Friday feature

BUET Professor Md Ehsan stands beside his newly designed autorickshaw—just 3.2 metres long and 1.5 metres wide—built for two passengers to ensure greater stability and prevent tipping. With a safety-focused top speed of 30 km/h, the vehicle can be produced at an estimated cost of Tk1.5 lakh. Photo: Junayet Rashel
Features

Buet’s smart fix for Dhaka's autorickshaws

The result was a safer battery-run autorickshaw, made entirely in Bangladesh

Photo: TBS
Features

Dhaka's barbershops: Evolution from bowl-cut to Ronaldo fade

Aminul Islam stands before one of his meticulously crafted Nakshi Kantha, a centuries-old Bengali embroidery tradition. Sold through social media and retailers like Aarong, each of Aminul’s Nakshi Kanthas can take over a year to make and may be priced above Tk1 lakh. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Aminul’s defiant path to Nakshi Kantha mastery

Photo: Collected
Features

From dance hall to hotel to hospital: The story of Hotel Shahbagh

A farmer takes a break from harvesting to drink water amid the ongoing scorcher across the country. With temperatures soaring, many farmers are opting to work at night to avoid the intense sun. Those working during the day are staying hydrated with plenty of water, lemonade, and saline to endure the heat. The photo was taken recently from a paddy field in Bhaluka, Mymensingh. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Agriculture

Unbearable heat, venomous snakes: The long April for farmers

Microgreens are young vegetable seedlings that are approximately 1-3 inches tall. Photo: Courtesy
Features

Tushar's microgreens: Superfood of the future!

Craftsmen put finishing touches on dug out canoes called ‘Donga’ made from taal gachh or Asian palmyra palm trees as potential buyers check out their works at a market in Narail. The largest ‘Dongar Haat’ or weekly market in the district gathers at Tularampur market under sadar upazila every Monday and Friday. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Sushmita Chakraborty Mishu
Features

Narail's 'donga market': Where businesses thrive on canoes

Representational illustration of a lamp post/Collected
Features

Kerosene lamp posts of Thataribazar still standing with thousand memories

Shafat and Shikha find serenity under a waterfall during their travels. Photo: Courtesy
Features

A couple's tale travelling through Bangladesh's 64 districts

Inside the social media blessing of restaurant business
Features

Inside the social media blessing of restaurant business