Mohammadpur Geneva Camp: Narcos clashing over new heroin spot
Mohammadpur Geneva Camp, where narcotics trade is rampant, has been witnessing clashes every day since the day after Eid-ul-Fitr.
20 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Bailey Road Fire: Leaking gas, shorted electric kettle to blame
The deadly fire at the Green Cozy Cottage shopping mall on the capital’s Bailey Road, which claimed 46 lives on February 29, originated from an electric short circuit at a kettle on the ground floor café named “Cha Chumuk”.
6 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Bailey Road Inferno: Rajuk finds gross violation of rules
The owner of Green Cozy Cottage on Bailey Road, where a deadly fire claimed 46 lives on February 29, had no approvals for commercial use of the property.
3 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Yaba peddling goes digital
Sohel Hossain*, a 48-year-old employee at a private company, has been consuming yaba for the past six years.
31 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Green Road: Footpaths under the clutch of extortionists
While there are sidewalks on both sides of the road from Farmgate’s Ananda Cinema Hall to Panthapath intersection, they are hardly functional.
30 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Teen gang patrons still untouched
Seven years ago, the nation was shaken by the murder of an eighth grader named Adnan Kabir by a gang of boys about his age in the capital’s Uttara.
23 March 2024, 18:00 PM
720 educational institutions in Dhaka fire-prone
National Ideal College, a popular educational institution in the capital’s Khilgaon, has over 1,600 students attending classes in two separate residential buildings.
6 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Inadequate Fire Safety Measures: 3 out of 4 city markets risky
Three in four markets and shopping arcades in Dhaka city lack proper fire safety measures, according to a Fire Service and Civil Defence inspection report.
4 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Major Fire Incidents: No verdict to date
At least 71 people were killed in a tragic fire at Wahed Mansion in Chawkbazar’s Churihatta area in Old Dhaka on February 20, 2019.
2 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Amend public gambling act
Police high-ups have sought the amendment of The Public Gambling Act 1867, as the existing law has no option to take lawful action against online gambling.
2 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Short circuit or gas leak might be the cause
An electric short circuit or a leaky gas pipe at a ground floor cafe was most likely the cause of the fire at the Bailey Road building late at night on Thursday, said investigators.
1 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Families lost in flame
It was a leap day on Thursday, and many decided to celebrate the day that comes every four years with dreams and promises to be in a better place in life when the next one arrives.
1 March 2024, 18:00 PM
GONE ... TOO SOON
Classes, labwork, exams -- Lamisha Islam was supposed to be worrying about these today while living a life full of potential amongst her friends and family.
1 March 2024, 18:00 PM
A biriyani stop turns tragic
A check-up with the dentist. This is why Lutfun Nahar Lucky, a 47-year-old senior teacher at Viqarunnisa Noon School & College left home on Thursday night. She was accompanied by her daughter Jannatin Tazri, 23, a student of BRAC University.
1 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Police official father in deep shock as daughter dies
Lamisha, 23, a student of mechanical department of the Bangladesh University of Engineering (BUET), became the nucleus of the family
1 March 2024, 11:01 AM
A whimsical biriyani stop turns tragic
Viqarunnisa teacher, her 23-yr-old daughter killed in Bailey Road blaze
1 March 2024, 08:12 AM
Meeting with PM: Cops want more power, benefits
Police officers want postings at the Anti-Corruption Commission, National Security Intelligence, Department of Narcotics Control, Department of Immigration and Passports, BRTA, and BIWTA.
29 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Cocaine Smuggling: Dhaka a vital cog in the wheel
On January 25, Nomthandazo Towera Soko, a Malawian national, landed in Dhaka with 8.3 kilograms of cocaine. A nurse by profession, she was hoping to earn $3,000-$4,000 for bringing the drug to Bangladesh.
28 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Safe but not free
For the last five years 19-year-old Sumona (pseudonym) has been living at the Training and Rehabilitation Centre for Socially Disadvantaged Women in Barishal.
23 February 2024, 18:00 PM
To be able to dream again
At first glance it looks like a happy gathering of women and girls spanning ages from 15 to 50 years. We are greeted by this group of 30 and they welcome us with a song and dance routine.
23 February 2024, 18:00 PM