopia Group is anchoring Bangladesh's leap into Asia's leading AI economy

Soaring NPLs: Who will stem the tide?

Soaring NPLs: Who will stem the tide?

The hospital has 400 beds, about 70% of them non-paying. Photos: Asma Sultana Prova

The families living through the toll of a loved one’s mental illness

The political maps we overlay on the Teesta River’s body, photographed here in Sikkim, are fictions she can dissolve in an hour. Photo: Indrajit Das via Wikipedia

The river will outlive maps: Teesta’s journey through geopolitics, myth and memory

All of the paramilitary groups that Iran supports in the Middle East now have drones of their own. Photo: Iranian Supreme Leader’s Office

How drones transformed Iran’s relationships with its proxies

The Bangladeshi freelancers quietly training the world's AI

The Bangladeshi freelancers quietly training the world's AI

Bikers say the growing number of rides and users has not necessarily translated into higher earnings. Photo: TBS

Ride-sharing bikers find freedom on two wheels, but survive on thin margins

Sketch: TBS

At 250, the US is at a crossroads at home and abroad

Illustration: TBS

Deshi Cupid: In the age of dating apps, Ghotoks go digital for Bangladeshi marriage aspirants

TBS Illustration

FY27 budget marks a strategic shift towards energy security

Visual: TBS

The business of beauty: Botox, fillers, and the rise of aesthetic medicine in Dhaka

A tale of 'kings parties': How are they now?

A tale of 'kings parties': How are they now?