Md Abbas

A lack of opportunities for a better life at home pushed a record number of Bangladeshis to queue up for asylum in Europe last year.

A journey to Malaysia, a dream of a better life. Driven by the hope of securing a job with a decent payday, Md Shofiqul Islam, 33, of Pabna,  went to Malaysia five months ago. Little did he know that this aspiration would spiral into despair and eventual demise.

The move aimed at reining in price spiral during Ramadan; experts doubt its effectiveness

Sanjit Babu, from Baghia village in Gazipur’s Kapasia upazila, has been running a tea stall at Narayanpur market on the bank of the Shitalakshya river for the last four years.

Idris Miah, a roadside makeshift iftar seller, went to Karwan Bazar Kitchen Market to buy kheshari dal (grass peas), an essential ingredient for piyaju, a popular item for iftar.

Despite the government’s repeated assurances of stability in kitchen markets during Ramadan, the prices of some commodities, mainly consumed during iftar, have seen a substantial surge, hurting people from limited income groups.

Threat of eviction looms over 20 lakh residents of Kamrangirchar in the capital, as Dhaka South City Corporation has decided to build a commercial hub on 1,200 acres of land in the area.

“Where’s the emergency exit? where’s the emergency exit?” people were shouting all around.

“Fire! Fire!”

A phone call, followed by an everlasting silence.

Only 18 days separated Syed Mobarak Hossain from his dream of taking his family to Italy, where he worked. After years of struggle as a Bangladeshi expatriate, everything was finally falling into place:

'It's heartbreaking to see someone burning in front of you, and you can't do anything for them,' says Sheikh Rakib recounting horror

Recounts one survivor as others say the blaze-hit building has no emergency exit

For Syed Mobarak Hossain, everything was falling into place after years of struggle

Md Abdur Rasel, a medical representative at Reneta Limited, left his job after being lured to go to Portugal by an agent of Probashi Sheba Limited, a consulting firm based in Dhaka’s Gulshan.

For the last four months, Rafiqul Islam [a pseudonym to protect him from further consequences] has been stuck in an abandoned three-story building in Kuala Lumpur along with 149 others -- all without any work.

As the night gets deeper and Dhaka goes to sleep, one place pulsates with energy -- Karwan Bazar kitchen market.

Mohammad Shahid looked at the shopkeeper in Karwan Bazar in disbelief after hearing that a kg of onions was selling for Tk 120.

There was a time when universities used to hog newspaper headlines for all the right reasons – innovative research or accolades given for commendable academic work that would benefit the people of the country. However, when we look at our public universities today, most of the headlines they mak

For commuters like  Prajukta Roy Chowdhury, a final-year student at a private university, metro rail has been a game changer.