Nafis Almas Siam

With this Ducsu poll being the first since the July uprising, I decided to witness history with my own eyes -- this time as a journalist and alumnus

“Shadhinata orjoner cheye rokkha kora kathin”

Says father of 20-year-old Maruf who died of bullet wounds

It was absolute mayhem in Rampura and Badda areas on Friday..Quota protesters clashed with police and BGB personnel since morning to dusk, leaving at least 13 killed and over 500 injured. Many of the victims had bullet and shotgun pellet wounds on the upper part of their bodies..Thes

It was absolute mayhem in Rampura and Badda areas yesterday.

“Where were you for so long?” The frustration was palpable in the voices of the residents. “It’s been 36 hours since the rain stopped, and our homes are still underwater!”

Expats say lack of awareness initiatives, non-cooperation by embassies a bar in exercising their voting rights

Some of them are rickshaw-pullers, some ply auto-rickshaws on Dhaka roads while others are shopkeepers, house-helps, bus drivers, private employees, and so on