Masum Billah

Ram Krishna Khatiwada, a former Commissioner at the Electricity Regulatory Commission of Nepal. Sketch: TBS
Panorama

Towards the BBIN energy framework: How far has the Bangladesh-Nepal energy deal come?

Babar Ali on the top of the world. Photo: Courtesy
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When Babar Ali came face-to-face with climate change during his Everest-Lhotse summit

Anil Pokhrel, Chief Executive of NDRRMA, wanted to build a single portal which can provide data on all incidents like forest fires, earthquakes, rainfall etc including loss and damage caused. Photo: Collected
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Why Bangladesh needs an integrated disaster information system like Nepal’s ‘Bipad Portal’

Lauti, a local canal that flows down to Khiru River, has pitch-black water with an oozing, horrid odour from the liquid waste of local factories. Photo: Mehedi Hasan.
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How Bhaluka factories are damaging rivers - from Khiru to Shitalakshya

Mohsin Ul Hakim, a senior journalist of Jamuna Television played a pivotal role in convincing the Sundarbans pirates to surrender. Photo: RAB
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How one journalist helped Sundarbans pirates mend their ways

Illustration: TBS
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No more duty-free cars for MPs? A step long overdue

The humidity in Bangladesh makes the heat worse - if the temperature is 38°C but the humidity is 90%, then the chances of heatstroke will become higher. Photo: Rajib Dhar
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What Bangladesh can learn from the Ahmedabad Heat Action Plan

A few months after Rafi’s death, Borsha Islam launched ‘Trek with Rafi’, a new group to make her own career in adventure tourism. Photo: Masum Billah
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Trekking past tragedy: In the bleeding embrace for eternity, he whispered her name

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

From missiles to microwaves and smartphones to the stock market, the chips enable everything. Bangladesh stands to benefit a lot by strengthening its semiconductor industry. Photo: Rajib Dhar
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A realistic look at Bangladesh's prospects in global semiconductor industry

Climate change adaptations like floating agriculture can help ensure food security in times of severe flood and waterlogging. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
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NAP Expo 2024: How far has climate change adaptation come?

From observing scores of successful taan samiti, one thing becomes clear: it is the transparent and flexible mechanism in place based on trust among participants (be it hotel employees, small-time traders, etc) which makes it work. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
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How community-based 'money clubs' empower the common man

While Rahul Gandhi’s claim of limiting the popular BJP below 150 seats seems like an improbable one, Modi’s claim to expect victory in 400 seats in a house of 543 parliamentary seats is also a farfetched one. Photos: Reuters
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2024 Indian elections: Will we see a repeat of 1984 or 2004?