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Long Read

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

Bangladesh Police recorded 15,243 children aged 10 to 17 as missing in the first seven months of 2026 alone.

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

Illustration: TBS

Arteries of empires: Geopolitical siege and the new strategic map of maritime chokepoints

A groundbreaking shift came after the Hatirjheel-Begunbari redevelopment project between 2007 and 2013, transforming Badda from an isolated eastern fringe into a far more connected inner suburb. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

When Greater Badda was just water and fields

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

Nepal's flash flood teaches the value of geospatial data

Workers, wearing safety equipment, collecting melted iron from an industrial electric furnace at a factory in Bogura recently. Photo: Courtesy

A circular future: How Bogura's foundries are turning toxic waste into lifelong strength

TBS Illustration

Inside the Tk309cr engineering industrial park where no factories exist

Bongobazar: Three years after the fire, Dhaka's once-fashion hub remains scattered

Bongobazar: Three years after the fire, Dhaka's once-fashion hub remains scattered

No peace, no victory: Are Ukraine and Iran headed for a Korean fate?

No peace, no victory: Are Ukraine and Iran headed for a Korean fate?

Illustration: TBS

The anatomy of an uprising: When protest topples power, and when it fails

When farmers work out in the open, a safety shed can provide essential protection from lightning strikes.

How shelters are protecting haor communities from lightning

The Goethe-Institut in Dhanmondi continues to host films, exhibitions, performances, and language programmes as it adapts to a changing cultural landscape in Dhaka. Photo: Courtesy

The changing face of Dhaka's foreign cultural centres

Bangladesh should adopt a landscape-based land management approach. Photo: TBS 

The Chattogram hills need a new development model