Dengue takes heavier toll on young people
6 September 2026
Teenagers and young adults aged 16 to 30 accounted for around 42 percent of all dengue cases reported this year, making them the most affected age group.
6 September 2026
Waiting for power cuts to get water
5 September 2026
While frequent load-shedding has become a concern for Dhaka residents, people in several neighbourhoods, including East Senpara, East Kazipara, Ibrahimpur and East Rajabazar, say power outages have become an unexpected opportunity to collect water.
5 September 2026
Aug dengue figures 3rd-highest in 26yrs
2 September 2026
In August, Bangladesh recorded its third-highest number of dengue cases and deaths for the month since the country’s first major outbreak in 2000, as infections continue to rise.
2 September 2026
Dengue outbreak: Fewer cases, higher deaths for women
29 August 2026
Despite men accounting for more dengue infections, women are making up a disproportionately higher share of deaths from the disease this year, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) data.
29 August 2026
Late referral raises dengue death risk
26 August 2026
Dhaka Medical College Hospital is receiving a large number of dengue patients from across Bangladesh, many of whom arrive with severe complications that increase their risk of death, doctors and public health experts have said.
26 August 2026
Dengue shows no signs of slowing
22 August 2026
With 10 days still to go, August has already recorded 27 percent more dengue cases than all of July, as experts warn infections may continue rising.
22 August 2026
Suhrawardy swamped with dengue patients
10 August 2026
With 1,156 dengue patients hospitalised as of yesterday, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital has topped the list of hospitals treating dengue patients this year, followed by Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Mugda Medical College Hospital and Mitford Hospital.
10 August 2026
Dhaka tops dengue cases, deaths
8 August 2026
Dhaka division has emerged as the country’s dengue hotspot, recording 6,871 cases, including 4,404 infections in Dhaka city alone this year.
8 August 2026
Waste to Electricity: China to build power plant for DNCC area
A Chinese company will set up the country’s first large-scale waste-to-energy plant for Dhaka North City Corporation areas.
12 November 2020
Off-season spike in dengue cases
Dengue fever appears to be reemerging in the country as the number of people infected with the mosquito-borne disease rose sharply this month.
11 November 2020
DMCH launches facility to manage mass casualties
Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) has set up a mass casualty management centre to handle influx of patients due to disastrous incidents like Rana Plaza or Nimtoli tragedies.
1 November 2020
Sell it cheap or face torture
When a portion of his shop in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar was demolished by the men of lawmaker Haji Salim in April 2019, Aftab Ahmed did whatever he could to save the rest of his shop in a century-old building.
28 October 2020
When will it be ready?
On July 29, 2018, a bus rammed into Dia Khanam Mim and Abdul Karim Rajib, both students of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College, killing them and injuring 12 others while they were standing on the pavement at a bus stop on Airport Road in the capital.
22 October 2020
City Drainage Handover: Key meeting postponed as mayor, officials fall sick
A spate of illnesses among officials of the two city corporations, including the Dhaka North mayor, caused the LGRD ministry yesterday to postpone a meeting that would have paved the way to handing control of the city’s drainage management from Dhaka Wasa to the city corporations.
11 October 2020
Bus Route Rationalisation: First meeting in six months to focus on Basila-N’ganj route
After months of stalling, the Bus Route Rationalisation (BRR) committee -- formed to bring discipline to Dhaka’s chaotic bus operations -- is set to sit next week, to set up the first of the six proposed routes stretching from Ghatar Char in Basila to Narayanganj.
4 October 2020
Wasa Managing Director: A failure yet trust is in him
Since the prime minister “praises” Wasa Managing Director Taqsem A Khan, the majority of its board members support extending his tenure.
21 September 2020
A place to breathe
First-grader Hasibur Rahman Anu was elated while playing at the eastern side of the Hazi Abdul Alim playground in Old Dhaka on Saturday.
20 September 2020
Dhaka not a ‘smart city’
Dhaka has not made it to the list of 109 smart cities in the world, according to the 2020 Smart City Index.
19 September 2020
Onion price peels off middle-class stability
Lutfur Rahman, a resident of Shuritola, never thought he would reach such a point in his life where he would have to purchase essentials from a government subsidised OMS truck. But there he was yesterday, standing in a long queue leading up to a truck that came to his area.
16 September 2020
Battery-run rickshaws still rule the alleys
Although plying of battery-run rickshaws and rickshaw-vans in the capital is illegal, no one gets surprised when they see these vehicles parked at the corner of a street or moving throughout the alleys in full speed.
15 September 2020
Onion makes consumers cry
Onion prices have shot up dramatically in the country due to panic buying by consumers and price gouging by wholesalers in the immediate aftermath of India’s decision on Monday to suspend onion exports.
15 September 2020
Price hike heaps woes on people
For the last one month, Akbar Hossain has been torn between two difficult choices: send his wife and children to the village or reduce the amount of money he sends his elderly parents.
12 September 2020
Tourism near Dhaka still far from revival
Although the government has permitted reopening of hotels, resorts and amusement parks since August, tour and hotel operators around Dhaka are still struggling to run their businesses due to low number of holidaymakers.
9 September 2020
Fire fear still stalks old town
The government has made little progress in relocating hazardous chemical businesses and warehouses from Old Dhaka, leaving the residents in constant fear following the two devastating fire incidents that claimed over 200 lives.
3 September 2020
Spreading the ‘pleasure of football’
Nine-year-old Faisal Ahmed desired to play football since early childhood, but his family’s financial condition meant he could not pursue his dreams as some others can.
29 August 2020
Waterlogging in Dhaka: Collective failure made it perennial
The desire expressed by the two Dhaka city mayors to take over the responsibility of drainage management from Dhaka Wasa in a bid to end the capital’s perennial waterlogging problem has widely been regarded as a popular idea.
28 August 2020
City buildings breeding Aedes
Multi-storied buildings in the capital are the most common breeding ground for Aedes mosquitoes -- carriers of both dengue and chikungunya viruses -- followed by the buildings under construction.
24 August 2020
Gas crisis hits parts of Dhaka
A disruption due to bad weather in the gas supply in the Liquefied Natural Gas terminal in Moheshkhali has led to a severe gas crisis in the capital over the last week.
21 August 2020