Long Read

Long Read

The slum area is gradually extending towards the Gulshan Lake side by land reclamation and filling the waterbody with waste. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

The tale of Korail, a city inside a city

One of the biggest slums of Dhaka, Korail Bosti, sprawls over 90 acres with more than 50,000 inhabitants.

Dhaka Club – the colonial-era club has a strict dress code. Photos: Courtesy

The day some Dhaka Club members went to court to wear panjabi-pajama

March 2024: Anti-India sentiment builds, overtures made

March 2024: Anti-India sentiment builds, overtures made

February 2024: A new normal never experienced before post polls

February 2024: A new normal never experienced before post polls

January 2024: Death of democracy again

January 2024: Death of democracy again

December 2023: In the shadows of election, a PM is deified 

December 2023: In the shadows of election, a PM is deified 

November 2023: No opposition for ‘festival of democracy’ as country turns battleground for foreign powers

November 2023: No opposition for ‘festival of democracy’ as country turns battleground for foreign powers

October 2023: How Hasina's clampdown on BNP pushed it out of the picture

October 2023: How Hasina's clampdown on BNP pushed it out of the picture

Illustration: TBS

September 2023: In the crosshairs of US visa restrictions

Illustration: TBS

August 2023: An ominous calm before the coming storm

Illustration: TBS

July 2023: Hasina’s same old formula to crush opposition as diplomatic pressure mounts, UN-run polls demanded

June 2023: Calls for solution to political impasse grow louder; St Martin comes under limelight

June 2023: Calls for solution to political impasse grow louder; St Martin comes under limelight

Hasina’s Playbook: The prelude

Hasina’s Playbook: The prelude