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Battery-run autorickshaws employ around 1.16 million pullers nationwide, and they need no employer, no training and no factory. Photo: Saqlain Rizve

Why learn new skills when the battery rickshaw pays today?

It may be tempting to call the use of battery rickshaws technological progress with a positive effect on employment. But a safety valve is not a career

Illustration: TBS

Digital identity is becoming the infrastructure of governance

As one of the 2026 World Water Challenge finalists, Zabeer was assessed on feasibility, sustainability, originality and impact before presenting his project to an international expert panel. Photo: Courtesy

UrbanSentinel: Nervous system for an urban water network

Chattogram Port is a vital gateway to global trade, with digitalisation and expanded capacity set to improve efficiency. Photo: TBS

How can Bangladesh rebuild its investment story?

Illustration: TBS

Why talent alone doesn’t build great teams

A feast without meat: Vegetarian delights for Durga Puja 

A feast without meat: Vegetarian delights for Durga Puja 

A glimpse of Gulistan, where Dhaka’s footpaths, meant for pedestrians, have become workplaces for thousands of people. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Hawker eviction in Dhaka: Solving a scalpel problem with bulldozers

Illustration: TBS

Houthis: The high-altitude insurgency that took the Middle East by storm

How effective will quarterly monetary policy reviews be 

How effective will quarterly monetary policy reviews be 

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Why Bangladesh's murder statistics hide more than they reveal

Participants of a dissemination workshop on whey water utilisation in Bangladesh, organised by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition.

‘Whey water is a by-product, not waste’

Fishermen catch fish at the shores of Bay of Bengal at Dublar Char in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh. Photo: Reuters

Bay of Bengal: Bangladesh won the legal battle twice. Why can’t it cash it in?

Before the city wakes, elderly Dhaka residents gather at Dhaka’s parks for their morning yoga, exercise and daily dose of companionship. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

For Dhaka's elderly, the morning is more than exercise