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Rise in culex population: Mosquito menace grips Dhaka

Abdullah Abbas, a resident of Dilu Road, uses mosquito repellents daily in a desperate attempt to protect his family from the worsening mosquito situation in Dhaka.
9 May 2025, 20:12 PM

S Alam, associates laundered money thru shell firms

Mohammed Saiful Alam and his family have acquired vast wealth at home and abroad, using money siphoned off through loans taken in the name of front companies
7 May 2025, 19:37 PM

Tribute to July uprising: Drone show lights up Dhaka's sky

In 12 vivid motifs, the July uprising came alive, tracing the heroism of Abu Sayed and the stirring role of women in the movement
14 April 2025, 13:43 PM

Welcoming Bangla New Year 1432 in the spirit of ‘Swadesh’

The programme commenced at Dhanmondi's Rabindra Sarobar at 6:00am with a performance by artists from Bengal Parampara Sangeetalay
14 April 2025, 02:27 AM

451 cases filed in 2024, highest in 5 years

Following the ouster of the Awami League government on August 5, the Anti-Corruption Commission has significantly increased its activities, as the number of cases filed, charge sheets approved, and complaints investigated in 2024 surpassed those of the past five years, according to the commission’s draft annual report.
11 April 2025, 20:15 PM

Tk 10cr for a food court, Tk 1cr for toilet!

The Dhaka South City Corporation has undertaken a nearly Tk 900 crore project to restore, renovate, and beautify four canals -- Shyampur, Jirani, Manda, and Kalunagar -- to mitigate waterlogging in Dhaka.
4 April 2025, 21:17 PM

Ex-EC secy Helal under scrutiny for Rohingya NID scam

The Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an investigation into financial transactions that allegedly enabled 55,310 displaced Rohingyas to obtain Bangladesh’s national identity cards and irregularities in the 2018 parliamentary elections.
3 April 2025, 23:08 PM

Families flock to Dhaka’s Eid fair for shopping and fun

Since morning, the fair has drawn large crowds, with families enjoying shopping, capturing moments through photos, and soaking in the festive spirit
1 April 2025, 11:21 AM

City dwellers suffer after morning rain

The pre-monsoon showers have yet again exposed the persistent drainage problems in the capital as last morning’s heavy downpour left many Dhaka streets submerged and residents struggling to navigate the knee- to waist-deep murky waters.
11 May 2024, 18:00 PM

‘City tolls’ now an easy way of extortion

Having driven his truck all the way from Chattogram, Kashem Mia reached Swamibagh in the capital around 1:00am on March 27, when a group of young men appeared on the road and waved desperately.
10 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Cops clueless about Bacchu’s whereabouts

Law enforcers have no idea where former BASIC Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu is even though a Dhaka court has so far issued 52 warrants for him in as many cases since February 28.
8 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Tk 6cr Rajuk building lies vacant for 3yrs

Constructed at an expense of Tk 6 crore, the 10-storey Hatirjheel Car Parking and Management Building of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha has been lying vacant for three years.
8 May 2024, 18:00 PM

A road to suffering

Sajjadul Kabir, a private company employee, has to commute to Motijheel’s Shapla Chattar area every day from Old Dhaka’s Dhalkanagar.
8 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Jahanara Imam Memorial Museum to become part of national museum on Saturday

The Shaheed Janani Jahanara Imam Memorial Museum will officially become a branch of the Bangladesh National Museum from Saturday onwards
1 May 2024, 12:10 PM

First heatwave, now water crisis

Amid the severe heat wave, there is an acute water crisis in various areas of the capital.
30 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Got waste? Sell it to DNCC

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has initiated a pilot project aimed at tackling the dengue outbreak by purchasing discarded items that are left in the open.
28 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Seventh grader killed by DSCC garbage truck

A 13-year-old schoolboy was killed after being run over by a garbage truck of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in the city’s Madinabagh area on Thursday night.
26 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Karwan Bazar: Wholesale market relocation starts this month

The relocation of Karwan Bazar, the largest wholesale market hub in the capital, is likely to start by the end of this month.
17 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Bailey Road Fire: Leaking gas, shorted electric kettle to blame

The deadly fire at the Green Cozy Cottage shopping mall on the capital’s Bailey Road, which claimed 46 lives on February 29, originated from an electric short circuit at a kettle on the ground floor café named “Cha Chumuk”.
6 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Southern Routes: Bus operators charging extra ahead of Eid

Sirajul Islam, a businessman from Dhaka’s Rayerbagh, was waiting for a BRTC bus in Fulbaria bus terminal area around 3:30pm yesterday. He would travel to Barishal with his wife and two sons.
5 April 2024, 18:00 PM

One year since Bangabazar fire: Now a shadow of its former self

Even little over a year ago, Bangabazar market used to be crowded with shoppers and traders from dawn till midnight ahead of Eid. But now, it’s a shadow of its former self.
3 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Bailey Road Inferno: Rajuk finds gross violation of rules

The owner of Green Cozy Cottage on Bailey Road, where a deadly fire claimed 46 lives on February 29, had no approvals for commercial use of the property.
3 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Construction of 10-storey complex to begin soon

After a year since the devastating fire at Bangabazar Market in the capital’s Fulbaria, Dhaka South City Corporation is all set to construct a new 10-storey commercial building at the site.
3 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Gazipur fire: Relatives fearing the worst as victims battle for life

With tears in her eyes, Noorjahan was looking towards the hospital’s ward. Kamala Khatoon, her mother, was fighting for her life at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery
14 March 2024, 11:46 AM

Is Mitford’s fragrance fading?

While a walk through Mitford is an unforgettable treat for the olfactory senses, there are ill winds threatening to blow over those sweet scents and the businesses that produce them.
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM

A walk down perfume lane

On a Wednesday afternoon, we were walking along one of the dusty roads of Dhaka that everyone can easily imagine – a path littered with debris and puddles of murky water.
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM

A sweet affair

Dhaka dwellers with a sweet tooth currently have an exciting opportunity to taste numerous distinctive and popular sweets from across the country, as Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is hosting a five-day sweet fair on its premises.
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM

'A sweet affair': Mishti mela ongoing at Shilpakala

Dhaka dwellers with a sweet tooth currently have an exciting opportunity to taste various popular sweets from across the country. Currently, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is hosting a five-day sweet fair, which started on Wednesday
8 March 2024, 14:39 PM

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