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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

The last of the Patros

The last of the Patros

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