Shaheen Mollah

Gazipur cylinder fire: Couple's death rises death toll to 6

A couple, who were injured in the Gazipur gas cylinder fire on Wednesday, died today while receiving treatment at the Shiekh Hasina Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery

1d ago

Price cap is not working

The price cap on 29 commodities exists on paper only as most of those items are being sold at prices higher than those fixed by the government.

2d ago

Government sets prices of 29 food items

The move aimed at reining in price spiral during Ramadan; experts doubt its effectiveness

3d ago

‘Why did such tragedy befall my son?’

When the devastating fire broke out from a gas cylinder in Gazipur’s Kaliakoir on Wednesday evening, Shah Alam, a salesman of an ice cream company, rushed to douse the fire with nearby locals.

4d ago

Daily essentials still out of reach

Idris Miah, a roadside makeshift iftar seller, went to Karwan Bazar Kitchen Market to buy kheshari dal (grass peas), an essential ingredient for piyaju, a popular item for iftar.

6d ago

Prices of Ramadan essentials surge

Despite the government’s repeated assurances of stability in kitchen markets during Ramadan, the prices of some commodities, mainly consumed during iftar, have seen a substantial surge, hurting people from limited income groups.

1w ago

No good news for consumers in Ramadan

With Ramadan just two days away, consumers will have to deal with the hiked prices of essential for the month of fasting this year.

1w ago

Families lost in flame

It was a leap day on Thursday, and many decided to celebrate the day that comes every four years with dreams and promises to be in a better place in life when the next one arrives.

2w ago
February 29, 2024
February 29, 2024

Consumers brace for price shocks

Consumers are bracing for multiple price shocks ahead of Ramadan that usually marks a period of high household spending.

February 20, 2024
February 20, 2024

A day like any other, until it wasn’t

It was 7:45am. Like countless mornings before, textile engineer Fakhrul Hasan Rifat started steering his motorcycle through Dhaka streets yesterday, with his wife Jarin Tasnim Nawshin confidently perched behind him as the couple started their usual day.

February 10, 2024
February 10, 2024

Essential prices keep spiralling

Mohammad Shahid looked at the shopkeeper in Karwan Bazar in disbelief after hearing that a kg of onions was selling for Tk 120.

February 3, 2024
February 3, 2024

Metro Day Off: Business picks up for buses on weekend

Usually, Fridays mean less passengers on Dhaka’s roads, making business difficult for buses. However, the game has changed since metro trains started operating between Uttara and Motijheel all day.

January 31, 2024
January 31, 2024

Ma, will I be able to walk again?

Lying on a bed at National Institute of Neuro Sciences and Hospital, Leon keeps asking his mother -- Ma, will I be able to walk again?

January 30, 2024
January 30, 2024

Who’s to blame for vegetable price spiral?

Day labourer Azizul Haque was upset to see the price of papaya when he went to do grocery shopping yesterday: it has doubled in a space of a few days.

January 27, 2024
January 27, 2024

Onion price soars even in peak season

It is peak harvest season, but the price of onion has soared by Tk 10 per kilogram at the capital’s kitchen markets over the last three days.

January 24, 2024
January 24, 2024

Uttara-Motijheel Metro: Buses beginning to feel the pinch

Ever since the metro trains started operating between Uttara and Motijheel all day, buses have been seeing fewer passengers.

January 20, 2024
January 20, 2024

Rice prices yet to cool despite govt warnings

The price of rice has not gone down in Dhaka’s kitchen markets despite government warnings of legal action against traders.

January 18, 2024
January 18, 2024

They tortured and watched him die

Saiful Islam Russel was lying on the floor -- motionless, blood oozing from his mouth, and bruises on his face and body.

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