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Long Read

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May 2023: How US visa policy emerged as game changer in confrontational politics

It was an unprecedented year full of events turning Bangladesh into a proxy battleground of global superpowers. The deep division between the US-led Western power blocks and China, Russia and India...

A few months after Rafi’s death, Borsha Islam launched ‘Trek with Rafi’, a new group to make her own career in adventure tourism. Photo: Masum Billah

Trekking past tragedy: In the bleeding embrace for eternity, he whispered her name

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Into the maze of Gen Z minds in Bangladesh

Kaiputras: The pig herders' song

Kaiputras: The pig herders' song

Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Why are rickshaw hoods in Dhaka getting narrower?

Due to the presence of schools, coaching centres and restaurants in the area, the new demographic at these galleries is notably younger, adding a vibrant and youthful energy to the area's cultural scene. Photo: Saqlain Rizve

From Dhanmondi to Lalmatia Block D: Dhaka’s new cultural canvas

There are many spectacular buildings at Hasankandi village in Madaripur, all owned by the migrants. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

How 'Italy fever' burns and builds Madaripur

Asha holds a childhood picture of herself while exploring the Old Railway Station in Dolkhola, Khulna, where she was found by someone named Dolly Mondol. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Looking for answers: Two Scandinavian women search for their roots in Bangladesh

While the owners of these houses live abroad and come for a visit for a few days every year, the homes remain vacant throughout the rest of the time. This photo was taken in Mahini village, located in Cumilla’s Nangalkot upazila, yesterday. Photo: Rajib Dhar

How expats' money reshaping lives in villages

The tale of Sowari Ghat fish market: Oldest, legendary and in decline. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

The tale of Sowari Ghat fish market: Oldest, legendary and in decline

The unimaginable opportunity to work with scientists from around the world and do research was like a dream come true for Showmitra. Photo: Showmitra Chowdhury

Antarctica through the eyes of a Bangladeshi scientist

Even some of his well-wishers often try to dissuade him from this “wild goose chase.” But TV journalist Shakil Hasan remains steadfast. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

A lone journalist's struggle to bring his attackers to justice

Entrepreneur Ismail Hossain Sabu (R) checks a garment product with a colleague at his small factory in Kochasahar union under Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha. With the installation of loom machines, some 20,000 homes in this area have been converted into mini-factories. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar

How 20,000 homes in North turn into mini-factories