August 27, 2021
Notarising child marriage!
Fatema Begum of Kalyanpur slum, locally known as the “Kalyanpur Pora Bosti”, got married to Md Mohsin in March, this year.
August 25, 2021
Dengue spreading from hospitals too
Nine-month-old Ismail has been undergoing treatment at Dhaka Shishu Hospital for around two months, and around a month and a half ago, underwent surgery for his brain tumour.
August 24, 2021
Covid-19 Treatment Cost: Families go broke at pvt hospitals
When Covid patient Rokeya Sultana was fighting for her life in the ICU of a private hospital last week, her son Mamunur Rashid was found frantically talking over the phone with someone trying to...
August 22, 2021
Dengue Menace: 80 children in treatment at Shishu Hospital
Dhaka Shishu Hospital yesterday gave treatment to 80 dengue infected children admitted to the facility, the highest ever at a time.
August 9, 2021
Small rawhide traders in trouble
Rawhide traders running small-scale operations are in trouble as they cannot sell their salt-cured hides at prices of their expectations due to influential traders seeking to slow the pace of...
August 5, 2021
N’ganj Factory Fire: All hope lost for 24 families
The bodies of 24 of the workers who died in the Hashem Foods factory fire last month were handed over to their families yesterday.
August 4, 2021
Drug Trade in Geneva Camp: Six gangs vying for control after Ishtiaq’s death
Ishtiaq Ahmed, the top drug lord of Mohammadpur Geneva Camp, who was hiding for a long period, died in a hospital in India after being infected from Covid-19.
August 3, 2021
Dengue Treatment: Hard to get amid Covid wave
Dengue patients have been struggling to find treatment at the public hospitals in the capital as the major facilities are burdened with Covid-19 patients.
July 31, 2021
Surge in Covid Patients: Hospitals in city overwhelmed
Wednesday was a nightmare for Shipra Baidya and her family.
July 31, 2021
Dengue cases rising in Dhaka: Key terminals, depots turn Aedes hotspots
Major terminals and depots in the capital have become ideal breeding grounds for Aedes mosquito, the carrier of dengue virus, thanks to puddles formed in discarded tyres and plastic containers.