Masum Billah

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
Panorama

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
Panorama

2024 Indian elections: Will we see a repeat of 1984 or 2004?

‘Sundarbaner Durdhorso Dossuder Rupantorer Golpo’
Panorama

How the Sundarbans pirates changed their way 

Two volunteers of Red Crescent help an elderly woman get to the Rajshahi-bound train with a wheelchair on Saturday, 6 April 2024. Red Crescent volunteers in the Kamalapur Railway Station and nearby areas worked from 4 April to 7 April — days which faced a peak rush of homebound passengers due to the Eid vacation. Photos: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

How Red Crescent volunteers eased the suffering of homebound people

Illustration: TBS
Panorama

What is HS Code and why are businesses not happy with it?

There are many spectacular buildings at Hasankandi village in Madaripur, all owned by the migrants. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Panorama

How 'Italy fever' burns and builds Madaripur

In a bid to provide coastal people with desalinated water, 83 RO plants have been installed across five coastal districts ~ ‘Bagerhat, Barguna, Khulna, Patuakhali and Satkhira. Photo: TBS.
Panorama

Water solution: How sustainable are the Reverse Osmosis plants in Bangladesh’s salty coast?

Ever since Purbachal expressway was inaugurated last November, it has become a popular tourist spot. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Panorama

Dhaka's 300 feet of madness

Like the capital’s Dhanmondi, Gulshan and Banani areas, Khilgaon also has high-rise buildings or towers with restaurants on every floor. At one of these buildings, we found the way to the stairs blocked by a huge generator. PHOTOS: MEHEDI HASAN
Panorama

Waiting on a fire? Inside the restaurant cluster in Khilgaon

Representational image of US dollars and a clock. Photo: Collected
Supplement

What is the lifespan of paper money? 

The death traps lurking behind the fancy facade of Gulshan-Banani eateries 
Panorama

The death traps lurking behind the fancy facade of Gulshan-Banani eateries 

Unlike Dhaka city, fire drills or training are very common in the industrial areas in Ashulia. Photos: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

Are corporate offices conducting enough fire drills?

The Shalban of North Bengal turned out to be a suitable habitat for Nilgais. Maintenance of the area can ensure that Nilgais continue to breed successfully here. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Earth

Can Nilgais walk through Bangladesh’s forests again?