Sadiqur Rahman | The Business Standard

The Kanchpur Bridge is never free of traffic. Emissions from the busy road contribute to air pollution. Photo: Rajib Dhar

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Where children attend school in masks all year round: Inside Gognogor and Simrail - two most polluted areas of Bangladesh

Illustration: TBS

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Can the Bangladesh economy afford trade in local currencies?

The open sitting space of Adda Bilash, one of the popular garden cafes at Keraniganj. PHOTOS: NOOR-A-ALAM

Food

Garden cafes of Keraniganj: A great new weekend getaway destination

The Nigerians have learnt Bangla so that they can bargain better with the sellers of the cloth market. They buy clothes in bulk and send them directly to Nigeria. Photos: TBS

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From Bangabazar to Nigeria: How undocumented Nigerians set up an RMG export business

Illustration: TBS

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‘Policy formulation by the implementing organisation does not produce an inclusive policy’

Mosharaf Hossain believes that programming is a crucial skill the students need to develop to cope with the fourth industrial revolution.
Photo: Noor-A-Alam

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A weekend school for future computer programmers

Black soldier fly is a cheap alternative protein source for animal feed that appears to have promising market potential. Photo: Saqlain Rizve

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Meet the ex-BCL leader taking a lead in black soldier fly farming

Deeply depressed and afraid of living in total darkness, the Noakhali-based housewife Rasheda desires nothing but to get her vision back. Photo: Noor-A-Alam

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Blind people need 25,000 corneas. Sandhani gets around 25

The rich natural habitat of Rajkandi reserve forest in Moulvibazar is under threat as the forest department has started turning the natural forest into a “woodlot” by planting fast-growing timber species, including exotic trees like acacia. Photo: TBS

Bangladesh

When Forest Dept turns natural forest into commercial woodlot

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Drought, flood, diesel and fertiliser: Are we heading towards food shortage?

Illustration: TBS

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What CEOs think about inflation

While the government has promised to form a separate pay scale for the teachers, it is yet to be realised. Photo: Mumit M

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'The ideal environment for education in classrooms does not exist anymore'

A sanctuary emerges to protect wildlife around Padma Bridge

Bangladesh

A sanctuary emerges to protect wildlife around Padma Bridge