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A century of flavour at Ananda Confectionery

23 February 2026, 00:00 AM
At Abul Hasnat Road in Satraowza, Old Dhaka, the aroma of sizzling paratha and simmering halim drifts through the narrow lanes every afternoon during Ramadan. Inside the century-old Ananda Confectionery, customers crowd the counters, carrying forward a culinary tradition that has endured for more than a hundred years.
23 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Old Dhaka street food during Ramadan

Iftar classics / Follow the aroma to Old Dhaka's Abul Hasnat Road

22 February 2026, 19:32 PM
Ananda Confectionery, founded in 1920, continues to anchor Old Dhaka’s iftar tables with timeless delicacies
22 February 2026, 19:32 PM
Dengue dengue mosquito

Culex surge worsens mosquito menace in Dhaka

21 February 2026, 02:56 AM
Saiful Alam, a resident of Mirpur-12, has been suffering from severe mosquito bites over the past month as the mosquito menace has sharply increased in the area.
21 February 2026, 02:56 AM
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Chawkbazar: where tradition meets taste

20 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Rokshana Akhtar, a resident of Narayanganj, came to Chawkbazar with her son, Fuad Al-Fida, who recently passed his HSC examination, to enjoy the traditional iftar items at the historic market.
20 February 2026, 00:00 AM
PM & Minister housing preparation Bangladesh

New PM to decide on his official residence

17 February 2026, 00:00 AM
The new prime minister will decide on his official residence as the interim government has not finalised it so far, said Housing and Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan yesterday.
17 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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‘Feels like Eid holidays’

12 February 2026, 00:00 AM
With only a day left before the national election, Dhaka wore a deserted look yesterday as many city residents left the capital to cast their votes in their respective constituencies.
12 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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Dayaganj-Jurain Road / Once a vital route, now a corridor of chaos

6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Once a bustling thoroughfare just four to five years ago, the road stretching from the Dayaganj crossing to Jurain Railgate has now turned into a neglected and damaged route after Bangladesh Railway built a boundary wall along the rail line, significantly narrowing the road.
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
National Urban Development Policy 2025

Country gets first comprehensive urban policy

2 January 2026, 18:00 PM
After decades of delays, the National Urban Development Policy-2025 has finally been approved, which aims to guide the country’s rapid urbanisation in a more planned and sustainable manner.
2 January 2026, 18:00 PM
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Hope lies in local cattle as India chokes illegal supply channels to Bangladesh

With the Eid-ul-Azha only a week away, traders are hopeful of making a good profit from sales of sacrificial animals this year. Prices of cattle have gone up in recent months after the BJP government in India choked the illegal supply channels to Bangladesh.
16 September 2015, 18:00 PM
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DSCC recovers Tantibazar Park after a decade

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) recently recovered Tantibazar Park, which had been under the occupation of grabbers for almost a decade. But the DSCC authorities are yet to take any move to renovate it. Once the 0.33 acre park under ward-71 (old) had slides, swings, and seesaws inside it -- something rarely seen in today’s Dhaka packed with traffic and concrete buildings.
10 September 2015, 18:00 PM
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Nightmare named Lane 17 at Mirpur 11

Parul Akhtar now dreads walking Lane 17.
7 September 2015, 18:00 PM
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Dhaka's Postogola-Sadarghat Road in dismal state

Aysha Habiba and Farzana Yesmin, first year students of Dhaka Mohanagar Mohila College, are forced to walk for about an hour every
29 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Risky billboards

Dhaka city corporations to formulate new guidelines for billboard

The two Dhaka city corporations are going to formulate new guidelines to streamline the use of billboards to restore beauty in the
28 August 2015, 18:00 PM
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Baldha Garden Road nightmare for drivers

The stretch of the road near Baldha Garden in Wari is not longer than 50 yards, but drivers are reluctant to use this small stretch due
19 August 2015, 18:00 PM

DNCC moves to ease public sufferings

With the aim to spare people sufferings, particularly from traffic jams, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC)
7 August 2015, 18:00 PM
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Symbol of negligence

A thick black patch of sewage covers the road and entrance to Bangladesh Association for the Aged and Institute of Geriatric Medicine
1 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Fund crisis stops Asad museum's work for 2yrs

Dhaka South City Corporation suspended construction work of Shaheed Asad Sarani Museum in 2013 due to funds shortage, after
24 July 2015, 18:00 PM
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People to the rescue

We published 12 stories on Dhaka's as many parks between April 28 and June 4 revealing how the public spaces were destroyed, occupied or threatened due to the city corporations' direct involvement or negligence.
15 July 2015, 22:01 PM
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Cry for open space

At age four, Farhan Tanvir Tipto did not know how to run. When his father Shahed Siddique noticed it one day, he got scared and immediately took the kid to hospital but the doctor found nothing wrong. He just advised him to let his son run in open spaces.
15 July 2015, 18:00 PM

People to the rescue

Residents of Nazirabazar in Old Dhaka have taken it upon themselves to better their lives by taking care of Shikkatuli Park. The park is
15 July 2015, 18:00 PM
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Taps run dry in Kazipara of Dhaka for 2 months

Over 1,000 families living in North and East Kazipara in the capital have been facing a severe water crisis for about two months.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
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Many Dhaka areas without drinkable water supply

Residents of some parts of the capital have been facing a drinking water crisis for the last several years. The water they are supplied with has a bad odour.
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM
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Indira Rd, Rajabazar in pain for digging

The residents of Indira Road and Razabazar are facing immense sufferings as road excavations are going on day after day in the
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM
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Geneva Camp kebabs Dhaka iftar favourite

Though it is not as big as other iftar markets in the capital, the iftar bazar at Geneva Camp in Mohammadpur has gained popularity with customers for its kebabs, and beef and mutton chaaps.
24 June 2015, 18:00 PM
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Bailey Road of capital a rising iftar market

Baily Road in the capital has become one of the most popular spots to buy iftar items from due to the variety of food items it offers.
23 June 2015, 18:00 PM
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Chawkbazar of capital still king of iftar markets

In line with 400-year-long tradition of Dhaka city, over 100 makeshift shops were set up soon after Zohr prayers at the iftar market in Old Dhaka's Chawkbazar with tantalising iftar dishes on the third day of Ramadan.
21 June 2015, 18:00 PM
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Neglect pushes historic place of rest into oblivion

Covering only 0.03 acres, the tiny triangular space at the intersection of Bangshal and Kazi Alauddin roads looks shabby and hardly
3 June 2015, 18:00 PM
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Cars become more important than people

How many parks does Dhaka city need? According to rules, it should be 92, one for each ward. But we have only 54, with several of
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM

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