Ariful Hasan Shuvo

A Dhaka-based journalist and researcher specialising in economic, current affairs, and development related analysis.

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Pursuit

Balancing motherhood and microbiology: How Marjana Akter became Bangladesh’s first UN Biosecurity Fellow

MPO-listed teachers across the country declared an indefinite work abstention from Monday, 13 October. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Panorama

Why are the valid demands of MPO-listed teachers hard to meet?

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Panorama

‘I have a meme for that’: Can this low-cost promotional tool replace traditional ads?

An Elastic City with a Skyline that Adapts and Evolves to Meet the Community’s Needs Photo: Courtesy
Habitat

Urban tune-up: Redesigning Dhaka’s rooftops as public spaces

Three young entrepreneurs from Chattogram founded the platform in 2022 to make things easier for both the candidates and the recruiters. Photo: Courtesy
Panorama

Shomvob: Bridging skill mismatch in the job market

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif embrace each other on the day they sign a defence agreement, in Riyadh on 17 September 2025. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

What the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia defence pact means for the world

The case of Jimmy Kimmel illustrates how even cultural critique and satire are now under siege in Trump’s America. Photo: Collected
Panorama

Politicising Kirk’s murder, Trump gags freedom of speech

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Panorama

How visa complications are affecting Bangladeshi students

In Bangladesh, coaching centres are no longer a mere option; they have become a must for students aiming for top universities. Photo: TBS
Panorama

How big is the admission coaching market in Bangladesh?

Inspired by an Urdu short story, Dilnawaz is a haunting fable of love, longing, and spiritual awakening. Photo: Courtesy
Splash

Dilnawaz: Embracing eternity through Sufi dance

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Pursuit

Bangladeshi-American Salman made it to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and more — here’s his secret sauce

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Panorama

Farzana Faruk Jhumu: Meet the first Bangladeshi climate change youth adviser to UN

The Shada Pathor area is now almost desolate, scarred and damaged. Photo: TBS
Panorama

How inter-party ‘consensus’ stripped Bholaganj of iconic white stones