Dengue taking its toll on little ones
Eighteen-month-old Tabassum Alo was crying on her mother’s lap in the children’s dengue ward at Mugda Medical College Hospital yesterday afternoon.
17 October 2025, 22:51 PM
Prolonged inaction, recurring fire tragedies
Despite repeated deadly fire incidents, the government has yet to relocate hazardous chemical warehouses from Dhaka’s residential areas to designated industrial zones in Munshiganj.
15 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Dengue patients crowd Suhrawardy hospital
Soniya Akhter, 25, a resident of Mirpur-1, has been undergoing treatment at the dengue ward of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital since Wednesday night.
10 October 2025, 20:40 PM
Dengue outbreak: 9 dead, over 1,000 cases in one day
At least 1,042 new dengue cases were reported yesterday -- the highest in a single day this year -- taking the confirmed number to nearly 50,000 so far.
5 October 2025, 18:35 PM
Battery rickshaws overrun Dhaka
Urban planners and experts warn that these vehicles could cripple the city's transport network unless regulations are in place and enforced immediately
4 October 2025, 18:09 PM
Ongoing rains may worsen dengue crisis
Ongoing rainfall in October is expected to intensify the risk of dengue, with experts warning the situation may worsen in the coming months.
3 October 2025, 20:24 PM
September deadliest, Oct peak looms
Dengue infections and fatalities continue to rise at an alarming rate, with the death toll reaching 200 and total reported cases climbing to 47,832 as of yesterday.
1 October 2025, 18:08 PM
Dengue fight faltering
Eleven of the 12 city corporations across the country don’t have any entomologists to help the authorities check mosquito-borne diseases, exposing their weakness in combatting dengue that has now become a year-round concern.
1 October 2025, 18:08 PM
Monsoon doubles mosquito trouble
Dhaka residents may witness a bigger wave of dengue in the coming days, as the population of Aedes mosquitoes in monsoon is over double that of the previous season.
30 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Is Dhaka 400 or 1500 years old?
Dhaka is the capital that is ever-growing within its confines, with its colours, chaos and hustle. It has always been a bit difficult to trace the origin of this madness of a city, and the exact time it came to be.
27 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Rajuk’s grand plan to ease commute
The waterbodies of Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara and Hatirjheel are set for a transformation.
26 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Still no robust policy to control Aedes mosquitoes
Three years have passed since the country witnessed over one lakh dengue patients in a year.
25 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Want to buy a car? It’s only Tk 5,000!
Seized vehicles that are used for different crimes or have no valid documents mostly end up in auctions as scrap.
13 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Water Treatment Plant: Wasa project not paying enough dividends
Three years ago, Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Dhaka Wasa) inaugurated the Padma-Jashaldia water-treatment plant to bring treated water of Padma to Dhaka.
11 August 2022, 18:00 PM
No room for heritage
It seems like Dhaka is on its way to remove all traces of its glorious past as another heritage building is on the brink of destruction, ready to be lost like many other historical structures of the city.
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Modernisation of Sufia Kamal National Public Library: The end of an era
What many would call the end to an era, the 67-year-old Sufia Kamal National Public Library has been demolished as part of a modernisation project.
6 August 2022, 02:15 AM
‘Dengue menace may spiral out of control’
In July, the number of dengue cases was double than that of June, showing signs that the situation might get out of hand.
1 August 2022, 18:00 PM
A ray of hope for Dhaka’s lifelines
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is going to take action against building owners who connected their sewerage lines to lakes, canals or storm-water drains.
30 July 2022, 03:00 AM
Jinjira Palace a tale of treachery and negligence
Its history is intertwined with melancholy and treachery.
26 July 2022, 18:00 PM
New dengue variant found
Bangladeshi researchers have detected a new variant of the dengue virus in the country. This implies that dengue patients are at higher risk of severe conditions, due to repeated infections involving different variants.
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Cox’s Bazar a new dengue hotspot
Cox’s Bazar has become a hotspot for spreading dengue after Dhaka. Two dengue patients died and 103 patients were hospitalised with dengue in the district this year so far.
18 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Resurrecting Lalkuthi
Barely three bookshelves with broken doors, shattered glass panes scattered all over the floor and damp cobweb-ridden walls -- such is the scene inside Farashganj’s Johnson Hall, also known as Lalkuthi.
14 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Gate to return to its past glory
Once upon a time, it used to mark the terminus of the largest city of undivided Bengal; currently it lies uncared for, surrounded by bushes, covered by posters, in a shadowy corner of Dhaka University campus.
13 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Dhaka cattle markets finally booming
After seeing a scarcity of customers, Dhaka’s cattle markets have started gaining momentum after Juma prayers yesterday, as a huge number of buyers rushed to the markets.
8 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Not enough momentum
Dhaka’s cattle markets have not yet seen the expected momentum, just two days before Eid.
7 July 2022, 18:00 PM
An alarming spike on the way?
Dengue may spread further and faster during Eid vacation with thousands of people expecting to head home, said doctors and experts.
6 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Cattle Markets: Sales yet to pick up
Although a good number of sacrificial animals have arrived at Dhaka’s cattle markets, customers were sparse yesterday, the first day of official operation of 20 markets.
6 July 2022, 18:00 PM
A look into post-pandemic cattle markets in city
Rokon Bepary, a farmer from Shibchar, brought 16 bulls to the Dholaikhal cattle market this year, almost half of what he brought last year, due to a huge loss of Tk 3 lakh.
3 July 2022, 18:00 PM