Dhaka

Dhaka

Heavy dust from development work in Dhaka's Dayaganj area pollutes the air. The World Health Organisation’s report links 80,000 annual deaths to air pollution in Bangladesh. The report also notes that air pollution can heighten risks of wheezing, coughing, lower respiratory tract infections, and depression. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Dhaka’s air ranks 2nd worst globally

India’s Delhi, Pakistan’s Lahore and Indonesia’s Jakarta occupied the first, third and fourth spots on the list, with AQI scores of 179, 164 and 162, respectively.

People have started returning to the capital as the seven-day Eid-ul-Adha holiday ends today (31 May). The image was taken at Kamalapur Railway Station. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Eid holidaymakers returning to Dhaka

The premier addresses at a programme in Jatrabari’s Jurain area on 30 June/Courtesy

Help keep Dhaka city clean: PM to residents

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4 killed as speeding bus breaches road divider, crashes into another in Dhaka’s Nadda

Sellers and buyers suffer due to stagnant water following heavy rainfall in Dhaka on 25 May 2026. The photo was taken from the Mridhabari cattle market of the capital’s Kazla area. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Cattle markets in Dhaka gather momentum amid adequate supply

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ATM cash shortage causes Eid holiday hassles for customers in Dhaka

Representational Image of cattle market. Photo: Collected

Dhaka's cattle markets abuzz with buyers, sellers

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BGB deployed in Dhaka, Gazipur to ease Eid travel rush

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Madrasah student sent on 5-day remand over child's sexual abuse, death in Dhaka

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No metro rail on Eid day: DMTCL announces special schedule for holidays

Qatari Minister of Labour Dr Ali bin Saeed bin Samikh Al Marri arrived in Dhaka Photo: UNB

Qatari Minister of Labour in Dhaka on two-day visit

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Air India suspends flights to Dhaka, 4 other int’l cities due to rising fuel costs

Police seize demolished remains of illegal makeshift shops along the roadside and footpath during an eviction drive led by a special metropolitan magistrate on Elephant Road in the capital in this photo taken recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Hawkers retake footpaths as crackdown loses steam