Md Abbas

Staff Reporter, Print/Digital, The Daily Star

Nano, microplastics accumulating in our lungs: Study

Nanoplastics and microplastics have entered and accumulated in our lungs, potentially causing serious long-term respiratory damage, according to a new study

3d ago

From quiet neighbourhood to bustling food hub

About a decade ago, very few people were seen roaming around Kazir Dewri’s Stadiumpara in Chattogram city.

4d ago

Fire at Shishu Hospital: No casualties, but facility suffers heavy damage

The intensive care unit (ICU) and high dependency unit (HDU) of the cardiology department at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute were burned in a fire yesterday.

1w ago

Dhanmondi Shahi Eidgah: A Mughal relic that has withstood time

People have been offering Eid prayers at the Eidgah for almost 400 years

2w ago

Hilsa a luxury for most

For many Bangalees, mornings of Pahela Baishakh seem to be incomplete without eating hilsa. This causes a rise in the demand for the country’s national fish ahead of the first day of Bangla New Year.

2w ago

Bangabandhu Wage Earners’ Centre Low-cost facility for expats going unnoticed

Mohammad Belal Hossain, 50, came to Dhaka from Khulna to see off his son Mizanur Rahman, who flew to Saudi Arabia on February 18.

3w ago

KNF behind attack in Ruma

Criminals, who stormed the Ruma Upazila Parishad complex on Tuesday night, took 14 weapons, including two light machine guns, of security personnel but failed to take any money from the Sonali Bank branch there, investigators said.

3w ago

Meat prices up in city markets

Prices of beef, chicken and potatoes have increased in the capital’s kitchen markets over the last week and a half.

4w ago
April 24, 2024
April 24, 2024

Nano, microplastics accumulating in our lungs: Study

Nanoplastics and microplastics have entered and accumulated in our lungs, potentially causing serious long-term respiratory damage, according to a new study

April 24, 2024
April 24, 2024

From quiet neighbourhood to bustling food hub

About a decade ago, very few people were seen roaming around Kazir Dewri’s Stadiumpara in Chattogram city.

April 20, 2024
April 20, 2024

Fire at Shishu Hospital: No casualties, but facility suffers heavy damage

The intensive care unit (ICU) and high dependency unit (HDU) of the cardiology department at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute were burned in a fire yesterday.

April 11, 2024
April 11, 2024

Dhanmondi Shahi Eidgah: A Mughal relic that has withstood time

People have been offering Eid prayers at the Eidgah for almost 400 years

April 9, 2024
April 9, 2024

Hilsa a luxury for most

For many Bangalees, mornings of Pahela Baishakh seem to be incomplete without eating hilsa. This causes a rise in the demand for the country’s national fish ahead of the first day of Bangla New Year.

April 7, 2024
April 7, 2024

Bangabandhu Wage Earners’ Centre Low-cost facility for expats going unnoticed

Mohammad Belal Hossain, 50, came to Dhaka from Khulna to see off his son Mizanur Rahman, who flew to Saudi Arabia on February 18.

April 4, 2024
April 4, 2024

KNF behind attack in Ruma

Criminals, who stormed the Ruma Upazila Parishad complex on Tuesday night, took 14 weapons, including two light machine guns, of security personnel but failed to take any money from the Sonali Bank branch there, investigators said.

March 30, 2024
March 30, 2024

Meat prices up in city markets

Prices of beef, chicken and potatoes have increased in the capital’s kitchen markets over the last week and a half.

March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024

Onion prices drop a little

The prices of onions have come down in the country’s markets despite India’s indefinite ban on the export of the vegetable.

March 23, 2024
March 23, 2024

Launch owners struggling to stay afloat

“If you seek comfort, no journey is better than a journey by launch. You book a room and you arrive at your destination well-rested. The sightseeing is a bonus,” says Mehedi Hasan, a resident of Borguna’s Bamna.

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