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Shaheen Mollah

Pallabi child Ramisa murder justice demand

‘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
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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
Bangladesh Eid cattle market 2026

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
cattle price drop in Bangladesh Eid market 2026

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 newborn death investigation report

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
Dhaka cattle market sales increase before Eid-ul-Azha

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
Dhaka kalshi slum fire 2026

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
Kalshi slum fire in Dhaka latest update

'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
bus robbery in Dhaka's Savar

Tk 1.08Cr heist: Police yet to ID suspects, hint at inside job

Police have yet to identify or arrest any of the suspects involved in Saturday’s daring robbery in Dhaka’s Uttara, where criminals disguised as Rab personnel snatched Tk 1.08 crore from a Nagad representative.
16 June 2025, 18:13 PM
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Of overflowing emergency and lingering waits

Sufia Begum, a 55-year-old woman from Munshiganj’s Sreenagar, suffered severe injuries to her right hand when a motorcycle struck her on the day of Eid-ul-Azha (Saturday) when she was crossing a road near her home.
10 June 2025, 21:00 PM
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An Eid evening at Pongu Hospital: overflowing emergency, lingering waits

The hospital, formally known as NITOR, is a 1,000-bed tertiary medical facility that receives referral patients from all over the country
8 June 2025, 05:58 AM
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Eid rush eases at Gabtoli Bus Terminal after two days of chaos

Transport workers say declining number of travellers, coordinated traffic management behind improvement
6 June 2025, 14:05 PM
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Eid rush begins

Tens of thousands of holidaymakers left Dhaka by road, rail, and river yesterday to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha at home, enjoying mostly hassle-free journeys ahead of the 10-day Eid vacation.
4 June 2025, 18:54 PM
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Spice prices drop ahead of Eid

Prices of most spices have dropped in Dhaka’s kitchen markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, giving some relief to consumers, but rising vegetable prices are putting extra pressure on fixed middle-income people.
4 June 2025, 18:00 PM
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Cattle sales yet to pick up pace

With only two days left before Eid-ul-Azha, cattle markets in Dhaka are yet to pick up full momentum.
4 June 2025, 18:00 PM
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City chokes as protests wreak havoc

Ninety-six-year-old Nurjahan Begum left her home in Old Dhaka’s Mogholtuli for her daughter’s house in Banasree around 2:00pm yesterday.
22 May 2025, 18:09 PM
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TCB resumes sale amid price hike, low turnout

Under this mobile "Truck Sale" initiative, TCB is selling edible oil, sugar, and lentils at subsidised rates. The prices are set at Tk 135 per litre for cooking oil, Tk 85 per kg for sugar, and Tk 80 per kg for lentils
22 May 2025, 16:15 PM
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Over 48,400 arrested in one month

Police have arrested over 48,400 people across the country over the last one month, according to data from the Police Headquarters.
19 May 2025, 18:25 PM
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Five-year-old girl strangled to death in city

On Monday afternoon, five-year-old Roza Moni got hungry while playing in front of her house in Tejgaon’s Tejkunipara. She went to her mother and asked for lunch, but the meal was not ready yet.
13 May 2025, 18:04 PM
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Shraban murder case: Three witnesses named without their consent

Three individuals named as witnesses in the case filed over the killing of Mahfuz Alam Shraban during last year’s mass uprising said they were unaware of being listed as witnesses.
28 April 2025, 18:04 PM
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Family faces double blow

After the killing of her husband, the sole breadwinner of the family, in last year’s uprising, the woman pinned her hopes on the eldest daughter. The girl’s death, reportedly by suicide following the trauma of being gang-raped, shattered the mother’s new dreams.  
27 April 2025, 18:00 PM
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Over 12,700 arrested in eight days

Police have arrested more than 12,700 people across the country over the past eight days.
26 April 2025, 18:15 PM
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Why veggies cost less at Karwan Bazar

Every other day, businessman Babul Miah boards a crowded bus from West Shewrapara and heads to Karwan Bazar to buy vegetables for his family..“It’s not convenient to carry seven or eight kilogrammes of vegetables back home by bus,” he said..“But I do it out of necessity. My business
25 April 2025, 20:01 PM
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Killing of Swarna Das: 7 months on, fear still lingers at Lalarchak border

For the past seven months, farmers in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar have stayed away from their land near the Lalarchak border, fearing attacks allegedly by India’s Border Security Force (BSF).
16 April 2025, 18:00 PM
BGB helps family of girl killed by BSF

BGB stands with Swarna’s family on Pahela Baishakh

Earlier on September 3 last year, the 16-year-old girl was gunned down allegedly by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar
14 April 2025, 13:45 PM
hilsa fish price hike

Hilsa prices skyrocket ahead of Pahela Baishakh

Consequently, a week before the Bangla New Year on April 14, the demand for hilsa skyrockets
10 April 2025, 15:41 PM
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Patients suffer at understaffed Dhaka hospitals amid Eid

Riyad Hossain, who sustained severe injuries in an alleged mob beating, was taken to Kurmitola General Hospital by law enforcers on Sunday morning.
2 April 2025, 20:02 PM
TCB truck long queues Dhaka

When survival becomes an uphill struggle

Samata Begum, 55, stood by the roadside, tears streaming down her weathered face.
24 March 2025, 18:00 PM

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