"The caged bird has flown away": Farewell to Lalon geeti pioneer Farida Parveen
Birds take flight without anyone knowing, no one senses it. Just a gust of bad wind against the cage, and its wings are set free into the endless sky.
Gulshan Jahan Sarika
Staff Reporter
Power outages: Consumers brace for severe disruptions
As temperatures begin to rise with the onset of summer, load shedding is increasing in parallel. Even a slight shortfall in power supply is already causing significant distress, suggesting a looming crisis. Though the heat has yet to peak, load shedding has started across the country, with rural electricity consumers bearing the brunt. In many rural areas, power cuts are occurring precisely when demand is at its highest. This is severely affecting daily life—not only for ordinary people but also for hospitals, educational institutions, industries, and even agriculture. With this situation emerging so early in the season, many fear the crisis will worsen as the summer intensifies.
Bangladesh may need two more decades to gain energy autonomy
As the nation develops and its population grows, energy demand continues to surge. However, supply struggles to keep pace, raising concerns over long-term energy security.
Households in distress as gas crisis persists during Ramadan
Housewives in many areas of the capital are in trouble due to insufficient gas supply to households even during the month of Ramadan. Cooking is hampered especially before Iftar and Sehri due to low gas pressure.
Dhaka households hit hard by gas crisis
Households in the capital have been enduring a severe gas shortage. The residents, especially the housemakers, are suffering the most due to gas outages. Most of the areas in the capital have been out of gas for a long time. The crises have gotten worse, with some areas not getting gas for most of the day. Other areas only see a bit, causing suffering to the housewives.
Sumon's tragedy, Noor Alam's grief for his son
“When I enter the house, I look for my son, my wife. Even my innocent eldest daughter searches for her mother and brother, but no one responds. Every second in this house without them feels like unbearable agony,” says Mohammad Sumon, his eyes welling up with tears.