In case you missed it

In case you missed it

Rupnagar Canal in 2005 (left) and 2022 (right), showing how dense settlement has narrowed Dhaka’s waterways. Photos: Syed Zakir Hossain.

Dhaka: A city that built over its canals is now drowning in rain

Dhaka’s flooding crisis tells the story of a city that dismantled its own defences against rain

Collage: TBS

July Uprising: The siege of BRAC University and the blackout that followed

Ethics and moral education sessions are regularly conducted, alongside discussions on self-love, self-respect, self-esteem, confidence, tolerance, and empathy. Photos: Courtesy

The schools that come to the students 

Illustration: TBS

Ceasefires, broken promises: The uncertain road forward from US-Iran hostility

Argentina’s World Cup-winning squad travels through Buenos Aires during a victory bus parade attended by millions of fans on 20 December 2022. Photo: Collected

How defending the crown might be an uphill battle for Argentina

The Malaysian dream sank in the Andaman: Poverty and uncertainty grip those left behind

The Malaysian dream sank in the Andaman: Poverty and uncertainty grip those left behind

What they are collecting is coal sludge: fine fragments of coal that are washed out of the mining process and carried through the drainage channel as waste. The mine has no use for it. Photo: Hasan Jamilur Rahman Saikat/TBS

The women surviving in the shadow of Bangladesh's biggest coal project

A fisherman arrives ashore near a ship recycling yard in Sitakunda. Photo: Monowar Maruf Nafis

As shipbreaking reforms, Sitakunda’s Jaladas return to the sea

The world cup is a global stage for investment, diplomacy and national image. Photo: REUTERS

The World Cup Is Never Just Football: Mega-events as instruments of geopolitical power

Illustartion: TBS

Should media replace journalists and artists with AI

A cat perches on its owner's shoulder. Photo: Courtesy

How pet ownership got easier for urban Bangladesh

The rape and murder we condemn today: Are we ready to prevent the next one?

The rape and murder we condemn today: Are we ready to prevent the next one?

Chinese vloggers line the narrow streets of Techpara, filming for hours with iPhones fitted with cooling fans. Photos: Mehedi Hasan

What are Uttara's Chinese vloggers up to?