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MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2026

Motijheel

Motijheel

Motijheel’s economy was never only the 20-storey kind — it also lived at knee-height, on the pavement, and in the queue for lunch. Photos: Mehedi Hasan

How Motijheel is losing the bustle that once defined it

Once Dhaka’s beating commercial heart, Motijheel is slowly emptying as businesses move to newer areas, leaving behind ageing buildings, thinning footfall and a street economy struggling to survive

Representational image. Picture: Collected

Unidentified homeless man found dead in Motijheel

Bangladesh Bank reserve heist: Probe report deadline deferred for 92nd time

Bangladesh Bank reserve heist: Probe report deadline deferred for 92nd time

A go-to spot for thrift shoppers, the market opens in the morning and runs until sunset. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Bargain hunt: Tales from Motijheel’s holiday market

Representational Photo: Collected

Youth dies after falling from rooftop in Motijheel

Representational image. Photo: Collected

Security guard killed in road accident in Motijheel

Representational image. Photo: Collected

Woman dies after falling from building in Motijheel's AGB colony

Metro Rail authorities operate a train from Agargaon to Motijheel as part of the system-integrated test run. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate this section today. The photo was taken from the Dhaka University area recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Passengers with passes can get on Metro from Motijheel even after 11:30am

A general view of the metro rail. Photo: TBS

Uttara to Motijheel: From hours to just half an hour

Dhaka Metro Rail. File Photo: TBS

Uttara to Motijheel in just 38 mins after Agargaon-Motijheel section of metrorail opens on 20 Oct: Quader

Elevated Expressway In The Making: A bird’s-eye-view of the under-construction ramps of Dhaka Elevated Expressway at Tejgaon in the capital. The 19.73-km expressway links Dhaka’s Kawla to Kutubkhali on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway. Photo: Mumit M

PM to open Dhaka Elevated Expressway 2 Sep, Bangabandhu Tunnel on 28 Oct

Photo: TBS

Metro runs to Motijheel, commercially from Oct

File photo

Metro rail's test run from Agargaon to Motijheel begins Friday

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