Old Dhaka

From top left bakarkhani, fuchka, puffed rice with spices and kabab. Photo: TBS.
Food

Not just biriyanis, Old Dhaka has a legacy of afternoon snacks too

It’s not the charm of old buildings and ancient alleys that attract one the most, rather it’s the food. Old Dhaka does its best to spoil one with its offering of gastronomic delights

National Plastics and Chemicals Institute of Explosives begins survey in DSCC
Bangladesh

National Plastics and Chemicals Institute of Explosives begins survey in DSCC

Representational Photo; Collected
Bangladesh

Fire at Old Dhaka plastic factory brought under control

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) is conducting an eviction drive in the capital to recover its land from Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Salim's possession. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

BIWTA recovers 4.5 acres of Buriganga land from MP Haji Salim’s possession

Haji Salim and his son Erfan Salim
Crime

Father-son duo set up organisations to control Old Dhaka

Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS
Habitat

A history crash course at a heritage home

Chemicals stored in Old Dhaka residential buildings seized, three held
Crime

Chemicals stored in Old Dhaka residential buildings seized, three held

Representational Image. Photo: Pixabay
Bangladesh

1 child killed, three sustain burns in gas line explosion

Photo: Noor A Alam/TBS
Food

The pandemic-stricken Old Dhaka food hubs

Food lovers deprived of traditional foods of Old Dhaka
Videos

Food lovers deprived of traditional foods of Old Dhaka

Police restrict movement of residents in Old Dhaka building
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Police restrict movement of residents in Old Dhaka building

Hazi Wahed Mansion was ground zero of the explosion that started the Churihatta fire. Burn marks still scar the building and two other buildings close to it. Photo: Mumit M
Features

Emerging from the ashes

Photo: Noor-A-Alam/TBS
Features

Gone are the kite runners’ days as DJs take over Shakrain fest