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‘I was locked up and raped for days’

28 April 2026, 00:00 AM
A 31-year-old Bangladeshi woman, who returned to the country from Saudi Arabia recently, made allegations of being repeatedly raped and physically abused in the Gulf country after being lured there with the promise of a domestic worker job.
28 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Geneva Camp: Drug trade thrives despite crackdowns

25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
A few yards away from the rear gate of Geneva Camp in Mohammadpur, several men were selling heroin, cannabis and yaba in broad daylight. Holding polybags full of narcotics, they called out to potential buyers as pedestrians walked past.
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Chokehold on the poor tightens

21 April 2026, 00:00 AM
For millions, the cost of living has been rising for three years. A record fuel price hike made everything worse overnight...
21 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Footpaths reoccupied despite citywide DMP crackdown

18 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Just 10 days after a massive drive by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to reclaim encroached footpaths and roads, many areas across the capital have again been occupied by hawkers.
18 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Consumers weighed down by runaway LPG prices

9 April 2026, 00:26 AM
LPG users are not getting cylinders at the government-set rate anywhere in the capital despite a record 29 percent hike by the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) amid the US-Israel war on Iran.
9 April 2026, 00:26 AM
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Aminul Murder: 14 years on, family waits for justice

5 April 2026, 03:46 AM
Fourteen years after the brutal killing of Aminul Islam, a labour leader from Ashulia, his family continues its quest for justice, calling for a full and impartial probe to bring all those responsible to book.
5 April 2026, 03:46 AM
Keraniganj lighter factory fire

'First it was my wife, now my daughter. What do I live for now?'

4 April 2026, 23:30 PM
Security guard father mourns loss of only daughter in Keraniganj factory fire
4 April 2026, 23:30 PM
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Bangabazar fire: Victims yet to be compensated three years on

4 April 2026, 05:13 AM
Even after three years since the devastating fire at Dhaka’s Bangabazar on April 4, 2023 that gutted thousands of shops just days ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, victim traders have yet to receive any compensation.
4 April 2026, 05:13 AM
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Mosque water the only alternative

It takes Anwar Hossain, a 60-year-old cook at a mess in the capital’s Farmgate, about an hour to make a trip to the nearest deep tube-well, get 10 litres of water, and return home.
25 March 2022, 18:00 PM
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Subsidised essentials: OMS can’t keep up with queues

Nasima Begum, in the advanced stages of pregnancy and carrying her two-year-old, was waiting for over two hours at the designated point in the capital’s Kazipara Bus Stand for a TCB truck to arrive with daily essentials.
17 March 2022, 18:00 PM
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Edible oil prices: Consumers yet to reap benefits of VAT cut

Even though the government on Monday partially removing VAT on edible oils, consumers have yet to get any relief as traders have not reduced prices as of yesterday. 
15 March 2022, 18:00 PM
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How are the poor coping with price hike of essentials?

No matter how hard Md Shaon, a day labourer, and his wife, a domestic help, work, their attempts fall short against the skyrocketing price to make ends meet for their family of five.
8 March 2022, 18:00 PM
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Soybean oil price: Slipping out of reach

A crisis of edible oil, particularly soybean oil, has hit the domestic markets amid retailers and wholesalers stocking up and refiners slowing down delivery, as prices of essential commodities keep climbing in the international market.
5 March 2022, 18:00 PM
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Even jail stay not free; some prisoners forced to pay for ‘better services’

Arrested for marijuana possession, rickshaw puller Abdul Kuddus landed in Dhaka Central Jail in October 2020.
4 March 2022, 18:00 PM
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Mirpur-10 roundabout turns into garbage-van stand

Amidst the chaos that is Dhaka, Mirpur-10 stands almost as a perfect representation of the city’s frenzy, albeit with a bizarre aesthetic of its own.
4 March 2022, 18:00 PM
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3 years of Churihatta blaze: Back in trade stained with blood

On this day three years ago, 71 people lost their lives in a devastating explosion originating from chemicals illegally stored in Wahed Mansion in Old Dhaka.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM
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Now there’s only silence

It’s a curious term. When you hear of a “band party”, you know it’s different from a musical band, although a band party accomplishes the same function: to provide entertainment through music.
5 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Want to lease a grave

Want to lease a grave? Get ready to pay lakhs!

Believe it or not, if someone wants to lease a grave -- even if it’s just around 28 square feet of land -- for 25 years in an area of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), they’ll have to pay a hefty Tk 20 lakh!
2 February 2022, 18:00 PM
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Killing of 3 Mirpur boys: 7 years on, no answer

On February 22, 2015, three adolescent boys were shot dead in the capital’s Mirpur area during a violent political movement, on suspicion that they were arsonists linked to the opposition party.
2 February 2022, 18:00 PM
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We all live in a FLOATING HOME!

Right under Babubazar bridge in the capital, beside the Mitford morgue, there is a hub of floating boarding houses that many in the city have no clue of.
2 January 2022, 18:00 PM
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2 die as cop ploughs bus thru crowd

A police officer not authorised to drive took the steering of a bus and ploughed through a crowd, killing two men and injuring at least three others in the capital’s Gulistan yesterday afternoon.
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM
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Student on way to see ailing mother dies on road

He was supposed to take his ailing mother, who was on her way to Dhaka from their village, to a hospital for treatment. Now, he is going back to their village from Dhaka but as a corpse.
4 December 2021, 18:00 PM
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A father in disbelief

Abdur Rahman Bhandari was struggling to accept that his son would never come back.
30 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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How many must die before we get justice?

“Nayeem wanted to ensure justice for all by becoming a judge,” said a weeping Shah Alam, father of the Notre Dame College student who died under a DSCC compactor vehicle on Wednesday.
25 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Constables can’t seem to catch a break

Six months ago, 52-year-old constable Md Iqbal started working in the traffic department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Muggers desecrate graveyards by using them as base

It was around 5 o’clock in the morning.
19 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Small Businesses Drowning In Debt: Deprived of help for no documentation

Basudeb, who hails from a remote village in Patuakhali, thought he had carved out a comfortable life for himself and his family in Dhaka.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Exploring Mirpur’s bazar of salvaged food

At Mirpur’s Mazar Road, three to four vans can be seen running an off-beat food business. Throughout the week, especially on the weekends, sellers set up shop with an offering of delicacies, all at dirt-cheap price.
9 November 2021, 18:00 PM

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