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Caption: In Dhaka, piles of concrete blocks, pipes, and excavators placed haphazardly in open spaces are a common sight. Photo: Rajib Dhar

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As Dhaka’s skyline grows, so do the medical bills

The dust that settles on our floors is also settling in our lungs.

Illustration: TBS

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Cassettes, cards, and a contactless future: NFC’s expanding role in Bangladesh

With US sanctions on Syria set to ease, Lebanese politicians have intensified efforts to send Syrian refugees home. Photo: DW

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What does Syria's sanctions relief mean for Lebanon?

Despite longstanding hostility, Iran and the US could potentially cooperate on a joint nuclear venture that benefits both sides Photo: Bloomberg

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What if Iranians, Americans and Arabs made uranium together?

Hatitjheel’s water has turned black and emits a foul odour, causing significant public distress. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

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Blackened waters and foul stench: Why can't Rajuk control Hatirjheel pollution?

Illustration: TBS

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Performance discipline: The missing ingredient in our incentive policy

Illustration: TBS

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Tariff war ceasefire: Bangladesh must rethink its trade strategy

An old-fashioned telescope, also from an old ship, is displayed at a store at Chattogram’s Madam Bibir Hat area. PHOTO: TBS

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NO SCRAP LEFT BEHIND: How Bhatiari’s ship graveyard still furnishes homes across Bangladesh

Grass burns in an olive field after Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters during a Palestinian protest against Jewish settlements, near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Photo: Reuters

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‘Green colonialism’ and wildfires: Will the world acknowledge Israel’s ecocide in Palestine?

The Bangladesh-India border. Photo: Collected

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New tensions at the border: What India’s push-ins mean and why Bangladesh must act now

More than 100 trucks of pineapples are sold from Madhupur every day, each carrying 3,000 to 10,000 pineapples. Photo: TBS

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The bitter aftertaste of Madhupur's sweet pineapples

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 May, 2025. Photo: Reuters

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‘Trump’s visit will be historic if it means the beginning of the end to the Gaza war’

From allowing women to drive to letting them attend cultural events, Saudi Arabia has been taking the lead in social reforms. Photos: Reuters

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Progress in the Gulf: How Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE are embracing reforms to shape a liberal identity