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Shaheen Mollah

dandy addiction among women in Dhaka

Cheap adhesive addiction rising among women

14 August 2026
It was around 5:00pm on July 22. Seven to eight months pregnant, Parvin Akter, 20, sat near the Farmgate Metro Rail Station with three other women, lifting a polythene bag to her face every few seconds.
14 August 2026
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A walk thru the memories of July

7 August 2026
Hundreds of people gathered outside the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum from morning as the former Gono Bhaban opened to the public for the first time yesterday.
7 August 2026
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Wait for TCB essentials ends in tragedy

29 July 2026
Forty-five-year-old Nasima Begum, a cleaner, had just sat down for lunch at home during her break when word spread through the neighbourhood that a Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) truck had arrived. She left her food on the plate and went out.
29 July 2026
Mirpur University College wall collapse victim

She skipped lunch to buy affordable rice. A collapsing wall killed her

28 July 2026
45-year-old Nasima Begum was waiting in TCB line when the tragedy struck at Mirpur University College
28 July 2026
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‘We have become living corpses’

21 July 2026
Almost every afternoon, Reshma Karim keeps a plateful of food on the table for her 14-year-old son, as she waits for him to return from school.
21 July 2026
Injured protesters rehabilitation Bangladesh

July uprising survivors: The wounds that nothing can heal

19 July 2026
On August 5, 2024, then a 16-year-old ninth-grader Al Amin Hossain joined thousands of protesters outside BRAC University.
19 July 2026
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Water crisis grips parts of Mirpur

9 July 2026
For the past two months, residents of East Kazipara and Shewrapara in Mirpur have been struggling with recurring water shortages, forcing many families to buy drinking water, depend on water tankers, and wait for hours to cook, bathe, and wash.
9 July 2026
Pallabi child Ramisa murder justice demand

‘A piece of my heart is gone’

2 June 2026
For Abdul Hannan Mollah and his family, this Eid was marked not by celebration, but by an overwhelming sense of loss.
2 June 2026
Rickshaw-puller collapses as passenger flees without paying Tk 250

Cruelty on Dhaka street

I was passing through the road after a visit to the Karwan Bazar. Suddenly, I saw a young man rushing down from a rickshaw and speeding away
10 May 2024
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Onion prices up by Tk10-15

Onion price has increased by Tk 10 to Tk 15 per kilo in Dhaka's kitchen markets over the past two days
9 May 2024
Chicken price soars by up to Tk 50 a kg in a month

Chicken price soars by up to Tk 50 a kg in a month

The price of chicken, a staple source of animal protein for many, has increased by Tk 40-50 per kg in a month, causing frustration to low-income families.
8 May 2024
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Hilsa remains a luxury

Traders blame low supply for high price; not enough catch in rivers even after 2-month ban
4 May 2024
Struggles of low-income groups with increasing food expenses in Dhaka

Fish, chicken get pricier

The prices of chicken, fish, and onion have gone up in Dhaka’s kitchen markets, putting the low-income people in a bind.
3 May 2024
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Scorching sun, stifling homes

As the scorching summer sun beats down on Korail slum, the tin-shed houses feel like stifling ovens. Inside one such residence we met Asma Akhter. She wiped sweat from her forehead, her clothes all damp.
29 April 2024
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How drugs find their way inside prisons

In a midnight raid on February 8, Jashore police arrested Ashraful Murad Rubel, a guard at the district’s central jail, for his involvement in drug trade.
27 April 2024
heatwaves impact on heart and kidney

Heatwave putting strain on kidney, heart hospitals

Amid the blistering heatwave across the country, specialised hospitals in the capital are grappling with an influx of patients with conditions such as heart and chronic kidney diseases.
25 April 2024
Mohammadpur Geneva Camp

Mohammadpur Geneva Camp: Narcos clashing over new heroin spot

Mohammadpur Geneva Camp, where narcotics trade is rampant, has been witnessing clashes every day since the day after Eid-ul-Fitr.
20 April 2024
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Fire at Shishu Hospital: No casualties, but facility suffers heavy damage

The intensive care unit (ICU) and high dependency unit (HDU) of the cardiology department at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute were burned in a fire yesterday.
19 April 2024
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Eid Holidays: Patients endure hours of wait at understaffed Pongu Hospital

Arosh Mia, a 35-year-old autorickshaw driver from Narsingdi’s Raipura, found himself in a difficult situation in the afternoon of Eid-ul-Fitr. After his right leg was broken in an accident, he knew he needed medical attention fast. He rushed to the National Orthopedic Hospital and Rehabilitation Institute (Nitor), popularly known as Pongu Hospital, hoping to get the help he needed.
15 April 2024
Yunus asks for quick solutions to traffic congestion

‘Duty comes first’: Eid sacrifices of traffic police

While others celebrate Eid with loved ones, Traffic Constable Joynal Abedin of Gulshan Zone stands guard.
12 April 2024
air force museum in Agargaon

A tale of joy

As the sun hung low in the sky, casting a warm golden hue over the bustling streets of Dhaka in the afternoon of Eid, city residents -- both well-off and those with modest incomes -- visited the museums and other attractions in the city, determined to create memories
11 April 2024
5 killed in launch accident at Dhaka's Sadarghat

A family wiped out on Eid day

All three family members, along with two others, died after being struck by the broken mooring line of a passenger launch.
11 April 2024
Sadarghat launch accident

Snapped mooring line kills 5 at Sadarghat; 5 held

The victims include three of a family
11 April 2024
Bangladeshis murder in Malaysia

It all happened before her eyes

Synthia looked at her mother Mojida Khatun Doly with hollow eyes. Still reeling under trauma, the 13-year-old barely spoke or moved as she laid on an ICU bed in the capital.
8 April 2024
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Hilsa a luxury for most

For many Bangalees, mornings of Pahela Baishakh seem to be incomplete without eating hilsa. This causes a rise in the demand for the country’s national fish ahead of the first day of Bangla New Year.
8 April 2024
chicken prices

Chicken prices soar by up to Tk 40 per kg

Much to the frustration of people from low-income groups, the price of chicken, one of the most common sources of animal protein, has shot up by Tk 30 to Tk 40 per kg over the last couple of days in the capital’s kitchen markets.
5 April 2024
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Chicken prices soar by up to Tk 40 per kg

Traders in city’s kitchen markets blame sudden rise in demand ahead of Eid
5 April 2024

Teacher or torturer?

Nine-year-old Rakib (not his real name), a student at Darul Quran Hafijiya Madrasa in the capital’s Mirpur, was unable to attend class for a day due to a sudden fever.
4 April 2024

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