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This year Bangla Academy decided to organise an open book fair which began on 18 March and ended on 12 April. Photo: Salahuddinn Ahmed.

The book fair was a disaster. Could a digital fair save the publishers?

File photo of Maria Conceicao posing with the underprivileged children of Korail slum. Photo: Courtesy

A Portuguese woman’s fight to provide education to Dhaka’s slum children

‘Corona Tale’. Photo: Courtesy

Corona Tale: A family’s perspective of the pandemic

Will crowdfunding take off in Bangladesh? Oporajoy says ‘Yes’

Will crowdfunding take off in Bangladesh? Oporajoy says ‘Yes’

On February 1, the Myanmar military seized the power and mass protests have been taking place across the country since then. Photo: Reuters

Myanmar Protests: History repeats itself; first as tragedy, second as…

Ferrying the light of education at Tk 20 per day

Ferrying the light of education at Tk 20 per day

The art supply market is expanding in Bangladesh. Photo: Noor-A-Alam

The colourful world of Dhaka’s art supply business

Tarupallab president Selina Hossain among others in one of its 35 ‘Gach Dekha, Gach Chena’ programmes. Photo: Courtesy

Tarupallab: A group of enthusiasts promoting knowledge of trees

Spiral stairs to reach the classroom above. Photo: Counter Foto

Counter Foto: An oasis designed by a photographer

Books for competitive exam preparation can be very expensive. And it's not just one or two, if you are serious about exams, you need to buy quite a few of them.

BCS exam studies: 5 ways to prepare online

Digital learning. TBS Illustration.

Bangladesh Digital School: Where learning is about becoming a better human being

Photo: NOOR-A-ALAM

The death merchants of the capital: Adorning the last journey

The programme takes in around 15 to 20 underprivileged students every year and grooms them for undergraduate studies at the university. Photo: Courtesy

Women Empowerment

RMG worker Sadeka is applying to Cambridge, and ‘Pathways for Promise’ brought her here