Menstrual health issues are common among young women, and the taboo surrounding it often makes matters worse. Some women say that they feel scared to go out during their period, and they also have misconceptions about sanitary napkins, thinking that the pads cause diseases and discomfort.

Once admired for its greenery and cool atmosphere, Dhaka University is now losing its beauty fast, as students face myriads of problems like littering and overcrowded spaces.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday ruled out BNP’s concern over party Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s security, saying the government is conscious about the issue.

The Jatiya Sangsad will go into its budget session on June 11.

Holidaymakers have started to return to Dhaka after celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr with their near and dear ones at their hometowns.

Around 10am on a busy weekday, Joydevpur Railway Station was teeming with travellers eagerly waiting for their trains.

As people began returning to the capital from the southern region of the country after their Eid holidays -- many of them on launches and steamers -- swelling number of passengers brought along sufferings for all.

As a good number of doctors, nurses and staffers of public hospitals went on leave during the three-day Eid vacation, their non-Muslim colleagues had to shoulder the extra responsibility and play a vital role in providing services to patients during the crisis period.

Police recovered the body of a man from a roadside field in Raozan upazila of Chattogram on Friday.

Police arrested a wounded mugger suspect along with two of his cohorts after a supposed gunfight from West Khulshi area in the port city on Friday.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam says that they would take steps immediately to ensure the development of slums in the capital and physical and mental health of the children living there.

A woman is killed in a road accident in Signboard area of Jatrabari.

Holidaymakers begin to return to Dhaka after celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr with their near and dear ones at their hometowns.

Noorjahan Dilawar, a freedom fighter and former professor of Cadet College, died of cardiac failure at Dhaka CMH on Tuesday, says a press release.

Mir Alauddin Ahmed, founding chairman of Chittagong Steel Works Limited and Baitul Aman Trust, passed away at a city hospital on Thursday, said a press release.

Elona Taqwa, 18, daughter of suspended police officer Kohinoor Mian, died after falling from a six-storey building in Banani on Eid day.

Japanese soccer player Makoto Hasebe, who is also a Unicef goodwill ambassador, has appealed to the global community to support Rohingya children who are growing without education in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam has demanded climate justice in the form of compensation and financial assistance in addressing the impacts of climate change.

Barishal City Corporation (BCC) has opened a new park for children in the city’s Amanatganj area.

People in port city are enjoying their Eid holidays to the fullest.