Sajjad Hossain

Smoke rises from burnt market on fifth day

A six-year-old city corporation initiative to build a 10-storey shopping mall at Bangabazar never saw the light of day because of disagreements between the shop owners and the corporation.

They invested the money they had and the money they could borrow in the hope of good business ahead of Eid but within a few hours yesterday, they lost everything.

A massive fire ripped through the capital’s Bangabazar Shopping Complex yesterday, burning down at least 2,931 shops full of clothes and ruining the livelihood of several thousand traders just weeks before Eid.

Moments after the catastrophic fire at the Bangabazar Shopping Complex was brought under control at 12:36pm today, shop owners and employees were seen desperately going through the smouldering ruins to salvage whatever they could.

Many people from nearby markets were also seen taking their belongings out of the area, with everyone occupying the street with their possessions

The fire that broke out at Sattola slum in Mohakhali yesterday morning was doused after around three hours.

The 144-year-old water tank, locally known as “Bahadur Shah Park Panir Tanky” on Old Dhaka’s Johnson Road, was declared a historical monument in May 2020 by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk). Despite the recognition, it has been forgotten and neglected.

Despite spending Tk 1.91 crore for installing designated poster boards to keep the metro-rail pillars free of posters, the efforts of Dhaka North City Corporation seem to be falling short.

In the heart of the crowded Dhaka, is a very special kitchen market which has been serving low-income people for decades now.

Rehana Begum was desperately looking for her sewing machines amidst the ruins of the devastating fire that destroyed nearly 50 shanties in the Kunipara slum of Tejgaon Industrial Zone in the capital on Monday night.

Tear-eyed and with a large spoon in her hand, she kept turning over rubble hoping against hope that Rehana Begum would find the machines that were the source of her family's income

The fire service halted their rescue operations at the affected building in Gulistan around 8:00pm after it was marked as risky due to the damaged columns in the basement

The explosion was so powerful that it felt like the earth was trembling, Safayet Hossain, a local shopkeeper, told The Daily Star, after a blast ripped through a commercial building in Gulistan killing at least 16 people

In an interview with The Daily Star, Mohammad Mohiuddin, who had served as Bangabandhu's chief security officer during the speech, shared his personal experience of that momentous day

The iconic Ramna Park in the capital is closed to the public for certain hours of the day, but apparently, there are opportunities for some government officials and those who pay the right price to enjoy the greenery during those hours.

How govt officials are allowed entry when Ramna Park is closed to public for certain hours

Mayor Annisul Huq Road, a major thoroughfare in Dhaka, is severely plagued with illegal parking.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) felled around 300 trees planted on the median strip of Saat Masjid Road in Dhanmondi to expand the island, much to the dismay of environmentalists and locals.

It was the most horrific day of Jhumu Begum’s life when she had to endure labour pain for two hours straight at night, without being able to reach the hospital.