Fear lingers after New Gini attack
1 October 2026
Fear still grips residents of the New Gini Properties housing project in Manikdi near ECB Chattar, even after police arrested seven people over Saturday night’s attack and looting.
1 October 2026
In Brief / ‘Everything has been looted’
29 September 2026
Located just beyond Gate 3 inside the five‑bigha New Gini Properties housing project stands an under‑construction high‑rise -- one of at least 17. This particular structure houses a temporary project office on the ground floor.
29 September 2026
Attacks, vandalism, looting: A dark streak in Dhaka / Late night rampage at ECB Chattar
28 September 2026
It was around 10:30pm on Saturday night. The New Gini Properties compound at ECB Chattar had gone quiet after a day’s work, with construction workers resting inside.
28 September 2026
Attacks, vandalism, looting: A dark streak in Dhaka / Cops stood by as Radda centre was looted
28 September 2026
Police were at the scene as attackers looted the Radda MCH-FP Centre in Mirpur-1 and loaded the valuables onto a pickup, but took no effective action before the vehicle left, according to preliminary findings of a police investigation into the attack.
28 September 2026
When resilience beats violence
27 September 2026
Kohinoor Begum, a vaccinator at the Radda MCH-FP Centre in Mirpur-1, was steadfast in carrying out her duties. She continued administering measles vaccines to children yesterday, about 36 hours after the centre was all but destroyed.
27 September 2026
Trafficked, tortured and broke
25 September 2026
Ashraf Ali, 22, a student of Brindavan Government College in Habiganj, had left for Cambodia pursuing work to turn the wheel of his family’s fortune.
25 September 2026
73 Bangladeshis face ACC scrutiny over Dubai assets
4 September 2026
The Anti-Corruption Commission is set to seek information from the UAE government about properties allegedly acquired in Dubai through money laundering by 73 Bangladeshis, including former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, former Premier Bank chairman HBM Iqbal and former Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafis Sarafat.
4 September 2026
Community centres that barely serve communities
1 September 2026
In 2006, the then undivided Dhaka City Corporation established a community centre in Segunbagicha, one of the capital’s most densely populated neighbourhoods.
1 September 2026
One little town showed how to fight back
An eerie silence settled over the streets of Kushtia in the early hours of March 30, 1971, as a curfew, imposed by the occupying Pakistan army, was in place.
27 March 2023
Subsidised Beef, Eggs: Relief to some of middle class
MA Khair Chowdhury passed the Segunbagicha kitchen market disappointed.
26 March 2023
A journey through Bangladesh’s struggle for independence
The word “Swadhinata” evokes a powerful image of Bangladesh’s journey to independence, and the Swadhinata Museum, located at Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan is a testament to that journey, embodying the spirit of freedom.
25 March 2023
Livestock dept's sales bring relief, but prices still too high for most
MA Khair Chowdhury passed the Segunbagicha kitchen market, disappointed. "It's quite impossible to buy daily essentials from the market due to the high prices."
25 March 2023
Kushtia’s tale of unimaginable brutality
A dilapidated tin-shed stands precariously at Bittipara area in Kushtia.
24 March 2023
19 Kitchen market buildings risky yet in use
If you take a look at the Rayer Bazar Dhaka City Corporation Market, you will see that the age-old building is on the verge of falling apart.
11 March 2023
'I survived only because I was able to free my hand’
"Around 4:30 or 4:45pm, the ceiling and the walls began to collapse following a big blast. I cannot remember much of what happened afterwards."
8 March 2023
‘I said what I needed to say’
After delivering his watershed speech on March 7, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returned home with thousands in his wake.
7 March 2023
Poetries most-published, novels most sold
Every year, thousands of poetry books are published at Amar Ekushey Boi Mela, and this year was no exception. According to Bangla Academy data, more poetry books were published this year than other genres of literature, including stories and novels.
24 February 2023
Aglow with Ekushey spirit
As scores of people placed floral wreaths on the pedestal of Central Shaheed Minar yesterday, they also thronged the nearby Ekushey book fair, which commemorates the sacrifice made in 1952 through literature.
21 February 2023
Highlighting stories of the overlooked
Becoming a writer was always a distant dream of theirs. But due to harsh realities of life and meagre income, they had to sustain themselves first. In the process, they had to bury that dream a long time ago.
20 February 2023
Children’s books lack variety
Around hundred publishing houses have set up stalls at Shishu Chattar at the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela. A number of childrens’ books have been published by these publication houses. However, parents have claimed that there’s little to no variation in these books.
19 February 2023
A window into world literature
Literature can leave a lifetime impact on our minds. It helps us understand ourselves and the world around us, and it transcends boundaries through translation. This year’s Ekushey book fair saw a large number of translated versions of world literature by prominent authors.
18 February 2023
Amar Ekushey Boi Mela: Friday brings smiles on publishers’ faces
It was quite a sight. The premises of the Boi Mela in Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan were packed with bookworms. They were moving from one stall to another, turning through the pages of the books available and buying them.
17 February 2023
A village of mosques
Beraid is a small place in terms of size, but it is huge in terms of popularity, thanks to a large number of ancient mosques.
17 February 2023
Cultivating reading habits since 2001
At first glance, it looks like a simple tin-shed house. One will not even find any decent-looking furniture inside the room.
17 February 2023
Where basic amenities remain elusive
Residents of the newly-added wards in Dhaka North City Corporation expressed dissatisfaction after being denied civic amenities, claiming that life was far better when they were under the union parishad.
17 February 2023
Rabindranath: timeless echoes
It’s been more than a century since he won the Noble Prize in literature and 82 years since he passed away. However, Rabindranath Tagore remains alive in the minds of readers. Be it poetry, songs, novels, short stories or plays, the works of Rabindranath Tagore are forever etched in their minds.
15 February 2023
A sea of red and yellow
People were coming hand in hand, wearing yellow and red color dresses. Celebrations of Pahela Fagun and Valentine’s Day were in the air everywhere yesterday, especially at the premises of Ekushey Boi Mela.
14 February 2023
Spring arrives early at Boi Mela
It’s that time of the year again, when the first day of spring and the occasion to express one’s love coincide with the passion of bookworms, creating a festive atmosphere at Amar Ekushey Boi Mela.
13 February 2023