Dhaka
People defy hartal
City dwellers in Dhaka came out to the streets and are performing their daily activities even though BNP-led 20-party alliance is observing the fifth day of its 120-hour hartal
26 February 2015, 06:05 AM
Bus torched in Gendaria
Miscreants set fire to a passenger bus in Shamibag area of Gendaria in Dhaka
25 February 2015, 14:36 PM
Child killed in Agargaon slum fire
A six-year-old child has been killed as a fire broke out at a slum in Agargaon area of Dhaka
25 February 2015, 06:36 AM
Arrest warrant for Khaleda
A Dhaka court issues arrest warrant against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two graft cases
25 February 2015, 05:04 AM
Rab hands Manna over to DB
Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna, whose two leaked phone calls created quite a stir across the country, is handed over to detectives by members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)
24 February 2015, 20:15 PM
Police denial about Manna’s detention shocks BNP
BNP expresses its astonishment after police denies picking up Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna.
24 February 2015, 14:49 PM
Manna’s family files general diary
Mahmudur Rahman Manna’s family files a general diary with Banani Police Station after detectives denied his detention.
24 February 2015, 13:23 PM
2 crude bombs hurled at AL MP Suranjit’s Zigatola house
Unidentified miscreants hurl two crude bombs at the houses of ruling Awami League lawmaker Suranjit Sengupta at Zigatola in Dhaka
23 February 2015, 17:06 PM
Statement on Bergman verdict: Tribunal exonerates 14 dignitaries
A tribunal in Dhaka exonerates 14 dignitaries of contempt proceedings after they apologised for their statements on the Dhaka-based British journalist David Bergman’s punishment
23 February 2015, 08:54 AM
Contrasting politics in Dhaka and Delhi
HAVE any of our politicians been listening to Arvind Kejriwal's speeches, especially the one after he took oath as the chief minister of the Indian capital? I suppose not. To be fair, neither did the Indian politicians before his magnificent victory in the latest Delhi Assembly polls. If they had, they may not have met the debacle that they did.
22 February 2015, 18:00 PM
Don’t worry over Teesta: Mamata
Visiting West Bengal Chief Mamata Banerjee says Bangladesh need not worry over Teesta water-sharing deal and the issue will be resolved soon
20 February 2015, 13:24 PM
War crimes verdict of Jamaat leader Subhan tomorrow
A tribunal in Dhaka is set to deliver its verdict tomorrow on Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdus Subhan on war crimes trial
17 February 2015, 04:14 AM
Baby Nazneen freed minutes after detention
Prominent singer Baby Nazneen has been picked up when she went to visit BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office in Dhaka
15 February 2015, 14:50 PM
BSMMU gets burn unit
Authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka has opened a new burn unit
15 February 2015, 06:41 AM
Cops continue food curb for Khaleda’s office staff
Food supplies to officials of Gulshan office of BNP chief Khaleda Zia continued to be curbed for the fourth day at a stretch
14 February 2015, 08:44 AM
BNP man held for crude bomb attack in Dhaka
Police arrest 30 activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, in separate drives in Dhaka
14 February 2015, 05:43 AM
3 hurt as crude bombs hurled at bus in city
Three people, including a college student, injured as miscreants hurl several crude bombs at a bus near Mohammadpur Beribandh in Dhaka
14 February 2015, 04:16 AM
Passenger suffers splinter injuries in Mohammadpur crude bomb attack
Passenger suffers splinter injuries as miscreants hurled crude bomb at a bus in Mohammadpur area of Dhaka
10 February 2015, 06:30 AM
A tough day for jaywalkers
While a mobile court is fining pedestrians for jaywalking on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue at one place on Tuesday, people are crossing the thoroughfare ignoring the law at others, raising questions about the effectiveness of the drive and Dhaka city dwellers' obedience to law
25 November 2014, 18:53 PM
Operated like Gestapo
Few of them returned home. Many of their bodies could not even be traced. Most of the corpses that were found at different killing sites in Dhaka were mutilated beyond recognition. They were among the brightest sons and daughters of the soil -- all pro-liberation people including professors, journalists, litterateurs and doctors.
29 October 2014, 18:01 PM