Onion and veggie prices dip, fish stay costly
Prices of locally grown onions have started to fall in Dhaka, as Bangladesh has resumed importing the kitchen staple from India after a long break.
22 August 2025, 19:04 PM
No let-up in violent crimes
The only fault of Rabbi, a resident of the capital’s Jafrabad area, was that he questioned two unknown young men loitering near his home late at night on May 15.
22 August 2025, 18:43 PM
Lost without a trace
With fear, grief, and uncertainty, a family from Barguna’s Bamna spends every single day of their lives in an agonising wait.
19 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Veggie prices soar in Dhaka kitchen markets
Abdul Malek went to Sukrabad kitchen market to buy vegetables, only to be shocked to find that a kilogramme of both okra and pointed gourd was selling for Tk 100.
15 August 2025, 18:52 PM
Onion, vegetable prices soar amid rain, supply crunch
After a brief respite over the past few months, the prices of onions, vegetables, eggs and fish have risen again in the capital’s kitchen markets, placing additional financial strain on low- and fixed-income families.
8 August 2025, 18:49 PM
‘Fascism research institute’ banner now hangs at AL central office
A large red banner reading “International Fascism and Genocide Research Institute” now hangs in front of the abandoned central office of the Bangladesh Awami League in the capital’s Gulistan area.
1 August 2025, 20:05 PM
The hospital that did not back down
At the height of the July uprising, many hospitals turned their backs -- some out of fear, others silenced or forced into complicity. State forces roamed halls of healing, seizing CCTV footage, erasing patient records, and threatening doctors not to treat the wounded.
30 July 2025, 18:06 PM
Govt to hike police risk allowance by 20%
The government has decided to increase the monthly risk allowance by 20 percent for police personnel from the ranks of constable to sub-inspector.
30 July 2025, 18:00 PM
How did the CID identify the bodies so quickly?
Of the five missing families, four provided DNA samples from both parents, while one family submitted samples from the mother, father, and a brother
24 July 2025, 17:54 PM
July uprising: Extraordinary powers of the ordinary people
The protests were loud, defiant, and spreading fast. But behind them was a quieter resistance
23 July 2025, 18:15 PM
Milestone crash: Brother dies a day after sister
Death toll now 32; Aryan Nasraf Nafi, 9, died at 12:15am; Eldest sister, Nazia Tabassum Lizu, 13, died Monday
22 July 2025, 19:18 PM
‘We were ready to go home’
Barely 300 metres from Milestone School and College, Sharif Ul Anwar Sazzan was waiting for his son Srijon Sattik, a sixth grader, to come out so they could return home for lunch.
21 July 2025, 18:20 PM
How things unfolded inside Uttara Adhunik Hospital after the jet crash
Between 2:30pm and 4:30pm, a charred body of a child and more than 100 injured victims were rushed to Uttara Adhunik Hospital
21 July 2025, 12:34 PM
‘A loud bang and then screams’: witnesses recall horror as jet hits Uttara school
At least 19 people were killed and more than 100 injured after a Bangladesh Air Force F-7 aircraft crashed into the Milestone College campus in Uttara
21 July 2025, 09:53 AM
‘Tunda Babu’ behind bars, but fear still haunts
Gripped by fear, many residents of Haddipatti in Dhaka’s Darus Salam area have fled their homes, even after the arrest of a notorious gang leader, Babu Khan -- locally known as “Tunda Babu”.
13 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Cops gathering info on polls candidates
Based on the findings, law enforcers will assess security needs in each constituency and identify candidates who may pose risks.
12 July 2025, 19:05 PM
Rice, veggies, fish get pricier
Prices of daily essentials such as rice, vegetables, and fish have gone up in the capital, causing concern among consumers, especially those with limited income.
5 July 2025, 06:47 AM
The forgotten boys of Mirpur
For a decade now, 54-year-old house help Jyotsna Robi Das has been seeking justice for the killing of her son.
4 July 2025, 21:06 PM
Rice, chicken, fish prices rise post-Eid
Prices of different rice varieties have increased by Tk 3-Tk 5 per kg in the capital over the last two weeks even though the country is in the middle of the harvesting season.
20 June 2025, 18:05 PM
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