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Delegating upwards: Why do our ministries require PM’s intervention for routine affairs?

Delegating upwards: Why do our ministries require PM’s intervention for routine affairs?

A functioning democracy depends on routine matters being resolved at the appropriate administrative level. Repeated interventions from the highest office of the state casts doubt on the efficiency...

Hands-on research and testing are essential to turning Bangladesh’s engineering talent into a semiconductor industry. Photo: Rajib Dhar

The missing ingredient in Bangladesh's semiconductor ambition

Investment stagnation: Restoring confidence is now the biggest challenge 

Investment stagnation: Restoring confidence is now the biggest challenge 

Single-use plastics are cheap, convenient and readily available, but their journey after disposal — and their impact on rivers, soil and oceans — is a growing concern. Photo: TBS

Reducing single-use plastics requires more than bans 

Illustration: Jarin Tasnim Tuba/TBS

Ed Sheeran, 'Free Palestine', and the fallacy of apoliticism

Raised platforms keep goats dry, clean, well-ventilated, and protected from winter cold. Photos: Collected 

From raised homes to crab farms, how life is adapting on the coast

‘Onshore gas among fastest opportunities Bangladesh can tap into, but needs more work’

‘Onshore gas among fastest opportunities Bangladesh can tap into, but needs more work’

After calling for a free Palestine on Ed Sheeran’s LOOP Tour, Macklemore was dropped from the concert series days later. Photo: REUTERS 

In America, public opinion on Palestine no longer matches policy 

Illustration: TBS

AI: Eating up our resources, threatening us with extinction

Representational image. Illustration: Collected

The case for recalibrating the VAT clock

Warm sunlight creates a cozy atmosphere in the living room. Photo: Collected

When light becomes part of the architecture

A standing wheelchair can help users maintain limb function, perform everyday tasks, and participate more confidently in social life. Photos: Courtesy

A wheelchair that helps the paralysed stand, now made in Bangladesh

A dengue-affected child at Mugda Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka on 16 September 2026. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Kolkata tamed dengue. Can Bangladesh learn how?