Ashraful Haque

Despite Bangladesh having about 24,000 km of waterways, only a few hundred kilometres are covered by commercial launch services. Photo: Saad Abdullah
Panorama

Utilising waterways: When common home-goers show the way

Mushfiq Mobarak. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
Panorama

Meet the Yale professor who anchors his research in Bangladesh and scales up interventions globally

Illustration: TBS
Features

Approaching 30? Apparel industry no longer needs you

When defending a playground becomes a ‘crime’
Panorama

When defending a playground becomes a ‘crime’

he 35 MW plant has 1,37,520 solar panels and 12 central inverters – 3.125 MW each – to supply electricity to the national grid. Photo: Courtesy
Panorama

SPECTRA SOLAR PARK: New generation takes an interest in renewables

Envoy Textiles’ Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) has the capacity to purify 200 cubic-metre wastewater per hour and aims to reuse and release safe water back into the environment after removal of harmful chemicals. Photo: Salauddin Ahmed Paulash
Panorama

‘Buyers need to raise apparel prices for supply chain to become climate-neutral’

The government needs to continue subsidising both agriculture and non-agriculture sectors to keep inflation under control Photo: Mumit M
Interviews

‘The govt should have one-third of supply in own stock to ensure food security’

Absence of a proper public transport system is what has led to the mad rush for private vehicles in Bangladesh. Photo: TBS
Panorama

Do we really need more cars? 

Shajgoj co-founders Nazmul Sheikh, Sinthia Sharmin Islam and Milky Mahmud. Photo: Courtesy
Panorama

Shajgoj: The story of an 'engineer-turned-lipstick-seller'

Agritech startups have tried to introduce newer technologies, although these attempts have hardly seen any success due to low profitability in the sector. Photo: iPage
Panorama

The problem with agritech startups in Bangladesh

The ban on electric three-wheelers is loosely applied, with such vehicles still plying on many highways in the country. Photo: MumitM/TBS
Panorama

Easy bikes: We like them, we like them not

Green power for clean water
Environment

Green power for clean water 

Bangladesh needs to monitor transboundary air pollution: Jica
Environment

Bangladesh needs to monitor transboundary air pollution: Jica