Shaheen Mollah

On a chilly winter night, 18-year-old Sonia Begum from Bhola’s Lalmohan upazila was sitting by a fire in order to warm her body. Suddenly, the edge of her dress caught fire.

Jahirul Islam works as a nightguard at a Karwan Bazar building. A sweater, which he brought several years ago, was all he had to protect himself from the bone-chilling winter cold.

When construction of the metro rail from Uttara to Agargaon began in the capital five years ago, the word ‘hardship’ became synonymous with the residents of Mirpur and the surrounding areas.

River police on November 19 recovered from the Balu river the body of an unidentified man who was tied to a sack full of stone in the capital’s Khilgaon.

She was arrested by Rampura police on November 10 in a case filed over the death of Buet student Fardin Noor Parash. On Wednesday, DB said they found that Bushra was not involved in his death.

It was a fateful night for Fazilatunnesa’s family. Ruling party men stormed her house in Wari at midnight, just two nights before the BNP's December 10 grand rally -- killing one of her sons and whisking away another son. All these happened because of her grandson's involvement with BNP's politics, she said.

The Golapbagh field in Dhaka's Kamalapur, which was finally set as the venue for the BNP rally, was already overflowing with supporters the night before the event, with the crowd spilling over onto nearby streets.

Many hoteliers and owners of shared living facilities in the capital are facing losses due to a sharp decline in guests since the ongoing police drives started on December 1.

When eight-year-old Mithila Akter saw her father's body at Dhaka Medical College Hospital mortuary, she kept asking other family members, "Why is my father not talking to me anymore?"

The books he used to read, the shirts he used to wear, the bed he used to sleep in and the prizes he won are constant reminders of Fardin.

Rubina Akhter was heading to a family programme at her parents’ house to spend some time with her loved ones. But on that day, she met the most gruesome fate, one no person should face.

How much does a kilo of green papaya from Manikganj’s Singair upazila cost? Well, depending on whom you are buying from, the price can be anywhere from Tk 7 to Tk 25.

An uneasy calm has gripped the Chonpara slum, a haven for drug dealers, which is now under the radar of law enforcement agencies following the killing of Buet student Fardin Noor Parash.

It was almost one o’clock at night. A woman in her 30s was screaming for help from inside an auto-rickshaw near Farmgate. The roads were almost empty, and the few people nearby were reluctant to check what was going on, as they feared that they might land in trouble.

With the number of dengue cases soaring every day across the country, hospitals especially those in the capital are struggling to deal with the patients, health officials say while experts suggest immediate steps to control Aedes mosquitoes.

Purchasing power of factory workers in the capital and its outskirts has fallen sharply amid surging inflation.

Life was never easy for 40-year-old Hosne Ara. Amid constant struggles, the 40-year-old car showroom cleaner worked hard and supported her family to the best of her ability.

Pay more to get less is what the miniket rice is all about.

Prices of eggs, rice, vegetables and flour have risen in the capital’s kitchen markets again, increasing the burden on those with limited incomes.  

A mother of three, Nasima Begum (30) is a regular customer of “Fakinni Bazar”, under Bijoy Sarani-Tejgaon Flyover, along the rail tracks.