Spondon Tahsan

Spondon Tahsan is a Dhaka-based journalist and author. His work heavily explores deeply rooted socio-economic shifts, cultural issues, climate challenges, and human-interest dynamics across Bangladesh. He can be reached at spondontahsan@gmail.com.

Noukabaich prize money helps fund climate adaptation projects in Sardarpara, a region increasingly affected by salinity and water scarcity. Photo: Collected

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Rowing against the tide: How a coastal village is fighting climate change with a boat race

A fisherman arrives ashore near a ship recycling yard in Sitakunda. Photo: Monowar Maruf Nafis

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As shipbreaking reforms, Sitakunda’s Jaladas return to the sea

After 17 days at sea, the migrants reach the Thai coast, where traffickers transfer them onto smaller speedboats and move them deep into the surrounding hill forests near the border. Photo: Reuters

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As legal migration to Malaysia stalls, desperate Bangladeshis turn to deadly sea routes

Splash

'The buildings talk on their own': In conversation with Niklaus Graber

After decades mastering a single craft, few alternative professions remain for the tatis. Photos: TBS

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‘It ends with us’: The last tantis of Tangail

Analysis

Can Bangladesh afford a ‘cultural debate’ on child marriage?

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Missed opportunity: Why vocational training fails in Bangladesh

The three-domed mosque sits in the garden of Musa Khan, embedded within a dense institutional fabric.

Habitat

Musa Khan’s Mosque: A Mughal monument in the shadow of Curzon Hall

Supplement

25 March: The night Bangladesh lost its fear

Garo community members fought alongside Bangali freedom fighters despite differences in language and identity, driven by the same immediate reality of violence and displacement. Photo: Collected

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When Garo freedom fighters took up arms against Pakistan

Vehicles queue on the Dhaka–Tangail highway on 10 February as hundreds of thousands of workers return home to vote. Photo: TBS

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The long night: When election eve feels like 'chand raat'

As entry-level salaries in the formal sector stagnate, more people are leaving salaried work and turning to rickshaw driving. But are there enough passengers? Photo: Mehedi Hasan

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Too many rickshaws, too few passengers

A modest two-bedroom apartment typically costs close to Tk40 lakh even at relatively cheaper and poorly serviced areas in Dhaka. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

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