Eid joy turns into never-ending grief
6 hour(s) ago
Rakib Hasan, a member of the Bangladesh Air Force, spoke to his father Zakir Hossain over the phone on Monday morning.
6 hour(s) ago
Family Card brings hope to families in slums
9 March 2026, 02:15 AM
Hasen Banu is over 80. In the Korail slum, where her three sons and a daughter also live, she now spends a month at each child’s home.
9 March 2026, 02:15 AM
Firewood market heats up as LPG costs stay high
7 March 2026, 02:56 AM
Narvin Begum, a day labourer supporting a four-member family, uses LPG for quick morning cooking and firewood for other meals.
7 March 2026, 02:56 AM
Anxiety grips migrants as Gulf flights stay halted
4 March 2026, 02:16 AM
With one day left before his visa expired, Mohammad Julhas, 28, could not afford another cancellation.
4 March 2026, 02:16 AM
Flights scrapped, visa clock ticking
3 March 2026, 02:24 AM
Mohammad Obaidullah thought he was finally heading back to work in Dammam after two failed attempts. The 38-year-old, from Cumilla’s Muradnagar, had boarded a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight on February 28.
3 March 2026, 02:24 AM
Migrant workers in limbo as flights to Middle East uncertain
2 March 2026, 02:15 AM
Flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and Doha remained suspended, with airport officials reporting around 90 cancellations from Dhaka and Chattogram since Saturday.
2 March 2026, 02:15 AM
Chaos at Dhaka airport as flights to Middle East halted
1 March 2026, 02:37 AM
Flights from Bangladesh to several Middle Eastern destinations have remained suspended since yesterday afternoon as some countries in the region temporarily closed their airspace due to US and Israel’s strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliation.
1 March 2026, 02:37 AM
Flights disrupted as Middle East war grounds passengers at Dhaka airport
28 February 2026, 22:22 PM
Passengers told to leave contacts and await updates from airlines
28 February 2026, 22:22 PM
Husband dies, wife still on life support
Ashikuzzaman Khan, a computer engineer, who was injured in the deadly fire in Old Dhaka’s Armanitola on April 23, died on Wednesday night while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Institute.
29 April 2021, 18:00 PM
India Halting Supply: Oxygen crunch may turn grave
The sudden halt to oxygen import from India amid the second Covid-19 wave may put Bangladesh in a precarious position if the current coronavirus situation deteriorates, fear health officials and suppliers.
26 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Malls reopen, roads see heavier traffic
As the government allowed shops and shopping malls to reopen their doors for shoppers amid the “lockdown”, a significant rise in public and vehicular movement was seen on the roads yesterday, with heavy traffic congestion in some areas of the capital.
25 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Armanitola Fire: Newlyweds now on life support
Around one and a half months ago, Muna Sarkar and Ashiquzzaman Khan, both computer engineers by profession, tied the knot.
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM
4 killed in chemical warehouse fire in city
Haunted by the fear of deadly fires caused by chemical warehouses in Old Dhaka, Maidul Alam Akash’s family rented a flat in Armanitola’s Musa Mansion seven years ago mainly because the building housed no chemical warehouses.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Oxygen supply stretched to limit
Supply of medical oxygen to public hospitals is under strain as the demand for the life-sustaining gas has doubled over the last few weeks, posing new challenges in the battle against the second wave of the coronavirus infections.
20 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Rayerbazar Graveyard: Line of corpses only gets longer
The Rayerbazar graveyard – the lone Covid-19-dedicated graveyard in the capital – has been seeing an alarming influx of bodies as over 100 of them were buried in just two weeks of this month.
18 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Fourth Day of Lockdown: Daily wage earners come out to streets
Before the first phase of restrictions following the surge of Covid-19 cases, Md Bablu (23) used to drive buses in the port city. He came to the
17 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Hefajat Mayhem: Security beefed up in Dhaka, other dists
In the face of recent violence by Hefajat-e-Islam, the police have beefed up security in different districts, including Dhaka.
8 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Empty ICU bed hardest to find
In the capital yesterday, finding an empty ICU bed was akin to finding a needle in a haystack.
7 April 2021, 18:00 PM
‘He made a fortune through extortion’
Once a driver by profession, Aminul Islam Hannan of the capital’s Dakshinkhan area, who was recently arrested on charge of shooting a man dead in broad daylight, made a fortune in the last one decade through widespread extortion, said locals.
6 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Virus Curbs on Shops: Shop owners take to streets
Shop owners and employees of New Market, Bashundhara City Shopping Mall and Sadarghat areas in Dhaka took to the streets to protest the government’s decision to keep all shops and malls closed during the seven-day restriction to contain Covid-19 surge.
4 April 2021, 18:00 PM
The poor brace for bleaker days
One thing from the lockdown last year still etched raw in the collective memory of the city is hordes of hungry people coming out onto the streets.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Ensuring the safety of helpseekers top priority’
The National Emergency Service-999 has been providing service to around 23,000 to 25,000 emergency help seekers daily.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM
‘They have to wear prison uniforms’
Every accused, convicted after trial and sent to jail, has to wear black/white striped shirt and pajamas as a uniform in prisons.
21 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Pandemic pushed them below the line
A 40-year-old woman was sitting in a shared kitchen in Korail Bosti, where a pan of catfish stewed away on the stove. But it wasn’t hers -- it was her neighbour’s lunch.
20 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Fire at ICU of DMCH: It had no emergency evacuation system
The intensive care unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital has no “emergency evacuation system”.
19 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Where vehicles die
With all four tyres deflated and almost half of each wheel sunk into the ground, one could hardly tell that it is a Toyota Corona Exiv. The car has no windows, not even the front or back windscreens.
18 March 2021, 18:00 PM
3 patients die after ICU fire
Bulbul Ahmed Kajol heard an explosion near ICU bed-12 at the Covid-19 unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s (DMCH) new building around 8:10am yesterday.
17 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Essential Commodities: Prices spike a month ahead of Ramadan
The soaring prices of daily essentials, including chicken, edible oil, onion and vegetables, have added to the woes of the people living on a fixed income.
13 March 2021, 18:00 PM