Shaheen Mollah

Once a garment worker, now an entrepreneur, Beauty had an export order ready

A fire at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) yesterday caused significant disruption and anxiety for thousands of passengers, who were left frustrated by a lack of clear information about their flights.

Authorities restrict Dhaka airport access due to fire

Right under the authorities’ noses, chemical warehouses and small factories are operating in full swing in Mirpur’s densely populated residential areas, defying safety regulations and gambling with thousands of lives.

Three days have passed, but law enforcers are yet to arrest the owner of Alam Traders, the chemical warehouse that burned down in Tuesday’s deadly fire, claiming 16 lives.

The massive fire that swept through a chemical warehouse and an adjacent garment factory in Shialbari of the capital’s Mirpur was brought under control yesterday -- 27 hours after it broke out.

When a fire broke out at the Arian Fashion garment factory in the capital’s Rupnagar area on Tuesday morning, four people, including 15-year-old Mohammad Hossain, were trapped on the third floor.

When the fire broke out at the Arian Fashion factory yesterday morning, 18-year-old Marzia Sultana Alo’s father called her.

Alo's last call to her father before phone went dead

Urban planners and experts warn that these vehicles could cripple the city's transport network unless regulations are in place and enforced immediately

Deaths of firefighters have seen an alarming rise in recent years, driven by a rapid increase in illegal chemical warehouses and property owners concealing crucial information during emergencies.

Potato prices across Bangladesh have plunged below Tk 20 per kilogramme from Tk 25 a month ago, leaving farmers reeling from losses even as the government struggles to contain the market glut..Stakeholders blame the government for failing to implement its announced measures, including a mi

A routine firefighting mission in Tongi’s Sahara Market took a deadly turn, all because of false information.

A routine firefighting mission in Tongi’s Sahara Market took a deadly turn, all because of false information.

Despite repeated assurances of tougher action and the interim government’s zero-tolerance stance, incidents of mob violence show no sign of stopping.

For Karwan Bazar hardware shop manager Mizanur Rahman, life has not been the same since the night his world turned to ashes. His wife Nadira Akter Popy, 32, and their three-year-old son Yeasin were among four people killed when arsonists set fire to the Dhaka-bound Mohanganj Express in Tejgaon on December 19, 2023.

With the national election approaching, police have sped up the process of identifying officers who played “commanding roles” in the three previous controversial polls or had strong political affiliations during that period.

Around 2:30pm Tuesday, a 40-year-old man stood silently at Adabor’s Road-10 Balur Math, staring at some shanties.

Adabor incident has sparked fear among law enforcers, who are now wary of responding to such emergencies.

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.