Ystiaque Ahmed

Dhaka’s Forgotten WWII Story: Spielberg’s Father and the Bridge Busters

When we think of World War II, Dhaka rarely enters the conversation.

3w ago

The last monkeys of Sadhana Aushadhalaya

In Gandaria, one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Puran Dhaka, two unlikely legacies are fading together: a century-old herbal medicine company and the monkeys that once thrived in these streets.

1m ago

How Dhaka’s rickshaw pullers bear a hidden health toll

At dawn, when Dhaka is just beginning to stir, thousands of rickshaw pullers set off on their daily grind.

2m ago
September 30, 2025
September 30, 2025

Dhaka’s Forgotten WWII Story: Spielberg’s Father and the Bridge Busters

When we think of World War II, Dhaka rarely enters the conversation.

September 20, 2025
September 20, 2025

The last monkeys of Sadhana Aushadhalaya

In Gandaria, one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Puran Dhaka, two unlikely legacies are fading together: a century-old herbal medicine company and the monkeys that once thrived in these streets.

August 23, 2025
August 23, 2025

How Dhaka’s rickshaw pullers bear a hidden health toll

At dawn, when Dhaka is just beginning to stir, thousands of rickshaw pullers set off on their daily grind.