Dhaka

Manna on 10-day remand in sedition case

A Dhaka court placed Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna on a fresh 10-day remand in sedition case.
7 March 2015, 11:20 AM

27kg gold seized from NKorea diplomat at Shahjalal

Customs authority seized 170 gold bars weighing 27 kilogrammes from a North Korean diplomat at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
6 March 2015, 07:01 AM

12 BNP, Jamaat men held in Dhaka

Police detain at least 12 activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami in 24-hour raids through Dhaka
6 March 2015, 06:27 AM

3 hurt in Dhaka bomb blasts

3 people, including a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader, were injured in separate crude bomb blasts in Dhaka
5 March 2015, 15:19 PM

Obaidul donates book royalty to arson victims

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today donated the royalty he got for his two books to arson victims of the current political unrest.
5 March 2015, 11:39 AM

Derailment halts Dhaka-Ctg-Sylhet train service

Rail communication of Dhaka with Chittagong and Sylhet has been disrupted following a train derailment in Brahmanbaria.
5 March 2015, 10:28 AM

Muggers shoot youth, snatch Tk 8 lakh in Dhaka

Muggers allegedly shot a youth and snatched Tk 8.77 lakhs from him in Lalbagh area of Dhaka
5 March 2015, 09:14 AM

Rizvi on fresh remand

A Dhaka court granted a fresh two-day remand for BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed in an arson case filed with Mirpur Police Station
4 March 2015, 10:55 AM

Illegal medicine worth Tk 1cr seized at Dhaka airport

Customs intelligence seize illegal medicines worth Tk 1 crore from the freight unit of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka
4 March 2015, 08:22 AM

Ex-ETV reporter Kanak Sarwar held

Detectives detain former Ekushey Television (ETV) reporter Kanak Sarwar in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on charge of sedition.
3 March 2015, 15:23 PM

Statement on Bergman verdict: 10 more cleared of contempt proceedings

International Crimes Tribunal exonerates 10 more eminent people from proceedings for contempt of court, as they apologise unconditionally for statement on David Bergman verdict
3 March 2015, 10:14 AM

FBI likely to be in Dhaka this week: police

Federal Bureau of Investigation is likely to come to Dhaka later this week to help with the investigations of murder of writer-blogger Avijit Roy, according to police
3 March 2015, 09:34 AM

Balloon vendor killed in gas cylinder blast

A balloon vendor is killed and six were injured in a gas cylinder blast at Madhya Badda in Dhaka
2 March 2015, 09:31 AM

Dhaka-Sylhet train service resumes after 4hrs

Rail communications between Sylhet and Dhaka resumes after 4hours of disruption following derailment of freight train carrying oil in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj
2 March 2015, 05:32 AM

Journo among 4burnt in Dhaka firebomb attack

At least four people, including a journalist, are burnt in a firebomb attack on a bus at Banasree in Dhaka
1 March 2015, 16:08 PM

Dhaka to engage FBI in Avijit murder probe

Dhaka has decided to take the help of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to investigate the murder of blogger Avijit Roy.
1 March 2015, 15:59 PM

6 crude bomb explosions in front of Dhaka New Market, 3 injured

Miscreants exploded six crude bombs in front of the New Market in Dhaka injuring at least three people
1 March 2015, 15:05 PM

Pickets torch 5 buses in Dhaka, Rajshahi

Pickets torch five buses in Dhaka and Rajshahi as the BNP-led 20-party alliance is observing the first day of the 72-hour nationwide hartal
1 March 2015, 05:51 AM

8 vehicles torched in Dhaka, Narayanganj

Miscreants torched at least eight vehicles at different parts of Dhaka and Narayanganj today
28 February 2015, 14:47 PM

Pedestrian hurt in Dhaka bomb blasts

Two crude bombs leaves A pedestrian injured in Topkhana Road of Dhaka.
26 February 2015, 12:28 PM