Dipan Nandy

Staff Reporter, The Daily Star

People bear the brunt of strike

Rajib Hasan of Tantibazar returned home empty-handed yesterday for the third time in 10 days. Each visit to Nagar Bhaban, in search of his daughter’s birth certificate, ended in frustration.

10h ago

How much longer must south Dhaka suffer?

Standoff over Ishraque Hossain’s mayoral post halts civic services in half of Dhaka

1d ago

DSCC Mayor: Oath-taking likely this week

Officials of the local government ministry are discussing when BNP leader Ishraque Hossain will be sworn in.

3d ago

Will Dhaka’s cattle markets be ready before Eid?

City corporations yet to finalise leases

3d ago

Ishraque joins in as protests swell

The ongoing movement demanding Ishraque Hossain’s immediate swearing-in as mayor of Dhaka south spread across several key locations in the capital yesterday, including Matsya Bhaban, Kakrail, and the Jatiya Press Club.

1w ago

Dhaka south mayor: Protesters step up push for Ishraque

​​​​​​​All 28 civic services that the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) delivers from the Nagar Bhaban have stopped as supporters of BNP leader Ishraque Hossain continued their sit-in for the fifth consecutive day yesterday.

1w ago

Rise in culex population: Mosquito menace grips Dhaka

Abdullah Abbas, a resident of Dilu Road, uses mosquito repellents daily in a desperate attempt to protect his family from the worsening mosquito situation in Dhaka.

2w ago

S Alam, associates laundered money thru shell firms

Mohammed Saiful Alam and his family have acquired vast wealth at home and abroad, using money siphoned off through loans taken in the name of front companies

3w ago
May 29, 2025
May 29, 2025

People bear the brunt of strike

Rajib Hasan of Tantibazar returned home empty-handed yesterday for the third time in 10 days. Each visit to Nagar Bhaban, in search of his daughter’s birth certificate, ended in frustration.

May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025

How much longer must south Dhaka suffer?

Standoff over Ishraque Hossain’s mayoral post halts civic services in half of Dhaka

May 26, 2025
May 26, 2025

DSCC Mayor: Oath-taking likely this week

Officials of the local government ministry are discussing when BNP leader Ishraque Hossain will be sworn in.

May 26, 2025
May 26, 2025

Will Dhaka’s cattle markets be ready before Eid?

City corporations yet to finalise leases

May 22, 2025
May 22, 2025

Ishraque joins in as protests swell

The ongoing movement demanding Ishraque Hossain’s immediate swearing-in as mayor of Dhaka south spread across several key locations in the capital yesterday, including Matsya Bhaban, Kakrail, and the Jatiya Press Club.

May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025

Dhaka south mayor: Protesters step up push for Ishraque

​​​​​​​All 28 civic services that the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) delivers from the Nagar Bhaban have stopped as supporters of BNP leader Ishraque Hossain continued their sit-in for the fifth consecutive day yesterday.

May 10, 2025
May 10, 2025

Rise in culex population: Mosquito menace grips Dhaka

Abdullah Abbas, a resident of Dilu Road, uses mosquito repellents daily in a desperate attempt to protect his family from the worsening mosquito situation in Dhaka.

May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025

S Alam, associates laundered money thru shell firms

Mohammed Saiful Alam and his family have acquired vast wealth at home and abroad, using money siphoned off through loans taken in the name of front companies

April 14, 2025
April 14, 2025

Tribute to July uprising: Drone show lights up Dhaka's sky

In 12 vivid motifs, the July uprising came alive, tracing the heroism of Abu Sayed and the stirring role of women in the movement

April 14, 2025
April 14, 2025

Welcoming Bangla New Year 1432 in the spirit of ‘Swadesh’

The programme commenced at Dhanmondi's Rabindra Sarobar at 6:00am with a performance by artists from Bengal Parampara Sangeetalay