Analysis

Mohammed Hafiz Uddin. TBS sketch
Analysis

Time for reform in Bangladesh’s state-owned enterprises

Investors know how difficult it would be to build companies such as the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh, Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution or Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd out of private...

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman addresses army officers as part of the regular activities at the Helmet Auditorium in the Army headquarters in Dhaka on 3 August. Photo: ISPR
Panorama

More details emerge of the last minutes

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

How our freedom was fettered

Sheikh Hasina. File Photo: Collected
Analysis

Hubris: How Hasina made one-third of constitution unamendable

Hasina used the police to crush all sorts of protests by using excessive force. Photo: Rajib Dhar
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How power-hungry Hasina and cohorts made the police a ‘monster’

Sketch: TBS
Analysis

For whom the ADP spends

Young people are donning funny masks, Batman's mask, Winnie the Pooh’s mascot etc, while performing traffic duties and guarding their areas. Photo: Collected
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The power of humour, art in mass uprising

Sketches: TBS
Panorama

Can we say goodbye to politics of imagery?

The EC, a vital institution constitutionally responsible for ensuring free, fair and impartial elections, miserably failed to deliver on duties and failed the people. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
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Election system trampled. What needs to be done now

TBS Sketch
Analysis

Joy: Hilarious constitutional expert on the block

Locals staying guard on a street in Jafrabad area at around 3:00am in Dhaka on 8 August. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Living in chaos and utter vacuum

U.S. President Joe Biden embraces Paul Whelan, who was released from detention in Russia, upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., August 1, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Analysis

Prisoner swap a legacy boost for Biden but critics see risks

Data show that Indian Americans have historically been disproportionately elected to important government positions. Vice President Kamala Harris, who is poised to become the presidential nominee for the Democrats, is one of them. Photo: Reuters.
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The rise and rise of Indian Americans in US politics