Old Dhaka

Old Dhaka

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Hanging body of JnU student recovered from mess in Old Dhaka

The body was recovered yesterday (18 January) from a mess in the area. Preliminary investigation suggests that it may be a case of suicide

As evening approaches, the sky of Old Dhaka takes on a new identity, adorned with fireworks, lights and occasional fire shows, marking Shakrain on 14 January 2026. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Shakrain: Where tradition, colour, community rise together across Old Dhaka's winter sky

People celebrate Shakrain festival in Old Dhaka. Shakrain, an annual event, is celebrated at the end of Poush, the ninth month of the Bengali calendar. It is one of the oldest annual festivals of Bangladesh. File Photo: Mumit M/TBS

Who are opposing Shakrain?

While thick smoke has engulfed the surrounding area, no casualties have been reported so far. Photo: Courtesy

Plastic factory fire at Islambagh under control

The bakery was founded to cater to the refined tastes of the city’s elite, particularly European residents who longed for familiar flavours in a distant colony. Photo: TBS

Prince of Wales Bakery: Old Dhaka's 175-year-old taste of time

Representational image. Photo: Collected

Businessman shot dead in broad daylight in Old Dhaka

Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Fire at Chawkbazar brought under control in 2 hours

Firemen on duty at a collapsed building site in Old Dhaka on 21 November 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

'No way to survive even if we run': Old Dhaka residents gripped by fear amid back-to-back quakes

A bus was set on fire near Sutrapur Fire Station in Old Dhaka’s Katherpul area this evening, 11 November 2025. Photo: Collected.

Bus set on fire near Sutrapur Fire Station in Old Dhaka

Screengrab from a CCTV video shows the assailants wielding guns in front of the gate of Dhaka National Medical Institute Hospital in Old Dhaka on 10 November 2025. Photo: Collected

Broad-daylight gun attack kills gangster in Old Dhaka

JnU student Md Jobayed Hossain. Photo: Collected

JnU student Jobayed murder: Family alleges police refusing to record case

At first, Manikchan followed his father’s simple routine: polao and mutton every day. But daily repetition grew dull, so he introduced a six-day rotation: each day a different recipe, all inherited from his father. Photos: Tirtha Bandyopadhyay

78 years of flavour: The story of Manik Chan's polao in Old Dhaka

The drink being served in Old Dhaka on 1 September. Photo: Focus Bangla

Want to cool off in Old Dhaka? 'Beauty Lacchi' beats the heatwave, one glass at a time