Zahangir Shah

Why did cops shoot my boy? He was only 14

He succumbed to his wounds on the way to Enam Medical College Hospital.

3m ago

‘Wish we all died together’

Josna Begum had visions of Eid filled with laughter – new clothes for her children, the sweet aroma of biryani filling their tiny home at New Slum area of Manikganj Sadar.  With the joyous holiday just days away, the anticipation should have been bubbling over.  Instead, Josna is grappling with a devastating loss that forever altered the course of her family’s life.

7m ago

Natakhola police probe centre: Construction work stops for fund crisis

Construction work of Natakhola Police Investigation Centre has remained incomplete for the last couple of months.

8m ago

C-section: When exception becomes a norm

Caesarean sections or C-sections, a lifesaving procedure which is done in special cases during birth, have become a norm in Bangladesh, especially in private clinics, data show.

8m ago

Remembering a language martyr

Seventy-two years ago, Rafiq Uddin Ahmed became a language martyr among many brave souls who sacrificed their lives for Bangla -- their mother tongue.

9m ago

Brick kilns killing their dream of education

Seventeen-year-old Sumi Akter was seen walking on a brick kiln premises with her three-year-old daughter Ayesha Akhter in her lap.

9m ago

Ferry capsize in Padma: Salvage operation of ferry yet to begin

The one person -- a crew member of the ferry -- who went missing after the incident could not be traced till the filing of the report at 8:00pm.

10m ago

Crew member missing after ferry goes down in Padma

A crew member went missing after a ferry capsized in the Padma with nine trucks and more than 20 people on board yesterday morning.

10m ago
July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024

Why did cops shoot my boy? He was only 14

He succumbed to his wounds on the way to Enam Medical College Hospital.

April 9, 2024
April 9, 2024

‘Wish we all died together’

Josna Begum had visions of Eid filled with laughter – new clothes for her children, the sweet aroma of biryani filling their tiny home at New Slum area of Manikganj Sadar.  With the joyous holiday just days away, the anticipation should have been bubbling over.  Instead, Josna is grappling with a devastating loss that forever altered the course of her family’s life.

March 12, 2024
March 12, 2024

Natakhola police probe centre: Construction work stops for fund crisis

Construction work of Natakhola Police Investigation Centre has remained incomplete for the last couple of months.

March 10, 2024
March 10, 2024

C-section: When exception becomes a norm

Caesarean sections or C-sections, a lifesaving procedure which is done in special cases during birth, have become a norm in Bangladesh, especially in private clinics, data show.

February 22, 2024
February 22, 2024

Remembering a language martyr

Seventy-two years ago, Rafiq Uddin Ahmed became a language martyr among many brave souls who sacrificed their lives for Bangla -- their mother tongue.

February 18, 2024
February 18, 2024

Brick kilns killing their dream of education

Seventeen-year-old Sumi Akter was seen walking on a brick kiln premises with her three-year-old daughter Ayesha Akhter in her lap.

January 18, 2024
January 18, 2024

Ferry capsize in Padma: Salvage operation of ferry yet to begin

The one person -- a crew member of the ferry -- who went missing after the incident could not be traced till the filing of the report at 8:00pm.

January 18, 2024
January 18, 2024

Crew member missing after ferry goes down in Padma

A crew member went missing after a ferry capsized in the Padma with nine trucks and more than 20 people on board yesterday morning.

January 18, 2024
January 18, 2024

Crew member missing after ferry goes down in Padma

A man went missing after a ferry capsized in the Padma with nine trucks and more than 20 people on board yesterday morning.

April 9, 2023
April 9, 2023

4 brick kilns eating away farmland

Four brick kilns set up side by side on farmland have been badly affecting the agricultural production in Manikganj’s Singair upazila as the soil of the adjacent croplands are sold to feed the brick kilns for long.