Dipan Nandy

Staff Reporter, The Daily Star

Call-Ready: Once the sound of history, now silent

Remember whenever you saw someone speaking through a microphone -- be it at a rally, a meeting, or a grand procession -- there was one thing in common. In front of the mic, a small sign read: “Call-Ready”.

1w ago

Under-construction new DNCC market: Left abandoned for 18yrs

Construction of a six-story building beside Paris Road in Mirpur, locally known as Paris Market, began in 1996 and was erected by 2007. Since then, 18 years have passed, but no further work has been done on the structure.

2w ago

Lost without a trace

With fear, grief, and uncertainty, a family from Barguna’s Bamna spends every single day of their lives in an agonising wait.

2w ago

Sundarban market still a firetrap

Like most other shopping malls in Dhaka -- a city of over 20 million people -- the Sundarban Square Super Market at Gulistan is a daily hub for thousands of buyers and sellers.

3w ago

DSCC misses revenue goals for 5th straight year

For five consecutive fiscal years, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has failed to meet its revenue collection targets, with the shortfall in 2024-25 being the largest in recent years.

3w ago

Server hack: Rajuk services halted for over 2 months

Mohammad Ali, another resident from Basabo, said, “My building’s approval was stuck for six months. This problem has already added two more months to the delay.”

1m ago

‘I won’t play with planes anymore’

Parents recall the horrors of the Milestone jet crash

1m ago

Nation mourns lost children

The death toll from the jet crash at Milestone School and College rose to 32 yesterday, as the nation reeled from shock and grief following the country’s deadliest aviation tragedy in years.

1m ago
August 28, 2025
August 28, 2025

Call-Ready: Once the sound of history, now silent

Remember whenever you saw someone speaking through a microphone -- be it at a rally, a meeting, or a grand procession -- there was one thing in common. In front of the mic, a small sign read: “Call-Ready”.

August 23, 2025
August 23, 2025

Under-construction new DNCC market: Left abandoned for 18yrs

Construction of a six-story building beside Paris Road in Mirpur, locally known as Paris Market, began in 1996 and was erected by 2007. Since then, 18 years have passed, but no further work has been done on the structure.

August 20, 2025
August 20, 2025

Lost without a trace

With fear, grief, and uncertainty, a family from Barguna’s Bamna spends every single day of their lives in an agonising wait.

August 16, 2025
August 16, 2025

Sundarban market still a firetrap

Like most other shopping malls in Dhaka -- a city of over 20 million people -- the Sundarban Square Super Market at Gulistan is a daily hub for thousands of buyers and sellers.

August 14, 2025
August 14, 2025

DSCC misses revenue goals for 5th straight year

For five consecutive fiscal years, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has failed to meet its revenue collection targets, with the shortfall in 2024-25 being the largest in recent years.

July 26, 2025
July 26, 2025

Server hack: Rajuk services halted for over 2 months

Mohammad Ali, another resident from Basabo, said, “My building’s approval was stuck for six months. This problem has already added two more months to the delay.”

July 23, 2025
July 23, 2025

‘I won’t play with planes anymore’

Parents recall the horrors of the Milestone jet crash

July 23, 2025
July 23, 2025

Nation mourns lost children

The death toll from the jet crash at Milestone School and College rose to 32 yesterday, as the nation reeled from shock and grief following the country’s deadliest aviation tragedy in years.

July 22, 2025
July 22, 2025

'Bring my Makin to me'

Parents wait in agony outside ICU after Milestone jet crash

July 22, 2025
July 22, 2025

'It feels like a night that has lasted a thousand years'

Loved ones of victims wait anxiously outside burn institute after Milestone tragedy