Rehnuma Shahreen

Poverty surged to 27.93% in 2025, up from 18.7% in 2022. Photos: Mehedi Hasan
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Inflation has eased. So, why does the informal economy keep bleeding?

Photos posted on social media by volunteer Bangladeshi soldiers in the Russian military boast the camaraderie, promises of money and citizenship that keep them motivated. Photos: Collected
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Soldiers of misfortune: Vlogging, imprisonment and deaths of Bangladeshis in the Russia-Ukraine war

Illustration: TBS
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Digital afterlife: What happens to your data after you die?

Illustration:TBS
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The ‘dream job’ is dead. Is society ready to accept alternative careers?

Sketch: TBS
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Ritwik Ghatak at 100: The cloud-capped star of Bangla cinema

Photo: Mehedi Hasan
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Notun Kuri returns with bits of nostalgia and lots of expectations

Korail spreads across about 99 acres of land, tucked under wards 19 and 20 of the Dhaka North. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
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Korail: A community that dreams, dares and does

Photo: Mehedi Hasan
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Seeking Sacred Beauty: The devotional art of Malay Bala

Caption: For over four centuries, the Jalali family has tended to the Aquilaria trees, from which comes agarwood, the rarest and most expensive perfume ingredient in the world; often more expensive than gold. Graphic: TBS
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Perfume: The story of Sylhet’s oud harvesters

Rows of drying clothes flutter in the wind on the banks of Buriganga, each carrying a trace of the day’s labour. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
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Rinse and repeat: Inside the ecosystem of Dhaka's laundry business

The ‘Adopt A Road’ programme is a public-private partnership initiative where residents or organisations would literally adopt a road for a tenure, cover its cleaning, supervision, and even community policing. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
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Adopt A Road: How civic ownership helps Gulshan residents keep streets clean, commuter-friendly