‘A piece of my heart is gone’
2 June 2026, 00:00 AM
For Abdul Hannan Mollah and his family, this Eid was marked not by celebration, but by an overwhelming sense of loss.
2 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Unsold animals, falling prices mark final hours of qurbani in Dhaka
30 May 2026, 19:12 PM
Gabtoli traders say sales were moderate but far below expectations
30 May 2026, 19:12 PM
Cattle oversupply leaves traders with heavy losses
29 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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.
29 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Traders count losses as cattle prices tumble
28 May 2026, 00:00 AM
“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.
28 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Ad-Din Hospital: Six newborns die in 2 hours
28 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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.
28 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Cattle sales pick up despite rain
27 May 2026, 00:00 AM
With just two days left before Eid-ul-Azha, trading of sacrificial animals gained pace at cattle markets across Dhaka yesterday as buyers rushed to complete their purchases.
27 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Kalshi fire: An Eid amid ashes and loss
27 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Sitting under the Kalshi flyover with her grandchildren beside her, 55-year-old Anowara Begum stared at the charred remains of the slum she had called home for nearly two decades -- until Monday, when a massive fire swept through the Kalshi slum in Dhaka’s Pallabi area.
27 May 2026, 00:00 AM
'We ran for our lives; we couldn't save anything'
26 May 2026, 22:12 PM
Thousands left homeless after fire devours Kalshi slum days before Eid
26 May 2026, 22:12 PM
How are the poor coping with price hike of essentials?
No matter how hard Md Shaon, a day labourer, and his wife, a domestic help, work, their attempts fall short against the skyrocketing price to make ends meet for their family of five.
8 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Soybean oil price: Slipping out of reach
A crisis of edible oil, particularly soybean oil, has hit the domestic markets amid retailers and wholesalers stocking up and refiners slowing down delivery, as prices of essential commodities keep climbing in the international market.
5 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Even jail stay not free; some prisoners forced to pay for ‘better services’
Arrested for marijuana possession, rickshaw puller Abdul Kuddus landed in Dhaka Central Jail in October 2020.
4 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Mirpur-10 roundabout turns into garbage-van stand
Amidst the chaos that is Dhaka, Mirpur-10 stands almost as a perfect representation of the city’s frenzy, albeit with a bizarre aesthetic of its own.
4 March 2022, 18:00 PM
3 years of Churihatta blaze: Back in trade stained with blood
On this day three years ago, 71 people lost their lives in a devastating explosion originating from chemicals illegally stored in Wahed Mansion in Old Dhaka.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Now there’s only silence
It’s a curious term. When you hear of a “band party”, you know it’s different from a musical band, although a band party accomplishes the same function: to provide entertainment through music.
5 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Killing of 3 Mirpur boys: 7 years on, no answer
On February 22, 2015, three adolescent boys were shot dead in the capital’s Mirpur area during a violent political movement, on suspicion that they were arsonists linked to the opposition party.
2 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Want to lease a grave? Get ready to pay lakhs!
Believe it or not, if someone wants to lease a grave -- even if it’s just around 28 square feet of land -- for 25 years in an area of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), they’ll have to pay a hefty Tk 20 lakh!
2 February 2022, 18:00 PM
We all live in a FLOATING HOME!
Right under Babubazar bridge in the capital, beside the Mitford morgue, there is a hub of floating boarding houses that many in the city have no clue of.
2 January 2022, 18:00 PM
2 die as cop ploughs bus thru crowd
A police officer not authorised to drive took the steering of a bus and ploughed through a crowd, killing two men and injuring at least three others in the capital’s Gulistan yesterday afternoon.
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Student on way to see ailing mother dies on road
He was supposed to take his ailing mother, who was on her way to Dhaka from their village, to a hospital for treatment. Now, he is going back to their village from Dhaka but as a corpse.
4 December 2021, 18:00 PM
A father in disbelief
Abdur Rahman Bhandari was struggling to accept that his son would never come back.
30 November 2021, 18:00 PM
How many must die before we get justice?
“Nayeem wanted to ensure justice for all by becoming a judge,” said a weeping Shah Alam, father of the Notre Dame College student who died under a DSCC compactor vehicle on Wednesday.
25 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Constables can’t seem to catch a break
Six months ago, 52-year-old constable Md Iqbal started working in the traffic department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Muggers desecrate graveyards by using them as base
It was around 5 o’clock in the morning.
19 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Small Businesses Drowning In Debt: Deprived of help for no documentation
Basudeb, who hails from a remote village in Patuakhali, thought he had carved out a comfortable life for himself and his family in Dhaka.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Exploring Mirpur’s bazar of salvaged food
At Mirpur’s Mazar Road, three to four vans can be seen running an off-beat food business. Throughout the week, especially on the weekends, sellers set up shop with an offering of delicacies, all at dirt-cheap price.
9 November 2021, 18:00 PM
DMCH’s ‘dirty’ laundry
People from across the country flock to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for treatment. According to hospital authorities, around 4,000 patients remain admitted to this 2,600-bed public hospital on a regular basis.
29 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Life as a Constable: Under stress, in distress
When Jibon Sarker (not his real name) joined the police force as a constable about 10 years ago, he took it for a life-changing job. In many ways, it is; but not for the right reasons.
25 October 2021, 18:00 PM
DOWN WITH THE FLU
With the country’s temperature remaining abnormally high over the last two months, the number of patients suffering from different infectious diseases has gone up, with children being the worst sufferers and leaving hospitals struggling with an influx of treatment seekers.
18 October 2021, 18:00 PM