Kamrun Naher

Tipu Sultan is no ordinary hawker; he is a writer who has published two books and a series of maps. Photo: Abrar Faiyaz Niloy
Panorama

The floating salespersons of the moving city 

Most SME entrepreneurs live in rural areas; but unfortunately, banks do not have enough branches in those areas. Photo: Mumit M
Panorama

CMSMEs have much better repayment records than big borrowers. Then why don’t banks lend to them?

Photo: Collected
Supplement

The green land of Bangladesh painted red with blood

The Gurdwara Nanak Shahi in the Dhaka University area is considered to be the oldest gurdwara in Bangladesh. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
Panorama

Of Kara, kirpan and kesh: The 500-year-old Sikh community of Bangladesh

A rainwater harvesitng plant in Munshiganj union of Shyamnagar upazila in Satkhira — an area with prolonged crises of safe water — has contributed to change WASH (Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) behaviour in the area. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Rainwater harvesting a blessing for areas with severe water crisis

Customers too can make mistakes sometimes. But it is important for restaurant staff to have respectful dialogue with customers. Photo: Noor-a-alam
Panorama

Is the customer always right? No, but…

The open-to-sky bridge diagonally leads to the double-height open courtyard in the middle of the complex. Photo: Maruf Raihan
Habitat

Institute of Architects Bangladesh: An oasis for Bangladeshi architects

Baby zebras at the National Zoo. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Panorama

‘The Gazipur Safari Park’s operation should be stopped for the time being’ 

Proposed coordinated complex of public library and national museum at Shahbag. Photo: Courtesy
Habitat

National Public Library and the National Museum renovation: A bold vision for the future

Good handwriting does not only mean writing picture-perfect print-like letters, it has certain morphology as well. Photo : Noor-A-Alam/TBS
Panorama

Who still needs to learn handwriting in the digital era?

Photo Caption 1: Deshal was relaunched in a new avatar on 1 February through a new outlet at Banani. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
Panorama

Deshal’s impressive new makeover

‘The banks consider the SMEs as a failure with low profitability and a high risk of default’
Panorama

‘The banks consider the SMEs as a failure with low profitability and a high risk of default’

Tanzim Alamgir. Illustration: TBS
Panorama

‘Individual investors should be mandated to invest a certain percentage in bonds’