Dhaka's sprawling slums have long been a symbol of hardship, but a worsening crisis is now intensifying the struggles of their residents — the alarming rise of drug addiction. A field visit to various ...

A fire that broke out at a slum in Bhasantek area of Dhaka on Thursday morning was brought under control after half an hour of efforts. Talha Bin Jasim, station officer (media cell) of the Fire ...

A fire that broke out in Dhaka’s Mohakhali Sattola Slum on early Wednesday was brought under control after about two hours of ...

A fire has broken out at the Sattala slum in Dhaka’s Mohakhali. The incident occurred around 3:45am on Wednesday. As many as five units of firefighters have been working to tame the fire ...

Amidst ongoing protests against rape across the country, police have detained a man for allegedly raping his own daughter ...

The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, along with the Department of Livestock Services and relevant stakeholders, has taken the initiative to ensure a steady supply and stable pricing of essential ...

A fire that broke out at BRP slum in Dhaka's Bhashantek this morning was brought under control. The blaze erupted around 11:00am, said Rafi Al Faruk, said duty officer at the Fire Service and ...

Since Margaret Thatcher, we have had that problem in spades in the UK; blame for failure is bounced around between ministries and private contractors, between policy ideas and those responsible for ...

Korail, one of the largest slums in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, is home to around 50,000 people. Just a stone’s throw away from Gulshan, the city’s affluent business district. It is where ...

When Kajol contracted tuberculosis in January, USAID kept her alive. Now she and her family are in danger again after the ...

As Dhaka grapples with clogged canals and authorities work to remove illegal structures obstructing water flow, some infrastructure projects are undermining these efforts. One such obstruction is a ...