Bangladesh July uprising victims: Families await closure as criminal investigation department exhumes bodies
DNA matching to follow before handover or reburial.
Shaheen Mollah
Wheelchair-bound and alone, Bokul cried for help. A teen saved her as Dhaka slum burned
Hearing her cries, a boy aged 14-15 from a neighbouring room rushed in and managed to rescue her. He first put her in her wheelchair and then carefully pushed her to safety,…
How did the Criminal Investigation Department identify the Dhaka jet crash bodies so quickly?
CID identified five Jet‑Crash victims in just 48 hours via accelerated DNA profiling. Despite severe burns, tissue fragments matched with relatives’ samples — investigators…
Chicken prices soar ahead of Eid in Bangladesh
As reasons behind the price hike, a number of traders said a fear has developed in the farms that many city dwellers could start leaving Dhaka early since the Eid vacation is…
A Bangladeshi jail superintendent’s mission to teach kids stay afloat
A former award-winning national swimmer and a gold medalist in cycling, Jail Superintendent Amzad Hossain Don has taken it upon himself to teach these children the vital skill of…
Rice prices surge in Bangladesh’s kitchen markets
Prices of nearly all varieties of rice have surged in the capital's kitchen markets over the past week, with traders attributing the hike to a rise in paddy prices and reduced…
9-yr-old rape victim fighting for life
Her mother said, "I cannot bear to see her lying in such a condition." She added that her daughter left home on the night of October 12 to see a puja mandap in the neighbourhood,…
Onion prices up by Tk10-15 in Dhaka
The Indian government's imposition of a minimum export price of US$550 per ton along with 40 per cent export duties prompted the local traders to jack up the price in the markets.
‘It felt like the world was collapsing around me’: Bangladesh train accident survivor
At least 17 people were killed after a freight train smashed into three carriages of a passenger train.
‘Never thought I would make it alive’: Waterbus capsize survivor recalls harrowing experience
At least three bodies were recovered, and eight people rescued, while many swam ashore, as the boat sank near the bank.