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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
Biman Bangladesh Airlines bans suit hangers on gulf routes

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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A relief for consumers

28 February 2026, 01:58 AM
Prices of several essential items have fallen in the second week of Ramadan, bringing some relief to consumers in Dhaka. However, traders say the sharp decline is hurting producers at the farm level.
28 February 2026, 01:58 AM
TCB subsidised food during Ramadan

More families turn to TCB as poverty deepens

27 February 2026, 02:46 AM
At 2:12pm, a Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) truck was parked by the roadside under Kazipara Metro Station in Dhaka.
27 February 2026, 02:46 AM
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Mohammadpur, Adabor grapple with teen gangs

Around 2:30pm Tuesday, a 40-year-old man stood silently at Adabor’s Road-10 Balur Math, staring at some shanties.
3 September 2025, 18:04 PM
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Attack on police in adabor: Cops now on the edge

Adabor incident has sparked fear among law enforcers, who are now wary of responding to such emergencies.
2 September 2025, 18:00 PM
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Potato, papaya now only choice for many families

More and more people are now relying on potatoes and papaya to feed their families as the prices of other vegetables continue to rise in Dhaka’s kitchen markets.
29 August 2025, 21:00 PM
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‘Allah, heal my father’: A child’s last prayer and a family’s plea for justice

Tanvir, 8, died at DMCH after losing all four limbs; parents allege a misdiagnosis in Bhola
28 August 2025, 15:28 PM
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Onion and veggie prices dip, fish stay costly

Prices of locally grown onions have started to fall in Dhaka, as Bangladesh has resumed importing the kitchen staple from India after a long break.
22 August 2025, 19:04 PM
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No let-up in violent crimes

The only fault of Rabbi, a resident of the capital’s Jafrabad area, was that he questioned two unknown young men loitering near his home late at night on May 15.
22 August 2025, 18:43 PM
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Lost without a trace

With fear, grief, and uncertainty, a family from Barguna’s Bamna spends every single day of their lives in an agonising wait.
19 August 2025, 18:00 PM
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Veggie prices soar in Dhaka kitchen markets

Abdul Malek went to Sukrabad kitchen market to buy vegetables, only to be shocked to find that a kilogramme of both okra and pointed gourd was selling for Tk 100.
15 August 2025, 18:52 PM
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Onion, vegetable prices soar amid rain, supply crunch

After a brief respite over the past few months, the prices of onions, vegetables, eggs and fish have risen again in the capital’s kitchen markets, placing additional financial strain on low- and fixed-income families.
8 August 2025, 18:49 PM
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‘Fascism research institute’ banner now hangs at AL central office

A large red banner reading “International Fascism and Genocide Research Institute” now hangs in front of the abandoned central office of the Bangladesh Awami League in the capital’s Gulistan area.
1 August 2025, 20:05 PM
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The hospital that did not back down

At the height of the July uprising, many hospitals turned their backs -- some out of fear, others silenced or forced into complicity. State forces roamed halls of healing, seizing CCTV footage, erasing patient records, and threatening doctors not to treat the wounded.
30 July 2025, 18:06 PM
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Govt to hike police risk allowance by 20%

The government has decided to increase the monthly risk allowance by 20 percent for police personnel from the ranks of constable to sub-inspector.
30 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Milestone Jet crash

How did the CID identify the bodies so quickly?

Of the five missing families, four provided DNA samples from both parents, while one family submitted samples from the mother, father, and a brother
24 July 2025, 17:54 PM
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July uprising: Extraordinary powers of the ordinary people

The protests were loud, defiant, and spreading fast. But behind them was a quieter resistance
23 July 2025, 18:15 PM
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Milestone crash: Brother dies a day after sister

Death toll now 32; Aryan Nasraf Nafi, 9, died at 12:15am; Eldest sister, Nazia Tabassum Lizu, 13, died Monday
22 July 2025, 19:18 PM

‘We were ready to go home’

Barely 300 metres from Milestone School and College, Sharif Ul Anwar Sazzan was waiting for his son Srijon Sattik, a sixth grader, to come out so they could return home for lunch.
21 July 2025, 18:20 PM
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How things unfolded inside Uttara Adhunik Hospital after the jet crash

Between 2:30pm and 4:30pm, a charred body of a child and more than 100 injured victims were rushed to Uttara Adhunik Hospital
21 July 2025, 12:34 PM
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‘A loud bang and then screams’: witnesses recall horror as jet hits Uttara school

At least 19 people were killed and more than 100 injured after a Bangladesh Air Force F-7 aircraft crashed into the Milestone College campus in Uttara
21 July 2025, 09:53 AM
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‘Tunda Babu’ behind bars, but fear still haunts

Gripped by fear, many residents of Haddipatti in Dhaka’s Darus Salam area have fled their homes, even after the arrest of a notorious gang leader, Babu Khan -- locally known as “Tunda Babu”.
13 July 2025, 18:00 PM
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Cops gathering info on polls candidates

Based on the findings, law enforcers will assess security needs in each constituency and identify candidates who may pose risks.
12 July 2025, 19:05 PM

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