Then who set fire to Mohanganj Express?
For Karwan Bazar hardware shop manager Mizanur Rahman, life has not been the same since the night his world turned to ashes. His wife Nadira Akter Popy, 32, and their three-year-old son Yeasin were among four people killed when arsonists set fire to the Dhaka-bound Mohanganj Express in Tejgaon on December 19, 2023.
10 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Cops under scrutiny over past poll roles
With the national election approaching, police have sped up the process of identifying officers who played “commanding roles” in the three previous controversial polls or had strong political affiliations during that period.
5 September 2025, 18:54 PM
Mohammadpur, Adabor grapple with teen gangs
Around 2:30pm Tuesday, a 40-year-old man stood silently at Adabor’s Road-10 Balur Math, staring at some shanties.
3 September 2025, 18:04 PM
Attack on police in adabor: Cops now on the edge
Adabor incident has sparked fear among law enforcers, who are now wary of responding to such emergencies.
2 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Potato, papaya now only choice for many families
More and more people are now relying on potatoes and papaya to feed their families as the prices of other vegetables continue to rise in Dhaka’s kitchen markets.
29 August 2025, 21:00 PM
‘Allah, heal my father’: A child’s last prayer and a family’s plea for justice
Tanvir, 8, died at DMCH after losing all four limbs; parents allege a misdiagnosis in Bhola
28 August 2025, 15:28 PM
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