Dengue outbreak: Hospitals strained as cases spike
Rajkumar Das stood with his son, Saikat Kumar Das, at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for over an hour, desperately seeking a bed in the male dengue ward.
20 September 2024
Debt, desperation and displacement
Just six years ago, 37-year-old Kabir Hossain, a butcher from Bhashantek slum in the capital, enjoyed a comfortable life with his family of six.
19 September 2024
Dengue spikes as anti-Aedes efforts fall short
Mujahidul Islam Shamim, a resident of Monipur, has been undergoing treatment at the dengue ward of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital from September 15.
18 September 2024
Hilsa eggs: a delicacy out of reach for many
Do you love hilsa eggs? If so, you’re not alone. For many families, especially the little ones at home, these delicate, flavourful eggs are a cherished treat. But this season, getting your hands on this once-affordable delicacy may prove a real challenge.
13 September 2024
Turf war at Geneva camp: Rampant use of firearms raises alarm
Clashes between armed gangs have become common in the capital’s Mohammadpur Geneva Camp in recent weeks as drug dealers are trying to take control of the area, residents said.
9 September 2024
Top criminal Sweden Aslam released after 27yrs in jail
Top criminal Sheikh Mohammad Aslam, also known as “Sweden Aslam”, has been released on bail after being in prison for 27 years.
4 September 2024
‘I want protection’
It was around 1:30pm on April 10 when Tasnim Sarah Priya, 27, a resident of Uttara in the capital, was saying her prayer at their rented house.
30 August 2024
Gazi Tyres Factory: Fire completely doused, families seek missing loved ones
The massive fire at the Gazi Tyres factory in Rupganj, Narayanganj, was completely extinguished at 6:05pm yesterday, after five days.
30 August 2024
Shot during protests, they now stare at a bleak future
Asif Mahmud, a first-year electrical engineering student at Faridpur Polytechnic Institute, will probably never see the world through his own eyes again.
22 August 2024
Plunged into darkness
“Help me! I cannot see anything …!” Al Amin Howlader cried moments before he lost consciousness and fell to the ground as police opened fire on quota reform protesters indiscriminately.
18 August 2024
Will I ever play football again?
Nine-year-old Rifat Howlader got shot when he stepped out of his home in Mirpur-13 to buy some snacks in the evening on July 19.
17 August 2024
Control of Dhaka slums, footpaths: Out goes AL, in comes ‘BNP-linked’ group
With a shift in political landscape, new groups are vying for control at some slums and footpaths in Dhaka.
16 August 2024
Police not on the ground
Five days after an uprising toppled the Sheikh Hasina administration, police have not yet resumed their work to ensure public security.
10 August 2024
Some relief in kitchen markets
Prices of daily essentials, aside from onions, have started falling in the capital’s kitchen markets over the last three days due to an increase in supply.
9 August 2024
Insecurity grips city as many police stations deserted
With many police stations unmanned and arms and ammunition looted, there is a sense of serious insecurity among people in the capital and elsewhere in the country.
6 August 2024
6-year-old shot while in her father’s arms passes away
The entire neighbourhood of Nayamati in Narayanganj had been praying for the recovery of Riya Gope for the last five days
29 July 2024
‘Every time he wakes up, he cries out in pain’
Twenty three-year-old Md Yasin, a pickup van helper, was struck by a bullet on July 19, when he went to a nearby grocery store in an alley close to his house.
27 July 2024
'Every time he wakes up, he cries out in pain'
Says father of Yasin who was shot in hip during recent violence
27 July 2024
19-yr-old crippled as cop shoots him point-blank
As the July 20 mayhem centring on quota protest escalated on Dhaka-Chattogram road in Narayanganj, Mohammad Akash, 19, pulled down the shutters and locked the glass doors of the sweetshop, where he worked, to save his life.
25 July 2024
DMCH, volunteers step up to save lives
Md Ismail was waiting for passengers in his battery-powered auto-rickshaw in Jatrabari’s Kajla area on July 18.
25 July 2024