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Now it finally has a use. Photo: Bloomberg

Crypto finally has a reason to exist

The future of cryptocurrency may well depend on the future of decentralized finance, which is uncertain but growing

Faruque Hassan. Illustration: TBS

‘Due to second wave, the RMG buyers are maintaining a go slow approach’

Out of the world’s 310 kinds of pigeons, Bangladeshi markets sell around a hundred varieties. Photo: Noor-A-Alam

When the passion for pigeon translates to livelihood

How AI could be used to design tax policies

How AI could be used to design tax policies

A protester with her mouth covered with a tape takes part in a demonstration against a Spanish court which sentenced five of six men accused of gang-raping a 14-year-old girl outside the Justice Ministry in Madrid on 4 November, 2019. Reuters

People want free speech—for themselves

Dr Tasnim Jara: A vaccine luminary and a modern knowledge preacher

Dr Tasnim Jara: A vaccine luminary and a modern knowledge preacher

Economists’ crystal ball is anything but clear. Photo: Bloomberg

Economists don't know everything about the economy

No list of money launderers. Really?

No list of money launderers. Really?

Dr Iftekharuzzaman, Executive Director, Transparency International Bangladesh. Sketch: TBS

‘Money laundering goes on because of a lack of political will’

Cyberwarfare: When a virtual war threatens greater damage

Cyberwarfare: When a virtual war threatens greater damage

Seaweed harvesting in the Bakkhali river. Photo: Khairul Alam Sobuj/BFRI

Seaweed has great potential, but no investors

Caption: Tiger population in the Bangladesh part of Sundarbans was 440 in 2004, which came down to 114 in recent years, mainly because of poaching. Photo/Collected

Sundarbans’ pirates are gone, but tiger poachers remain

If alien civilizations exist, the chances of making contact, however remote, are probably growing faster than ever

We need a plan if we find out we're not alone