Shaheen Mollah

The prices of chicken, fish, and onion have gone up in Dhaka’s kitchen markets, putting the low-income people in a bind.

As the scorching summer sun beats down on Korail slum, the tin-shed houses feel like stifling ovens. Inside one such residence we met Asma Akhter. She wiped sweat from her forehead, her clothes all damp.

In a midnight raid on February 8, Jashore police arrested Ashraful Murad Rubel, a guard at the district’s central jail, for his involvement in drug trade.

Amid the blistering heatwave across the country, specialised hospitals in the capital are grappling with an influx of patients with conditions such as heart and chronic kidney diseases.

Mohammadpur Geneva Camp, where narcotics trade is rampant, has been witnessing clashes every day since the day after Eid-ul-Fitr.

The intensive care unit (ICU) and high dependency unit (HDU) of the cardiology department at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute were burned in a fire yesterday.

Arosh Mia, a 35-year-old autorickshaw driver from Narsingdi’s Raipura, found himself in a difficult situation in the afternoon of Eid-ul-Fitr. After his right leg was broken in an accident, he knew he needed medical attention fast. He rushed to the National Orthopedic Hospital and Rehabilitation Institute (Nitor), popularly known as Pongu Hospital, hoping to get the help he needed.

While others celebrate Eid with loved ones, Traffic Constable Joynal Abedin of Gulshan Zone stands guard.

As the sun hung low in the sky, casting a warm golden hue over the bustling streets of Dhaka in the afternoon of Eid, city residents -- both well-off and those with modest incomes -- visited the museums and other attractions in the city, determined to create memories

All three family members, along with two others, died after being struck by the broken mooring line of a passenger launch.

The victims include three of a family

Synthia looked at her mother Mojida Khatun Doly with hollow eyes. Still reeling under trauma, the 13-year-old barely spoke or moved as she laid on an ICU bed in the capital.

For many Bangalees, mornings of Pahela Baishakh seem to be incomplete without eating hilsa. This causes a rise in the demand for the country’s national fish ahead of the first day of Bangla New Year.

Much to the frustration of people from low-income groups, the price of chicken, one of the most common sources of animal protein, has shot up by Tk 30 to Tk 40 per kg over the last couple of days in the capital’s kitchen markets.

Traders in city’s kitchen markets blame sudden rise in demand ahead of Eid

Nine-year-old Rakib (not his real name), a student at Darul Quran Hafijiya Madrasa in the capital’s Mirpur, was unable to attend class for a day due to a sudden fever.

Sohel Hossain*, a 48-year-old employee at a private company, has been consuming yaba for the past six years.

Prices of beef, chicken and potatoes have increased in the capital’s kitchen markets over the last week and a half.

The prices of onions have come down in the country’s markets despite India’s indefinite ban on the export of the vegetable.

Twenty years ago, Hasina Begum purchased three shanties in the Karail slum, investing all of her family’s savings.