Long Read

Long Read

In the 1930s, actors began appearing as models, making advertisements more appealing. Prior commercials were less sophisticated. Photos: Collected

From Swadeshi Movement to Metrorail cabins: Our advertising through the ages

Ads are everywhere, you can’t take a step without seeing ads for one thing or the other. But how did we get here?

There is a lake in the middle of the complex but it resembles a dirty swamp. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Another concrete jungle in the name of 'garden city'

Depending on the extent of the injury (physical or mental), it took some people years to recover. Photos: Syed Zakir Hossain

Triumph over terror: How Bangladesh came together to end acid violence

Wide, well-paved roads stretch out like ribbons in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, flanked by a medley of beautiful buildings. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

How Sher-E-Bangla Nagar developed into an actual 'city'

Segunbagicha, which was once like a nifty mofussil town, has now evolved into a bustling centre of government, private offices and courts. Photo: Syed Zakir Hussain

Segunbagicha: From Dhaka’s cultural capital to a commercial centre

Illustration: TBS

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

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

Illustration: TBS

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