tragedy

ESSAY / Between falling and failing

Although there is much merit to the representation of women’s pain, the evolution of the heavily aestheticised “sad girl” trope in popular culture has started to make a mawkish caricature of real women’s suffering

A locked door to tragedy

Three people were killed in a fire originated from a mosquito coil at a house at Bauniabad in Mirpur.

Eid joy turns into tragedy

For five friends, a trip promising joy turned into a tragedy on Tuesday.

'The pain is terrible'

The vice-president of the Brazilian club Chapecoense whose plane crashed in Colombia on Tuesday lamented that the tragedy had struck at the cruellest moment.

Sculptures for survival

Shepu Rani Das, 20, was busy braiding wax hair on a statue of black molten wax, while her sister Shilpi Rani Das, 18, looked on and recounted their rescue from under the debris of Rana Plaza.

Swat — A beautiful tragedy

The stunning Swat valley is at the epicentre of many tragedies, so much so that even the hands writing her elegies runs out of words. Be it extremism or catastrophe, there's no calamity that has not yet descended upon the dwellers of Swat.

Rana Plaza Collapse Case / Two factory inspectors get bail

Despite a strong objection from the prosecution, a Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to two of the 41 accused in the murder case filed over Rana Plaza collapse that killed over 1,100 people in 2013.

Pokemon World Championships pair arrested

Two men have been arrested at the Pokemon World Championships venue in Boston, US, following a tip-off by the event's security staff.

March 9, 2024
March 9, 2024

Between falling and failing

Although there is much merit to the representation of women’s pain, the evolution of the heavily aestheticised “sad girl” trope in popular culture has started to make a mawkish caricature of real women’s suffering

March 29, 2020
March 29, 2020

A locked door to tragedy

Three people were killed in a fire originated from a mosquito coil at a house at Bauniabad in Mirpur.

June 29, 2017
June 29, 2017

Eid joy turns into tragedy

For five friends, a trip promising joy turned into a tragedy on Tuesday.

November 30, 2016
November 30, 2016

'The pain is terrible'

The vice-president of the Brazilian club Chapecoense whose plane crashed in Colombia on Tuesday lamented that the tragedy had struck at the cruellest moment.

April 21, 2016
April 21, 2016

Sculptures for survival

Shepu Rani Das, 20, was busy braiding wax hair on a statue of black molten wax, while her sister Shilpi Rani Das, 18, looked on and recounted their rescue from under the debris of Rana Plaza.

April 17, 2016
April 17, 2016

Swat — A beautiful tragedy

The stunning Swat valley is at the epicentre of many tragedies, so much so that even the hands writing her elegies runs out of words. Be it extremism or catastrophe, there's no calamity that has not yet descended upon the dwellers of Swat.

February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016

Two factory inspectors get bail

Despite a strong objection from the prosecution, a Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to two of the 41 accused in the murder case filed over Rana Plaza collapse that killed over 1,100 people in 2013.

August 24, 2015
August 24, 2015

Pokemon World Championships pair arrested

Two men have been arrested at the Pokemon World Championships venue in Boston, US, following a tip-off by the event's security staff.