Jahidur Rahman | The Business Standard

Murad Chowdhury sitting on salvaged pieces of cardboard among the rubble of cement and brick – the only remnants of a place he once called home. Photo: Ashraful Rafid/TBS

Bangladesh

The Harijan story: Children of god, forsaken forever?

A makeshift kitchen market at Rohingya Camp-1 East in Cox's Bazar. Photo: Brac

Rohingya Crisis

The metamorphosis of a crisis analysed

Workers are weaving Muslin sarees at the Dhakai Muslin House at Narayanganj's Tarabo. At the height of its fame, a yard of fable fabric of Dhaka once could fetch prices ranging from £50 to £400, equivalent to roughly £7,000 to £56,000 today, with even the best silk costing 26 times less. But in the face of British greed and brutality, the industry soon crumbled. Now, if sold, the muslin will again fetch a premium. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Bangladesh

The Muslin Miracle: A passion for revival