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Desi and maximalist: How Y2K fashion resurfaced on the feed

Desi and maximalist: How Y2K fashion resurfaced on the feed

Throughout Dhaka’s online fashion ecosystem, a new generation of boutique owners has built their collections around Y2K desi aesthetic. The trend reflects how South Asian fashion constantly...

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Doctor-patient violence: The grim prognosis of a health system stretched too thin

A ‘Hands off Iran’ placard is held as people attend an anti-war demonstration in Los Angeles, California. Photo: REUTERS

US-Iran peace deal: Epic Fury’s epic failure?

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One-Stop or One More Stop?: Syed Akhtar Mahmood discusses deregulation and institutional reform

Majeda Begum raised her young son Maruf in the condemned cell. Photos: Moshfiqur Rahman Johan

Surviving death row: Returning from the gallows, and life afterwards

ENOVAR: Designed for now

ENOVAR: Designed for now

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A budget that talks reform but walks protection

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Third gender, second-class education

Flowers in her hair

Flowers in her hair

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Budget FY27: A trillion-dollar dream needs a smarter industrial policy

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Why AI chatbots cannot be your psychotherapist

Nearly 5,000 people would pass through Kathpatti Ghat every day, when it was the busiest launch terminal on the Dhaleshwari River two decades ago. Photos: Mehedi Hasan

Kathpatti: How the Dhaleshwari's busiest launch terminal was silenced

The budget has a risk of making a benefit-dependent society, not a welfare state

The budget has a risk of making a benefit-dependent society, not a welfare state