Despite the near-empty streets of Dhaka during the Eid holidays, air pollution levels in the capital remain alarmingly high. With millions of residents travelling to rural areas, traffic congestion has significantly eased, yet the city’s air has not seen a corresponding improvement. On Sunday morning, 22 March, the air quality index (AQI) recorded by IQAir […]

The National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) in Dhaka witnessed an unprecedented surge of patients on Sunday, as Eid festivities were overshadowed by a spike in road traffic accidents. By 4:30 pm, the hospital’s emergency department was crowded with victims of various accidents, ranging from minor injuries to serious fractures. Children, adults, and the […]

Local residents recovered four bodies from a submerged pickup van on the Dhaka–Sylhet highway near Andura in Habiganj on Sunday morning, 22 March. The tragic incident has raised concerns over highway safety and the prevalence of traffic collisions in the region. According to local sources, around 8:00 a.m., a group of farmers working on adjacent […]

In a tragic incident in Brahmanbaria, a 17-year-old boy, Mosabbir Hossain, was brutally stabbed to death following an argument over a torchlight. The incident occurred on Saturday night, during Eid celebrations, in the Boronagar village of Nasirnagar Upazila. Mosabbir Hossain, a resident of Boroshir village under Ward No. 6 of Nasirnagar, was the son of […]