Shaheen Mollah

Abdullah Al Faruk still shivers thinking about the evening that shattered his world.

Suspect Ayesha told the family she had neither a phone nor an NID

For the past year and a half, 60-year-old Rasheda Begum visited the Rayerbazar graveyard every Thursday. As she stood near the rows of unnamed graves, she prayed for the souls of the 114 unidentified victims of the July uprising.

Within three days, onion prices jumped by Tk 40 in the capital’s kitchen markets. As of yesterday, onions are being sold at Tk 140-160 per kg, up from Tk 110-120 previously.

The 26-year-old CNG-run autorickshaw driver who was shot dead in the capital’s Jurain area on Monday night was targeted by top drug dealers over previous enmity, police said.

In a narrow lane of the Korail slum, Shafiqul Islam and Fatema Begum begin preparing tea before dawn.

As the afternoon sun beat down on the charred remains of Korail yesterday, one of Dhaka’s largest and most crowded slums, Shukur Ali sat quietly with his wife, children and grandson amid the dust and twisted iron sheets that once sheltered their home.

Yesterday, around midnight, a 50-year-old day labourer stood near the fire-ravaged Korail slum, a single suitcase balanced on his head.

Families who have already rebuilt their worlds twice now sift through the debris a third time

As a devastating fire swept through the capital’s Korail slum last night, 45-year-old Bokul Begum was trapped alone in her small room.

Fire gutted over a hundred homes, plunging already vulnerable families into devastation

There was a wave of joy at Majeda Khatun’s house on Friday morning.

What began as a happy weekend morning unfolded into a day of grief for several families, each caught unprepared by the sudden shudder of the earth.

Relative says they stepped out to buy beef for a special meal

Family moved to Armanitola to support Rafiul’s ambitions; earthquake changed everything

Posters and flyers of nomination aspirants from political parties have become a nuisance in the capital ahead of the national polls expected in February, violating existing laws.

A dispute with a gang linked to the underworld may have led to the killing of Jubo Dal leader Golam Kibria

Gangs could be used as hired muscle during upcoming polls, warns police intelligence report

The retail price of onions in Dhaka has jumped by up to Tk 30 per kilogramme in just a week, driven by a sharp drop in supply.

A growing number of Bangladeshis are being tricked into travelling to Russia under the guise of legal migration