Sajjad Hossain

The fire service halted their rescue operations at the affected building in Gulistan around 8:00pm after it was marked as risky due to the damaged columns in the basement

The explosion was so powerful that it felt like the earth was trembling, Safayet Hossain, a local shopkeeper, told The Daily Star, after a blast ripped through a commercial building in Gulistan killing at least 16 people

In an interview with The Daily Star, Mohammad Mohiuddin, who had served as Bangabandhu's chief security officer during the speech, shared his personal experience of that momentous day

The iconic Ramna Park in the capital is closed to the public for certain hours of the day, but apparently, there are opportunities for some government officials and those who pay the right price to enjoy the greenery during those hours.

How govt officials are allowed entry when Ramna Park is closed to public for certain hours

Mayor Annisul Huq Road, a major thoroughfare in Dhaka, is severely plagued with illegal parking.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) felled around 300 trees planted on the median strip of Saat Masjid Road in Dhanmondi to expand the island, much to the dismay of environmentalists and locals.

It was the most horrific day of Jhumu Begum’s life when she had to endure labour pain for two hours straight at night, without being able to reach the hospital.

The task to visit Dhaka’s Osmani Udyan and find the Bibi Mariam cannon might not be as easy as it seems. The area where the structure is supposed to be is completely surrounded by garbage, to the point that it seems like it’s nothing but a dumping site, let alone a historical one.

The century-old Manasa temple of Old Dhaka, popularly known as “Kayettuli Shap Mandir”, is on the verge of extinction due to neglect and lack of maintenance by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and the archaeology department.

The government plans to take up a large-scale sanitation and waste-management project, which will focus on 25 municipalities to ensure a safe, sustainable, and inclusive sanitation system.

The external service of Bangladesh Betar has remained disconnected from the rest of the world for over three years due to a mechanical fault, depriving a vast diaspora of foreign listeners.

Dhaka dwellers and commuters suffered immensely yesterday as traffic came to a standstill on the Airport Road. Thousands were stuck for hours on end and many missed appointments, meetings and even flights.

Around 85 percent of houses in the capital’s Gulshan, Baridhara, Niketan and Banani areas have their sewerage lines connected to nearby lakes and canals, polluting the waterbodies, revealed an assessment.

On the capital’s Elephant Road stands a brand new public toilet, but not a single person has been able to use it since its inauguration on November 30. And so, pedestrians, shoppers, and local traders are still suffering amid the dearth of such facilities.

If one goes to look for Farashganj Ruplal House in Dhaka, it would be a near impossible task to find it amid hundreds of shops. When they do get there eventually, they will find an old residential building covered with moss.

In its latest effort to free the capital’s Satrasta-Tejgaon road from congestion, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is setting up separate lanes for rickshaws by installing dividers.

Ibrahim Khalil owns three plant nurseries along the boundary wall of the Rayerbazar Martyred Intellectual Memorial( Boddho Bhumi).

Ibrahim Khalil owns three plant nurseries along the boundary wall of the Rayerbazar Martyred Intellectual Memorial( Boddho Bhumi).

Abdul Khalek was heading for an office in the capital’s Agargaon where he was to sit for an exam for a government job at 11:00am yesterday, but he could not sit for the test as police asked him to go back after stopping him at a checkpoint in Aminbazar.