Built on inequality
At dawn, the brick kilns wake up, so do the women. Jamila Begum, Bulbuli Begum and...
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06 Jan 2026
Lost in the fog
Every winter, fog descends on Bangladesh. It comes quietly with the season. At dawn, rivers disappear,...
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02 Jan 2026
Where half the road vanishes
Mirpur Road at Mirpur 13 is supposed to move people forward. Instead, it stands still. Near...
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24 Dec 2025
Fitness without facilities
Dhaka is home to more than 30 million people. Yet for most, exercising outdoors feels like...
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23 Dec 2025
Banani Skatepark in peril
In Banani, children once filled the air with laughter. Skateboards clattered on smooth concrete. The park...
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21 Dec 2025
Garbage piles choke Narayanganj
For days now, Narayanganj’s streets have been living with a bitter contradiction. The drains are being...
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19 Dec 2025
Mitford’s chemical time bomb
In the heart of Old Dhaka, life moves too fast. Narrow lanes, packed shops and endless...
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18 Dec 2025
National stadium in decline
National Stadium, Dhaka, stands tall in name and history at the heart of the city. It...
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17 Dec 2025
Heroes who changed the horizon
1971 was not fought only on battlefields. It was fought in voices, verses, frames and sketches....
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16 Dec 2025
Childhood in a dump
In Halishahar, a dense neighbourhood in the port city of Chattogram, childhood looks very different from...
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12 Dec 2025