Air heaviest with reek of death
The air was heavy with the stench of death. The smell of burnt plastic, packaging papers, and other factory materials was still lingering.
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Trapped, they die in fire
At least 49 workers and staffers died in a fire at a Narayanganj factory as they were trapped on the third floor with its lone exit locked when the blaze engulfed the building on Thursday.
9 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Living in the memories of loved ones
Sami lost his father a year ago.
30 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Cruelties rising in chaotic time
Incidents of brutalities have increased alarmingly in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country in recent months with killing, sexual abuse and torture becoming rampant.
26 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Run-up to Lockdown: Madness, again
The same old pictures of thousands of people leaving the capital have returned as the country braces for another lockdown.
26 June 2021, 18:00 PM
‘She kept traffickers in sync’
Once a victim of human trafficking, Nodi Akter became a trafficker herself and worked as a coordinator between traffickers in India, Malaysia and UAE.
22 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Trafficking victim lost her baby in the womb
A few months after she was trafficked to India and forced into sex work, 18-year-old Sania, not her real name, found out that she was pregnant.
20 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Cybercrimes against women rampant
Taking advantage of the naivety of some young women and children, cybercriminals are using social media to exploit, expose, blackmail, bully, and even traffic them in astonishing numbers.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Snare of Bigo Live runs deep
A 40-year-old reputed businessperson joined Bigo Live, a video streaming app, a year ago and spent around Tk 26 lakh on young women, who lured him through live streaming.
13 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Trafficked by husband into India for Tk 40k
Two years ago, when she was 18, Tania (not her real name) married Jahidul Islam Rony, 27, a conductor of a city bus.
Their days were passing well until she discovered that her husband was a drug addict and irregular in his job.
11 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Raped, assaulted, locked up in foreign land
Many cannot even imagine the brutalities an 18-year-old girl endured for more than two months.
6 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Human Trafficking: Tales of horror unravelling
A woman, devastated, is sitting on a bed with two others. There are bruises and injury marks on her legs, face and other parts of her body. Bloodstains can be seen on the bed sheet.
31 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Human Trafficking to India: Young female TikTok users targeted
Saima [not her real name], 15, led a regular teenage life of this generation, making videos on popular mobile app TikTok, before she was trafficked to India with the promise of a better job.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Sexual Assault on Girl: 5 Bangladeshis arrested in Bengaluru
Police in the Indian city of Bengaluru said they arrested five Bangladeshis, four men and a woman, yesterday over the rape and torture of a young woman who they also believed to be from Bangladesh.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Pandemic curbs only on paper
The restrictions to contain the spread of Covid-19 remain only on paper as there is little enforcement by government agencies to control public movement and plying of vehicles.
21 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Home-goers unstoppable
The ban on inter-district buses and restrictions on public movement could not stop the mad rush of homebound people, as thousands made arduous journeys yesterday to celebrate the Eid with their loved ones amid the pandemic.
11 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Home rush set to get madder still
Be it on the highways or on ferries, people’s desperate rush to go to their home towns for Eid only heightened yesterday, despite mounting difficulties.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Virus scare lost in home rush
As Eid draws nearer, people desperate to go back to their home districts have continued to leave Dhaka despite all difficulties and while ignoring the restrictions the government imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19.
9 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Homegoers would stop at nothing
People are heading home for Eid in droves.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Buses back on streets; crowds at city malls
Heavy traffic returned to the streets of the capital after operation of public buses resumed within districts yesterday following over three weeks of suspension.
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM