July uprising victims: Families await closure as CID exhumes bodies
For the past year and a half, 60-year-old Rasheda Begum visited the Rayerbazar graveyard every Thursday. As she stood near the rows of unnamed graves, she prayed for the souls of the 114 unidentified victims of the July uprising.
7 December 2025, 18:36 PM
Onion price jumps to Tk 160 a kg
Within three days, onion prices jumped by Tk 40 in the capital’s kitchen markets.
As of yesterday, onions are being sold at Tk 140-160 per kg, up from Tk 110-120 previously.
5 December 2025, 18:30 PM
NOVEMBER 25 BLAZE / A week on, Korail still struggling to recover
In a narrow lane of the Korail slum, Shafiqul Islam and Fatema Begum begin preparing tea before dawn.
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Auto-rickshaw driver shot dead in drug feud’
The 26-year-old CNG-run autorickshaw driver who was shot dead in the capital’s Jurain area on Monday night was targeted by top drug dealers over previous enmity, police said.
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Korail slum: Piecing back life after fire
As the afternoon sun beat down on the charred remains of Korail yesterday, one of Dhaka’s largest and most crowded slums, Shukur Ali sat quietly with his wife, children and grandson amid the dust and twisted iron sheets that once sheltered their home.
27 November 2025, 18:26 PM
Of recurring fires and lost homes
Yesterday, around midnight, a 50-year-old day labourer stood near the fire-ravaged Korail slum, a single suitcase balanced on his head.
26 November 2025, 18:00 PM
‘How many times can we start over?’ Ashes, debt, and fragile hope in Korail
Families who have already rebuilt their worlds twice now sift through the debris a third time
26 November 2025, 13:32 PM
Amid fire, comes an unnamed hero
As a devastating fire swept through the capital’s Korail slum last night, 45-year-old Bokul Begum was trapped alone in her small room.
25 November 2025, 20:26 PM
The agonising wait
With dazed eyes on a blank face, five-year-old Sanin lay nestled in the arms of her father Suman, who was standing just yards off the Dhaka Medical College morgue yesterday.
22 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Father, son die in each other’s arms
Rashidul Islam, a tea-stall employee in Hatirpool, his wife and their two sons were on a rickshaw and passing through the lane of Chawkbazar where the fire broke out last night.
21 February 2019, 08:12 AM
Thousands left homeless
Barely a day after his birth, he found himself in the midst of rumbling bulldozers destroying the little world around him. The next day, the baby, who was yet to be named, and his mother Tanjila Begum, 24, were homeless.
20 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Medical Exam of Rape Victims: Police not following HC directives
Shaila, 14, came out of the garment factory she works for in the capital's Mohammadpur Beri Bandh area and saw her ex-boyfriend Billal, employed at the same RMG unit, waiting outside.
25 January 2019, 18:00 PM
They are there yet hard to find
Some good Samaritans rescued 10-year-old Russell from the rail lines in Kamalapur Railway Station and rushed him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on November 8 with serious injuries.
13 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Extortionists feast on Mirpur footpaths
An estimated Tk 50 to 60 lakh is extorted monthly from street vendors at Mirpur-10 roundabout and adjoining places, and the control over the easy money sometimes leads to clashes among the beneficiaries.
8 January 2019, 18:00 PM
DMCH Emergency: No running for tests anymore
Shohag Chowdhury was admitted to the emergency unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) with injuries sustained from a road accident last month. There, he was prescribed a number of blood tests, ultrasound and an X-ray by a doctor.
5 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Conjoined twins fly to Hungary today
The conjoined twins Rokeya and Rabeya may live normal lives as two separate individuals as they are flying to Hungary for better treatment.
4 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Fear grips rural Noakhali voters
As voting for the 11th parliamentary election starts this morning, voters of some remote villages in Noakhali are passing days in fear as they doubt if they will be able to vote freely.
29 December 2018, 18:00 PM
No room for boarders
A six-storey building in East Rajabazar has been evacuated recently. Almost all the rooms rented out to 140 boarders are locked from outside, with lights switched off.
27 December 2018, 18:00 PM
City hotels feel the polls heat
Police have stepped up monitoring of city hotels and messes as they are strictly checking the identities of guests and boarders ahead of Sunday's national election.
26 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Voters in slums miss out on pre-polls 'gifts'
With electioneering for the parliamentary polls winding down to a close, residents of the capital's slums are feeling left out, apparently because of a rather one-sided campaigning.
25 December 2018, 18:00 PM
A deplorable practice
About 200 teenagers were found shouting slogans near the IBA Hostel in Farmgate on Sunday to drum up public support for Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Awami League candidate for Dhaka-12.
20 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Aritry was brilliant, knew 7 languages: Family
Viqarunnisa Noon ninth grader Aritry Adhikary, who committed suicide yesterday, was a brilliant girl who knew seven languages, family members say.
4 December 2018, 14:52 PM
'Tree-man' Bajandar wants to come back to DMCH
“Tree-men” Abul Bajandar, who “voluntarily” left Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) earlier this year, after being treated there for two and a half years, is appealing to authorities concerned to give him another chance at a full recovery.
14 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Victim of his own body
Zinnat was living like any other boy. He could walk freely and used to give a hand to his brother at work. Everything went well till age 13 when he started growing tall at an abnormal rate. Within the next few years, he became of a victim of his own body.
10 November 2018, 18:00 PM
A father's helping hand
“Let's stop here,” Taijul tells his father. The rickshaw-van comes to a stop. The 10-year-old gets off and starts collecting scarps from street corners.
7 November 2018, 18:00 PM
The 'feats' of 'best' jailer
Every month a mindboggling Tk 2.47 crore used to be gathered inside Chattogram Central Jail and the lion's share came from drug dealing, its arrested jailer Sohel Rana Biswas told investigators while in remand.
1 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Trouble over toll
A youth was killed yesterday as police opened fire during a clash with transport workers and locals protesting the toll hike at the First Bangladesh-China Friendship (Buriganga 1) Bridge in Hasnabad of Dhaka.
26 October 2018, 18:00 PM
'But we're not employees here'
Abul Kalam dabs a wet swab on a baby's right arm, unperturbed by the infant's scream in pain from burns. His experienced gloved hands run quickly and carefully from the child's elbow down to his fingers as he dresses the wounds.
23 October 2018, 18:00 PM