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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
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Challenges in policing: Seized vehicles rotting under police watch

After six years of legal procedures and waiting, Oman expatriate Morium Akter returned home in early August to reclaim her private car from Kafrul Police Station.
28 October 2025
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Challenges in Policing: Living conditions appalling at some police barracks

In one of Dhaka city’s most affluent neighbourhoods, the barrack of Banani Police Station stands in stark contrast to its surroundings.
26 October 2025
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‘What will this Tk 5 lakh do?’

Wife of Abul Kalam Azad, who was killed after a bearing pad of a metro rail pillar fell on him, said her husband was killed due to negligence of the authorities concerned.   
26 October 2025
Dhaka Metro Rail accident death compensation

‘What will this Tk 5 lakh do? This can never be compensation for a human life’

Brother of Abul Kalam Azad says; victim's wife calls death 'a murder'
26 October 2025
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Challenges in Policing: Police stations buckling under budget strain

The government also supplies police stations with some of the items they request each month, but only a portion of the demand is met.
25 October 2025
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Mirpur factory fire: Warehouse owner ran illegal chemical trade for 15 years

After the fire, toxic fumes hung over the area for several days, posing serious health risks to locals.
25 October 2025
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15 years of illegal chemical trade: Owner on the run after deadly Mirpur fire

He is accused of negligence leading to the deaths of 16 workers in a devastating fire
25 October 2025
Beauty Fashion factory fire in Mirpur 11

‘This fire wasn’t an accident’: Small business owner’s big dreams destroyed

Once a garment worker, now an entrepreneur, Beauty had an export order ready
24 October 2025
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Passengers suffer as fire sparks chaos

A fire at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) yesterday caused significant disruption and anxiety for thousands of passengers, who were left frustrated by a lack of clear information about their flights.
18 October 2025
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Passengers anxious, confused over uncertain flight status

Authorities restrict Dhaka airport access due to fire
18 October 2025
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East Senpara turning into a ‘chemical colony’

Right under the authorities’ noses, chemical warehouses and small factories are operating in full swing in Mirpur’s densely populated residential areas, defying safety regulations and gambling with thousands of lives.
17 October 2025
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Warehouse owner still at large

Three days have passed, but law enforcers are yet to arrest the owner of Alam Traders, the chemical warehouse that burned down in Tuesday’s deadly fire, claiming 16 lives.
16 October 2025
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Mirpur factory fire: Chemical fumes still in the air

The massive fire that swept through a chemical warehouse and an adjacent garment factory in Shialbari of the capital’s Mirpur was brought under control yesterday -- 27 hours after it broke out.
15 October 2025
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15-minute-long battle against smoke, fire, fear

When a fire broke out at the Arian Fashion garment factory in the capital’s Rupnagar area on Tuesday morning, four people, including 15-year-old Mohammad Hossain, were trapped on the third floor.
15 October 2025
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‘We‘re trapped, we can’t get out’

When the fire broke out at the Arian Fashion factory yesterday morning, 18-year-old Marzia Sultana Alo’s father called her.
14 October 2025
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‘The factory is on fire. We’re trapped. Can’t get out’

Alo's last call to her father before phone went dead
14 October 2025
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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
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Illegal depots, withheld info pose fatal trap for firefighters

Deaths of firefighters have seen an alarming rise in recent years, driven by a rapid increase in illegal chemical warehouses and property owners concealing crucial information during emergencies.
2 October 2025
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Potato price dips below Tk 20/kg amid oversupply

Potato prices across Bangladesh have plunged below Tk 20 per kilogramme from Tk 25 a month ago, leaving farmers reeling from losses even as the government struggles to contain the market glut..Stakeholders blame the government for failing to implement its announced measures, including a mi
2 October 2025
Shamim Ahmed

A lie that cost a life

A routine firefighting mission in Tongi’s Sahara Market took a deadly turn, all because of false information.
23 September 2025

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