Spondon Tahsan

Spondon Tahsan is a Dhaka-based journalist and author. His work often explores the intersection of technology, culture, and socioeconomic shifts in Bangladesh.

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Splash

The buildings talk on their own’: In conversation with Niklaus Graber

After decades mastering a single craft, few alternative professions remain for the tatis. Photos: TBS
Panorama

‘It ends with us’: The last tantis of Tangail

Can Bangladesh afford a ‘cultural debate’ on child marriage?
Analysis

Can Bangladesh afford a ‘cultural debate’ on child marriage?

Graphics: TBS
Panorama

Missed opportunity: Why vocational training fails in Bangladesh

The three-domed mosque sits in the garden of Musa Khan, embedded within a dense institutional fabric.
Habitat

Musa Khan’s Mosque: A Mughal monument in the shadow of Curzon Hall

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Splash

Café de Volte cooks up a new flavour for Dhaka Theatre 

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Supplement

25 March: The night Bangladesh lost its fear

Garo community members fought alongside Bangali freedom fighters despite differences in language and identity, driven by the same immediate reality of violence and displacement. Photo: Collected
Panorama

When Garo freedom fighters took up arms against Pakistan

Vehicles queue on the Dhaka–Tangail highway on 10 February as hundreds of thousands of workers return home to vote. Photo: TBS
Panorama

The long night: When election eve feels like 'chand raat'

As entry-level salaries in the formal sector stagnate, more people are leaving salaried work and turning to rickshaw driving. But are there enough passengers? Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Panorama

Too many rickshaws, too few passengers

A modest two-bedroom apartment typically costs close to Tk40 lakh even at relatively cheaper and poorly serviced areas in Dhaka. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain 
Panorama

Why Dhaka’s workforce can no longer afford an apartment

Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Splash

A Rolls-Royce and a lens: Rupert Grey’s 30-year tribute to Bangladesh

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

Why judging Bangladesh by its IQ score is misleading