'All our hopes, dreams now shattered'
Says Afroza Akter, wife of worker killed in Basabo construction site
2d ago
Honouring a fallen son
It was around noon. The rotors of a special helicopter churned through the heavy gloom at Shaheed Miraj-Tapan Stadium in Manikganj.
1w ago
A mindless act shatters family
Mondays held a special place in the hearts of vegetable trader Aslam Mia’s family in Mymensingh’s Gafargaon upazila.
3w ago
A mindless act shatters a family's dreams
Family now grapples to make ends meet after death of sole earner in Gazipur train attack in December last year
3w ago
A cool splash: The fire drill that brought momentary relief for UIU students
In the relentless heat, amid the mundane routine of classes, students of United International University (UIU) got sweet relief this morning from an unexpected source -- a fire drill
4w ago
Bhashantek house fire: ‘Why haven’t my parents come to see me yet?’
Lying on a hospital bed, nine-year-old Sujan kept asking for his parents and two sisters whenever relatives visited him in the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
1m ago
'Why haven't my parents come to see me?'
9-year-old keeps asking while being treated at burn institute
1m ago
'Genuine' SSC, HSC certificates for sale!
System analyst at technical education board admits to selling over 5,000 of those in a couple of years
1m ago
October 31, 2023
Bad situation gets worse for the poor
Babul Matbar managed to sell only half a kilogramme of apples during the hartal enforced by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday -- a significant drop from his usual daily sales of 15 to 25 kg.
October 11, 2023
Driving seized bus: Police clear ASI who ran over and killed 2 people
Police cleared ASI Emadul Haque, who ran over and killed two people while driving a seized bus in Gulistan in December 2021, of any wrongdoing saying he drove the vehicle in “good faith” to ensure smooth flow of traffic.
June 29, 2023
Finding livelihood where others saw waste
Man builds life collecting and selling animal fat for last 50 years
June 9, 2023
Facebook now a market for fake notes
“We have original, glazing print and a perfect product with security thread and watermarks that are almost undetectable in bare eyes,” reads a part of an advertisement recently posted on Facebook to sell fake notes.
June 8, 2023
'No parents should lose their children this way'
Mobarak Hossain, the father of two children who died after a pest control company used pesticide at their Bashundhara residence on Friday, said at a press conference today
May 30, 2023
Boy's death from falling rod: Site manager sues expressway worker
Hasib Hasan, the Banani and Mohakhali site manager, filed the case with Dhaka Railway Police Station, accusing Md Hasan, 32
May 6, 2023
Blast at N’ganj steel Mill: It ran without valid papers, safety measures
The steel mill factory in Narayanganj, where an explosion killed four workers and injured three others on Thursday, had been melting iron for the last six months without approval from the authorities, said officials.
March 8, 2023
Explosions from accumulated gas: How to keep your homes safe
But when there is a leak and gas accumulates inside a closed space or room, it is akin to a ticking time-bomb. And when that accumulated gas comes in contact with a spark from an electric short-circuit or when someone lights a matchstick, an explosion rips through the room.
March 8, 2023
‘How would I console my father?’
Mansur Hossain, 42, and his cousin Al Amin, 20, had gone to Siddikbazar of Gulistan to buy sanitary ware for Mansur’s new flat
March 1, 2023
‘Why can’t law enforcers catch escaped militants?’
Wife of slain publisher Dipan asks as 2 escaped death-row militants still at large after more than 3 months
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