Dhaka

Woman killed in Dhaka road accident

A woman is killed after a bus runs over her in Airport area of Dhaka.
7 April 2017, 11:50 AM

Modi breaks protocol for Hasina

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sets aside protocol in a significant gesture to personally receive his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina after she reaches New Delhi on a four-day state visit to India.
7 April 2017, 04:47 AM

136th IPU assembly begins in Dhaka

The 136th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) assembly begins in Dhaka focusing on taking decisive actions to end the rising social, political and economic inequalities.
1 April 2017, 14:40 PM

Swedish Speaker Urban Ahlin arrives in Dhaka

The Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, Urban Ahlin, arrives in Dhaka for a six-day visit to attend the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) assembly.
1 April 2017, 12:54 PM

Mobile tower radiation: Govt asked to obtain expert report on health risk

The High Court directs the health ministry to obtain a report from the experts of three international organisations about public health risk from radiation emitted from mobile phone towers set up in different areas across the country.
28 March 2017, 08:53 AM

3 burnt in Jurain gas leak fire

Three persons including two children suffer burn injuries in a fire caused by gas leak at their house in Dhaka’s Jurain area.
27 March 2017, 06:20 AM

Teacher killed in Dhaka road crash

A professor of a private college is killed in a road accident in Gulshan area of Dhaka.
26 March 2017, 07:33 AM

Bangladesh Bank building fire under control

The fire at the headquarters of Bangladesh Bank in Motijheel area of Dhaka has been brought under control after around an hour. Twelve units of firefighters douse the fire that originated on the 13th floor of the 32-storey building.
23 March 2017, 15:59 PM

Fire at Dhaka RMG factory

A fire breaks out at a readymade garment factory in Mirpur-1 of Dhaka.
21 March 2017, 19:46 PM

PM for modernising weaving industry, multipurpose use of products

Putting emphasis on modernisation of weaving industry and multipurpose use of its products, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assures of extending all kinds of cooperation for further expansion of the industry.
19 March 2017, 11:20 AM

Banker ‘killed by ex-husband’ in Dhaka

A woman is brutally hacked to death under broad daylight, allegedly by her ex-husband, near her Central Road house in Dhaka.
16 March 2017, 09:14 AM

500 shanties gutted in Korail slum fire

At least 500 shanties are gutted in the fire that broke out at Korail slum in Mohakhali area of Dhaka.
15 March 2017, 21:20 PM

11 held in Dhaka for ‘ATM card forgery’

Rapid Action Battalion claims detention of 11 persons for their alleged involvement in forgery from different areas in Dhaka. They used to clone ATM cards in ties with dishonest businessmen at stores and steal money.
15 March 2017, 06:13 AM

Dhaka cop comes under attack, 3 held

Unknown miscreants attack a policeman at Babubazar in Dhaka.
13 March 2017, 05:34 AM

Oishee’s death reference hearing resumes

The High Court begins hearing on the death reference and appeals in a case filed against Oishee Rahman on charge of killing her parents in 2013.
12 March 2017, 14:36 PM

2 electrocuted in Dhaka

Two persons die after being electrocuted in Dhaka’s Tejgaon and Kodomtoli areas.
12 March 2017, 09:48 AM

Newborn rescued from Mirpur dustbin

A one-day old baby girl is rescued from a dustbin on the Ashulia-Mirpur-Beribadh road in Shah Ali area of Dhaka’s Mirpur.
11 March 2017, 12:50 PM

Road crashes kill 6 in 3 districts

At least six people are killed and several others sustained injuries in separate road accidents in Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet.
10 March 2017, 13:50 PM

Road crash kills worker in Dhaka

A 50-year-old worker is killed after a speedy microbus ran over him in Postogola area of Dhaka.
10 March 2017, 12:59 PM

Venom 'worth Tk 45cr' seized in Dhaka

Police claim to have seized 12 pounds of snake venom worth Tk 45 crore and arrested one person in Dhanmondi area of Dhaka.
8 March 2017, 08:09 AM