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Free skies and open playgrounds, that's what our children need. Photo: Md. Enamul Kabir
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No place to play

Taking away the playgrounds in a modern urbanised Bangladesh will only produce self-absorbed and zombified youth who are frail in body and mind. Is this the ideal nation we fought to realise?

Engulfed in a tornado of angry giant bees, Durga Gharti (30) risks his life to collect the precious spring ‘red honey’, famous for its medicinal, aphrodisiac and hallucinogenic properties. Photo: Mauro De Bettio
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Mad Honey: Nepal’s famous honey that makes people hallucinate

An Aerial view of Colombos cityscape. Photo: Abir Abdullah
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An odyssey in Sri Lanka

After a two-year hiatus, jubilant crowds filled the streets again to celebrate the Bangla New Year. Photo: Joy Saha
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The return of celebration

The city of the dead used to house only corpses dating back to the 7th century. Established as an Arabic cemetery during the conquest of Egypt, the necropolis has turned into one of Egypt’s worst slums where the dead and living coexist in a morbid neighbourliness.
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The city of the dead

Eva with her family. Photo: Joya Korem
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An angel sent in the guise of a daughter

Parul's story has a happy ending thanks to the Layer chicken farming.jpg
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Smiles of rural women for a sustainable tomorrow

The making of jute. Photo: Din Muhammad Shibly
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The fibres of gold

Black-headed Bunting. It is found in open grassland habitats where they fly in flocks in search of grains and seed. Photo: Mohiul Islam
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Small wonders: The migratory birds that come to visit Dhaka

The soloist. Photo: Daniel Castonguay
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Quotidian Life

The vivid colours and design of the ever-beautiful rickshaw art have changed the ambience of TSC. Photo: Saqlain Rizve
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Rickshaw painting and a cup of tea at TSC

Be your own saviour. Photo: Farhana Fara
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Unravelling the puzzle

New Market. Photo: Peter Bialobrzeski
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Dhaka diary