‘Wish it lasted a bit longer’
A bittersweet farewell unfolded at Suhrawardy Udyan and Bangla Academy yesterday as the curtains fell on the 2024 Amar Ekushey Boi Mela. Hundreds of bookworms thronged the fairgrounds, a sight that has become synonymous with the month of February in Dhaka.
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Polls code takes a back seat in Dhaka
From the untimely blare of loudspeakers to election camps mushrooming everywhere and the cityscape being marred by posters on every available surface, needless to say, electioneering is going on in full swing in the capital.
4m ago
National election: How the youth see it
If one visits TSC, Dhaka University now, they will encounter a little red and white banner cheerfully wishing people a Merry Christmas beside the Shantir Paira sculpture. However, what catches the eye even more is the message written in bold and big letters alongside it: "GO VOTE"
4m ago
Hartal, blockade: Transport workers struggling to survive
Rows of buses standing idle at terminals, images of torched vehicles and reports of transport workers being burnt alive inside vehicles -- these are some of the events that have recently dominated the news, during the initial two phases of the BNP-Jamaat enforced blockade and hartal.
6m ago
‘Our lives at stake’
A group of day labourers was waiting for employers to come and hire them to work on construction sites at Mirpur-11 yesterday morning.
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Even cracked eggs get costlier!
Nasima Begum, a 35-year-old mother of four, is a regular customer of Fakinni Bazar (a market for ultra poor), located along the rail tracks under Bijoy Sarani-Tejgaon Flyover.
8m ago
‘Punished for journalism’
What should have been a routine day for a campus correspondent turned into a harrowing ordeal for Mohammad Iqbal Monwar.
9m ago
DU beset with gang crimes
Two more student gangs -- “Nishachor” and “Bhai Brothers” -- had been carrying out criminal activities on Dhaka University campus for several years, say students.
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March 3, 2024
‘Wish it lasted a bit longer’
A bittersweet farewell unfolded at Suhrawardy Udyan and Bangla Academy yesterday as the curtains fell on the 2024 Amar Ekushey Boi Mela. Hundreds of bookworms thronged the fairgrounds, a sight that has become synonymous with the month of February in Dhaka.
January 5, 2024
Polls code takes a back seat in Dhaka
From the untimely blare of loudspeakers to election camps mushrooming everywhere and the cityscape being marred by posters on every available surface, needless to say, electioneering is going on in full swing in the capital.
January 4, 2024
National election: How the youth see it
If one visits TSC, Dhaka University now, they will encounter a little red and white banner cheerfully wishing people a Merry Christmas beside the Shantir Paira sculpture. However, what catches the eye even more is the message written in bold and big letters alongside it: "GO VOTE"
November 11, 2023
Hartal, blockade: Transport workers struggling to survive
Rows of buses standing idle at terminals, images of torched vehicles and reports of transport workers being burnt alive inside vehicles -- these are some of the events that have recently dominated the news, during the initial two phases of the BNP-Jamaat enforced blockade and hartal.
November 3, 2023
‘Our lives at stake’
A group of day labourers was waiting for employers to come and hire them to work on construction sites at Mirpur-11 yesterday morning.
August 15, 2023
Even cracked eggs get costlier!
Nasima Begum, a 35-year-old mother of four, is a regular customer of Fakinni Bazar (a market for ultra poor), located along the rail tracks under Bijoy Sarani-Tejgaon Flyover.
August 9, 2023
‘Punished for journalism’
What should have been a routine day for a campus correspondent turned into a harrowing ordeal for Mohammad Iqbal Monwar.
March 29, 2023
DU beset with gang crimes
Two more student gangs -- “Nishachor” and “Bhai Brothers” -- had been carrying out criminal activities on Dhaka University campus for several years, say students.
February 13, 2023
The DU students who mug people after sunset
A married couple left their Nazimuddin Road residence to visit their uncle’s home in Dhaka University area. When they arrived at DU’s Shaheed Minar premises, a group of 10 to 12 men, led by DU BCL activists, intercepted them, mercilessly beat them, stole Tk 22,000 and their ATM card, and left.
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