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A terrifying highway manoeuvre, locally known as ‘bauli deya’ is the latest of the bus lover community’s many absurd obsessions. Photo: Collected

How bus spotting turned into the fetishisation of reckless driving

At its inception, the community was a harmless network built on nostalgia, travel advice, and a shared appreciation for buses. Somewhere along the way, that affection curdled into a culture that...

Top candidate of AfD, Ulrich Siegmund, with party co leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, reacts after polls closed, on the day of the Saxony-Anhalt state elections, in Magdeburg, Germany, 6 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

Voters in Germany fire a warning shot over Europe

Supporters of creating more provinces say Pakistan’s four existing provinces have become too large and centralised. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan: Can creating new provinces fix governance?

TBS Illustration

'Healthcare will soon emerge from 17 years of darkness'

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, 31 August 2026. Photo: REUTERS

In the Strait of Hormuz, a conflict sustained by making others pay the price. For now

Despite terrible memories of death during the war, including that of her brother, Huda Khayti now often returns to her hometown of Douma. Photo: DW

Why many Syrians feel Assad death sentence isn't enough

A mother breaks down as she speaks about her child, missing for 34 days. Photos: Mehedi Hasan

For families of Bangladesh's 2,000 missing children, the wait feels forever

Rooftop solar: Turning incentives into sustainable energy

Rooftop solar: Turning incentives into sustainable energy

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Damaged buildings and houses covered in mud stand next to the Likhu River following deadly flash floods and mudslides in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 30, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Nepal disaster: The fourteen minutes Hollywood cannot sell

Since the opening of MRT Line 6, Diabari has become one of Dhaka's fastest-changing neighbourhoods. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

The price of progress: What the metro changed in Diabari

Sketch: TBS

‘Publish your assets first, then take the pay rise’

Nepal will also have to confront an enormous economic catastrophe once the immediate humanitarian emergency is brought under control. Photo: REUTERS

After a tsunami from the hills, Nepal must rebuild its ecology as well