Shaheen Mollah

Tale of a baby bird and a heart of gold

When Leon noticed a baby parakeet had fallen from its nest on a treetop, he knew he had to do something to help

1d ago

Serial muggers terrorise Mohammadpur

The residents of Mohammadpur’s Beribadh area have been living with a growing sense of insecurity and fear over the last few months due to recurring robberies and muggings perpetrated mostly by teenage gangs.

3d ago

‘I don’t want to lose my son too’

Mohammad Suman, 35, was screaming in pain while lying on a bed at DMCH yesterday.

5d ago

Help ensure presence of voters on Jan 7

Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday sought assistance from the city’s ward councillors to ensure the presence of voters in the January 7 national election.

1w ago

She held on to her child as they burned to death

As soon as other passengers on Mohanganj Express screamed “fire”, Nadira Akhter Popy grabbed her three-year-old son, held him to her chest and ran in an attempt to get out of the train carriage and escape the fire

2w ago

Patients bear the brunt of blockades

Sagar Hossain came to Dhaka from Munshiganj with his unwell mother on November 23 to avail treatment for her at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Hartal, Blockade: Low-income group worst hit

With worried eyes, Shuily Begum, a day labourer, was waiting in the capital’s Mirpur 11 area alongside hundreds of other day labourers, hoping to find work.

Police protection not sufficient

Bus owners have refrained from operating long-route buses due to insufficient security measures on highways amid the ongoing blockade and hartal called by BNP and other parties.

January 1, 2024
January 1, 2024

Tale of a baby bird and a heart of gold

When Leon noticed a baby parakeet had fallen from its nest on a treetop, he knew he had to do something to help

December 31, 2023
December 31, 2023

Serial muggers terrorise Mohammadpur

The residents of Mohammadpur’s Beribadh area have been living with a growing sense of insecurity and fear over the last few months due to recurring robberies and muggings perpetrated mostly by teenage gangs.

December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023

‘I don’t want to lose my son too’

Mohammad Suman, 35, was screaming in pain while lying on a bed at DMCH yesterday.

December 26, 2023
December 26, 2023

Help ensure presence of voters on Jan 7

Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday sought assistance from the city’s ward councillors to ensure the presence of voters in the January 7 national election.

December 19, 2023
December 19, 2023

She held on to her child as they burned to death

As soon as other passengers on Mohanganj Express screamed “fire”, Nadira Akhter Popy grabbed her three-year-old son, held him to her chest and ran in an attempt to get out of the train carriage and escape the fire

December 2, 2023
December 2, 2023

Patients bear the brunt of blockades

Sagar Hossain came to Dhaka from Munshiganj with his unwell mother on November 23 to avail treatment for her at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

November 24, 2023
November 24, 2023

Hartal, Blockade: Low-income group worst hit

With worried eyes, Shuily Begum, a day labourer, was waiting in the capital’s Mirpur 11 area alongside hundreds of other day labourers, hoping to find work.

November 17, 2023
November 17, 2023

Police protection not sufficient

Bus owners have refrained from operating long-route buses due to insufficient security measures on highways amid the ongoing blockade and hartal called by BNP and other parties.

November 13, 2023
November 13, 2023

Was shooting at them the only option?

Like every morning, Nargis Parvin made sure to tell her husband Jalal Uddin to stay safe when he would leave for work.

November 11, 2023
November 11, 2023

Hartal, blockade: Transport workers struggling to survive

Rows of buses standing idle at terminals, images of torched vehicles and reports of transport workers being burnt alive inside vehicles -- these are some of the events that have recently dominated the news, during the initial two phases of the BNP-Jamaat enforced blockade and hartal.

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