Sadiqur Rahman

Ariba with her parents in Indonesia. The little girl, who is now eight years old, has visited 12 districts of Bangladesh and two countries. Photo: Courtesy
Explorer

How to make travelling with a toddler fun

Many of the inedible items which end up as food waste could be processed for consumption as it is done in many developed countries. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

Reducing waste is a must to protect people’s right to food security

Kazi Ali Imam, former Commandant of Marine Academy. Illustration: TBS
Panorama

'Negotiation is the primary option if pirates seize control of a ship'

Pollution directly inked to the continuous streams of wastewater into the river, either the form of sewage or industrial effluents, has been a persistent mater of concern for the Buriganga. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

With tanneries gone, what still ails the Buriganga

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Panorama

Bangladesh finally has an offshore banking law. But it's nothing to write home about

The Kallyanpur Pora (burnt) Basti is called such because a fire had gutted the slum, partially or completely, eight to 10 times in the last 30 years. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Panorama

What about the right to housing of Dhaka's poor?

Restaurant management barricades stairway top to prevent rooftop access for unsocial activities at 25/3 Tajmahal Road in Mohammadpur, housing Indian Spicy and The Munch Station. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Bangladesh

Fire risk: How safe Mohammadpur eateries are?

The Bailey Road commercial building lacked a proper fire escape design. It had only one stairwell with multiple restaurants. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Panorama

Why 'structured killing' happens in disguise of fire accidents

Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Supplement

The role of multilateral agencies in Bangladesh's agriculture

Smooth supply of agricultural inputs, fair prices of outputs, improved credit facilities and marketing of produce were inscribed in the National Agriculture Policy in 1999. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Supplement

The milestone policies behind Bangladesh’s agricultural expansion

Public health experts have criticised the measures for being focused mainly on revenue collection rather than anti-tobacco health campaigns. Photo: TBS
Panorama

How far do taxes counter tobacco use in Bangladesh?

In Bangladesh, the camaign for nutrient-rich and non-toxic food gained momentum during the Covid-19 pandemic when several entrepreneurs pioneered sales of immunity-boosting food through Facebook commerce (F-commerce). Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Panorama

'Safe food' haat props up in urban Dhaka

Although males (59.9%) dominated among the hospitalised dengue patients last year, the fatality rate for females stood at 57.2% underscoring how the healthcare system fails to serve women from low-income households. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Panorama

Dhaka women suffer more when climate change worsens the dengue situation