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In recent times, Tasnuva Anan Shishir made history by presenting a news bulletin on Boishakhi TV for the first time as a trans woman in Bangladesh. Photo: Collected.

Transgender rights: Progress made, but still a long way to go

The Liberation War Museum stands as an architectural facet and is likely to remain so for years to come Photo: TBS

The Liberation War Museum: An architectural edifice

Youthop: A Bangladeshi platform designed to discover global opportunities

Youthop: A Bangladeshi platform designed to discover global opportunities

Making jewelleries is like a household chore in this village. Photo: Noor A Alam

Gohona gram: The last holdout of our jewellery artisans

Photo: Noor-A-Alam

PBS: A book store braves the pandemic

The ambulance provides service to the residents of Patuakhali char area. Photo: Courtesy

IDLC saving lives with the boat ambulance

Shyamnagar residents have to pay Tk0.5 per litre to buy water because of the scarcity of fresh water. Photo: NOOR-A-ALAM

Salinity in water takes a toll on women’s health in coastal areas

Pottery artist Sushanta kumar Pal at work. Photo: Nafiz Wahid Dip

The last of the Kumars

Dhaka kababs.Photos: Noor-A-Alam

5 best Kabab places in Dhaka

YY Ventures: An Obama scholar’s passion to drive social change

YY Ventures: An Obama scholar’s passion to drive social change

Although a relic of the past, people are still seen bathing with dhopkol water. Photo: Nafiz Wahid Dip

The ‘dhopkols’ of Rajshahi

Sadit-Uz-Zaman painting on a teabag. Photo: Nafiz Wahid Dip

When teabags become canvases

The Birulia Zamindar Bari was bought by Rajnikant Ghosh, the forefather of the current owner of this house. Photo: Noor-A-Alam

Into the ‘island’ of vintage buildings