Ystiaque Ahmed

Dhaka’s forgotten girls: Living without safety, identity or rights

One of the less visible but most damaging barriers is the absence of legal identity.

1w ago

Dhaka’s forgotten WWII story: What soldiers feared more than Japanese bullets

The US soldiers and Allied crews who passed through Dhaka during the war ended up fighting two battles at once

1w ago

Will visually impaired voters be able to cast their vote?

Should it take a courtroom to remind us that democracy does not belong only to the able-bodied?

1m ago

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

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

2m 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.

2m 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.

3m ago
November 22, 2025
November 22, 2025

Dhaka’s forgotten girls: Living without safety, identity or rights

One of the less visible but most damaging barriers is the absence of legal identity.

November 18, 2025
November 18, 2025

Dhaka’s forgotten WWII story: What soldiers feared more than Japanese bullets

The US soldiers and Allied crews who passed through Dhaka during the war ended up fighting two battles at once

October 25, 2025
October 25, 2025

Will visually impaired voters be able to cast their vote?

Should it take a courtroom to remind us that democracy does not belong only to the able-bodied?

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.