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How long must a person be missing to be legally declared missing?

On 18 December, the Advisory Council chaired by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus approved the 'Disappearance Prevention and Remedy Ordinance, 2025', a strong legal framework providing legal...

Government failure and police silence: Who will stop the mob?

Government failure and police silence: Who will stop the mob?

Illustration: TBS

Artificial intelligence and financial stability: A revisit to the central bank role

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Why EU diplomacy, not delayed graduation, is key for Bangladesh's apparel future

Photo: Gleams

Inside today’s bridal showers: Dresses, styling and the details that matter

As polls near, can Bangladesh weather the AI-misinformation storm?

As polls near, can Bangladesh weather the AI-misinformation storm?

The attack on Chhayanaut left their classrooms, offices, and the library extensively damaged. Photo: Srejan Ghanta/TBS

Chhayanaut: Damaged beyond brick and mortar

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Where is Bangladesh–India relations heading?

In a new era of individualised entertainment, where proximity no longer guarantees connection, and people grow more distant every day. Photo: Collected

From living rooms to isolated screens: How algorithmic entertainment is making us lonelier

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Doomscrolling: The habit that steals your time and how to break free

A teacher guides students at the coastal public library housed in a small room of a cyclone shelter in the Bali Bazar area, 17 kilometres from Chattogram. Established in 2010 as a modest experimental initiative, the library gained momentum in 2017 with the construction of a new building on its own land. Photo: TBS

Coastal Public Library: A 16-year journey through storms on the Chattogram coast

Swapnotori cruises along Cox’s Bazar beach, travelling through the Bakkhali River into the Bay of Bengal estuary. Operating twice daily, the journey unfolds mangroves, Sonadia Island, wind farms, beach landmarks, dry fish markets, and the sea-facing airport runway under construction. Photo: Courtesy

Sea, sun, and serenity: Explore Cox's Bazar more, sail on 'Swapnotori'

Representational photo of when Soviet ambassador Yakov Malik cast a veto at the UN Security Council in December 1971, blocking a US-backed ceasefire resolution aimed at preserving a united Pakistan and halting the liberation of Bangladesh. Photo: UN

1971: A veto, a new world order and the bloody birth of Bangladesh