Karwan Bazar

Why veggies cost less at Karwan Bazar

Every other day, businessman Babul Miah boards a crowded bus from West Shewrapara and heads to Karwan Bazar to buy vegetables for his family..“It’s not convenient to carry seven or eight kilogrammes of vegetables back home by bus,” he said..“But I do it out of necessity. My business

How Tanjin Tisha became a barber

After her father's passing, Bonnhi, a young college graduate, is abruptly mandated to take up his profession to support her family. She takes up scissors and razors in the village bazaar, riding her father’s old bicycle to take her late father’s spot as a barber. Initially, she fights an uphill battle as the villagers are reluctant to let her do the job. Although the villagers grow accustomed to her skills, her family still becomes the victim of chronic discrimination, eventually forcing them to leave the area. 

Karwan Bazar market relocation / Traders reluctant to move

Dhaka North City Corporation has been working for years to relocate the Karwan Bazar wholesale market, which many believe is a major cause of traffic congestion in Dhaka.

Man dies after being stabbed in Dhaka’s Panthapath

The deceased was identified as Md Faruk, 26, a resident of Karwan Bazar area

Reeling from the recent price hike

What I failed to realise is that the price hike is a constant thing, it is steadily increasing every month or rather every week it now seems, and never coming down actually.

Elderly man hit by train in Dhaka's Karwan Bazar dies

An elderly man died after being hit by a train in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar area this morning.

Man crushed under wheels of train at Karwan Bazar

A man is crushed under the wheels of a train at Karwan Bazar in capital Dhaka.

Onion price slightly down, but still high

Onion prices have come down a little but are still way too high.

Sonargaon Crossing: Where traffic law is broken every moment

Police have put up signs warning buses of punishment for stopping near the roundabout at Sonargaon intersection in the capital's Karwan Bazar.

September 3, 2019
September 3, 2019

Man crushed under wheels of train at Karwan Bazar

A man is crushed under the wheels of a train at Karwan Bazar in capital Dhaka.

December 1, 2017
December 1, 2017

Onion price slightly down, but still high

Onion prices have come down a little but are still way too high.

November 20, 2017
November 20, 2017

Sonargaon Crossing: Where traffic law is broken every moment

Police have put up signs warning buses of punishment for stopping near the roundabout at Sonargaon intersection in the capital's Karwan Bazar.

November 2, 2017
November 2, 2017

Probe fails to find AL men!

The police probe into the 2015 attack on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's motorcade in the city's Karwan Bazar has failed to identify any of the attackers though photographs of many of them were published in the media. The BNP chief's convoy came under attack during a campaign for city corporation election in April. Two and a half years later, her motorcade was attacked twice within only four days this week in Feni.

August 29, 2016
August 29, 2016

3 areas in Dhaka face blackout for 7 hours

Thousands of people in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar, Tejgaon Industrial area and Tejturi Bazar are facing acute power outage for at least seven hours.

May 23, 2016
May 23, 2016

Call to protect Nazrul’s memorials

Artists call upon the government to protect all the memorials of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam across the country. They form a human chain in front of Saarc Fountain at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka today, ahead of the 117th birthday of the rebel poet.

May 4, 2016
May 4, 2016

Fire at Karwan Bazar

On May 1, a fire completely destroyed 186 shops in Karwan Bazar, causing irrevocable loss to the shopkeepers.

May 2, 2016
May 2, 2016

Karwan Bazar wholesale market to be shifted: Annisul

Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Annisul Huq expresses hope that the wholesale market of Karwan Bazar would be shifted to Jatrabari and Gabtoli within few months.

May 2, 2016
May 2, 2016

Probe body formed over Karwan Bazar fire

Fire service has launched a four-member investigation panel into last night's blaze at Karwan Bazar that gutted over 180 shops in capital Dhaka’s largest retail kitchen market.

May 1, 2016
May 1, 2016

Karwan Bazar blaze tamed after 2 hours

After two hours of frantic efforts and reinforcement, fire fighters have managed to control the deadly blaze that broke out in Dhaka's largest kitchen market Karwan Bazar.