In the charred remnants of the Mahakhali 'Saat Tola' slum, where a devastating fire recently razed homes and belongings, residents struggle to find even a semblance of festivity ...

Half a century ago, Eid celebrations in Dhaka were vastly different from what they are today. The Gen Z generation's way of marking the occasion is almost unrecognisable to the Gen X individuals born ...

This expressway, invested, constructed, and operated by Sichuan Road and Bridge (Group) Co., Ltd. (SRBG), the first fully ...

A Buddhist monastery in Bangladesh has found renown for opening its doors to the needy during Ramadan -- a beacon of ...

If you thought Bengalis are only about rosogolla, maacher jhol, and Rabindra Sangeet, think again. Another Bengali passion is the bhooter golpo—spine-tingling ghost stories written by eminent writers, ...

The business landscape of Dhaka is evolving more than ever. Modern businesses need powerful locations with exclusive business space and top-notch services. Sheltech (Pvt.) Ltd., a name synonymous ...

Sweet, sugary things came under the tax wrath earlier as well. Back in 2017, when Arun Jaitley was the Union finance minister, Bengal’s rosogolla invited 5 per cent GST. But if it was chocolate ...

A fire broke out at Aminbazar power grid at Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka on Tuesday morning. | New Age photo. Parts of Dhaka district faced a power outage for about two hours on Tuesday morning as ...

The radical Islamic organisation Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), banned since 2009, took out a 'March for Khilafat' in Dhaka. The rise of radical outfits under Muhammad Yunus's caretaker government is also a ...

Banned terror group Hizb ut-Tahrir held its first open rally in Dhaka on Friday against Bangladeshi administration's orders, leading to a clash with the police near a ...

On December 16, 2024, on the 54th Bijoy Dibos (Vijay Diwas), no victory parade was held in Dhaka; only the Last Post was sounded. Eight Indian veterans were invited by the Bangladesh Army to Dhaka.

DHAKA, March 7 (Reuters) - Police in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka used tear gas and sound grenades on Friday to disperse hundreds of members of the banned militant group Hizb-ut-Tahrir seeking to ...