Reports of systemic mismanagement and financial irregularities have surfaced across numerous public hospitals in the country, raising concerns about the welfare of patients who rely on state-funded healthcare. According to multiple sources, essential items such as food, medicines, and medical supplies—earmarked for patients—are being consistently underprovided, and in some cases, entirely withheld. Despite the apparent […]

What began as the joyous celebration of a newlywed couple’s union in Thakurgaon’s Ranisankail has spiralled into a bitter legal dispute, capturing the attention of the entire district. According to the groom, Raihan Kabir, the bride he married on the wedding night was not the woman he had been shown prior to the ceremony, sparking […]

In the heart of Dhaka’s Mirpur, on Paris Road, stands a vast, six-storey concrete structure that has lain abandoned for nearly 28 years. Once intended to be a bustling commercial hub, the incomplete building has become infamous among locals as the “Haunted Market,” a place shrouded in darkness and fear. Originally designed as the New […]

The verdict in the high-profile case concerning the killing of six students at Chankharpul during the July mass uprising in Dhaka has been postponed. The International Crimes Tribunal-1, led by Justice Md. Golam Mortuza Majumder, has now scheduled the delivery of the ruling for 26 January. The verdict had originally been due today, Tuesday, 20 […]

Even though he runs a modest grocery shop in Mirpur, Khalilur Rahman prefers to purchase food items for his only daughter from slightly upscale department stores. He believes that higher-priced, reputable brands are safer and more nutritious for children. Similarly, Saleha Chowdhury, a resident of Poribag, opts for costlier products for her young son, convinced […]

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch (DB) has once again taken Evaly’s top executives into custody. On Monday night (19 January), a DB team conducted an operation in the Dhanmondi area of the capital, detaining Evaly’s Chairman, Shamima Nasrin, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mohammad Russel. The arrests were officially confirmed on Tuesday (20 January) […]