Shaheen Mollah

Almost every afternoon, Reshma Karim keeps a plateful of food on the table for her 14-year-old son, as she waits for him to return from school.

On August 5, 2024, then a 16-year-old ninth-grader Al Amin Hossain joined thousands of protesters outside BRAC University.

For the past two months, residents of East Kazipara and Shewrapara in Mirpur have been struggling with recurring water shortages, forcing many families to buy drinking water, depend on water tankers, and wait for hours to cook, bathe, and wash.

For Abdul Hannan Mollah and his family, this Eid was marked not by celebration, but by an overwhelming sense of loss.

Gabtoli traders say sales were moderate but far below expectations

It was around 1:00pm yesterday. By then, most sacrificial animals across Dhaka had already been sacrificed, but Habibur Rahman was still sitting at the Kachukhet cattle market with his two remaining bulls, hoping to reduce his mounting losses.

“Trader brothers, do not panic or become frustrated. Please remain patient; customers will come after evening,” an announcer was heard saying repeatedly over loudspeakers around 4:00pm yesterday at Kamalapur cattle market.

Six newborns died at Ad-Din Medical College in the capital’s Moghbazar yesterday morning, with health officials suspecting a technical failure in the hospital’s post-operative room may have caused the tragedy.