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The last of the Patros

The last of the Patros

The ethnic minority community called Patro or Laleng, who once reportedly inhabited the entirety of the current Sylhet metropolitan area, are now on the verge of extinction with a population of...

The Metro Rail passing through Mirpur has made the commute a breath of fresh air for many. Photo: Olid Ebna Shah

Rise of Mirpur

Between life and death: Do you think about organ donation?

Between life and death: Do you think about organ donation?

Representational image of students participating in university admission tests. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS

Woes of university admission seekers amid political strife

Of 53,685 hectares of arable land in the Bhabodah area, 28,882 hectares were affected by waterlogging. Photo: Mumit M

3 decades on, a man-made waterlogging crisis lingers in Bhabadaha

Song of the farmers as boro begins

Song of the farmers as boro begins

Zee5 gone. How feasible is Bangladesh's OTT industry? 

Zee5 gone. How feasible is Bangladesh's OTT industry? 

Graphics: TBS

The rise of the 'influencer' market in Bangladesh

World population hits 8 billion: Not enough young, skilled people in an overpopulated world

World population hits 8 billion: Not enough young, skilled people in an overpopulated world

Olid Ebna Shah

Dhaka New Market: A walk down memory lane of a 70-year-old shopping mall

TBS Illustration

The enduring love of things Soviet 

A Russian army service member fires a howitzer during drills at the Kuzminsky range in the southern Rostov region, Russia January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov/File Photo

3 months of Ukraine war : Miscalculations, resistance and redirected focus

A long goodbye to the girl from Bikrampur

A long goodbye to the girl from Bikrampur