Dhaka

BTRC to block 35 news portals

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission directs all the International Internet Gateway services to block 35 domains of news websites.
4 August 2016, 16:32 PM

Ex-NSU student ‘missing’ from Ctg, rescued in Dhaka

A former North South University student was rescued in Bashundhara area of Dhaka today, three days after he went missing from Chittagong.
4 August 2016, 09:00 AM

‘Teen’ kills rival’s 4-yr-old sister in Dhaka

A four-year-old girl has been killed allegedly by a teenager following a quarrel with her brother in Dhaka’s Darussalam area.
4 August 2016, 07:30 AM

5 ‘members of newly formed militant outfit’ held in Dhaka

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detains five alleged members of newly formed militant outfit Al Ansar (Huji), including its chief coordinator, from Dhaka’s Hazaribagh area.
3 August 2016, 11:10 AM

Payment crisis continues

Brothers Union skipper Shahriar Nafees and his teammates meet with Bangladesh Cricket Board CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury to discuss payment issues.
2 August 2016, 18:14 PM

DNCC launches mobile app for quality services

With a view to ensuring quality service and enhancing security to the dwellers within short time, authorities of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) inaugurate a mobile application, “Nagor”.
2 August 2016, 13:59 PM

Hangouts reel from shock

If you happened to take a ride around Gulshan in the past week, there would have been a few scenes that you just couldn't have missed.
30 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Bauls attacked again in Chuadanga

In yet another incident of attack on Bauls, criminals assault Bauls and set their house on fire in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga.
30 July 2016, 10:28 AM

Aaqib in town for pace camp

Former Pakistan pace bowler Aaqib Javed arrives in Dhaka to oversee a week-long special fast bowling camp for the national team and pacers under the HP programme.
29 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Inform prosecution lapse in militant trials: Anisul to DCs

Law Minister Anisul Huq asks the deputy commissioners to inform the monitoring cell under the ministry if the prosecutions do not properly assist courts during trial of militants.
29 July 2016, 08:21 AM

No negative message from foreign businessmen, companies: Tofail

The recent killing incidents of foreigners will not have any bad impacts on business in Bangladesh as the foreign businessmen have no plan to leave the country, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed says.
27 July 2016, 15:35 PM

Dhaka raid: 7 militants identified, 3 from city’s posh areas

Police disclose the identities of seven among the nine militants who were killed in an anti-terror raid in Dhaka’s Kalyanpur area yesterday.
27 July 2016, 14:07 PM

Dhaka militants changed dress after Fazr prayers when they saw end coming

The militants who were killed in gunfight with the law enforcers early morning Tuesday change their dress after the Fazr prayers and wore black punjabis, says a neighbour who observed the militants time to time from around midnight till dawn from an adjacent building.
27 July 2016, 11:39 AM

Dhaka raid militant Rouf missing ‘NSU student’

One of the militants killed in gun battle during Dhaka raid in Kalyanpur has been identified as a "missing student of privately-run North-South University". However, confusion has arisen over identity of another militant as two families are claiming the same body.
27 July 2016, 07:26 AM

Cops release stunning pictures of Dhaka terrorists’ den

Police release stunning and chilling pictures of what was found inside the terrorists’ den at Kalyanpur in Dhaka that give a glimpse of the militants’ life.
26 July 2016, 11:40 AM

Dhaka raid: Injured Hasan remained missing for a year

Rakibul Hasan alias Rigan is an alleged militant activist who sustained bullet injuries during a joint drive in Dhaka’s Kalyanpur area on July 26, 2016 and has been missing for a year.
26 July 2016, 10:31 AM

Dutch-Bangla chamber chief found dead

Four days after going missing from Dhaka’s Dhanmondi, Dutch-Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Hassan Khaled has been found dead on Buriganga river.
26 July 2016, 09:24 AM

More bowlers brought in for assessment

The bowling review committee of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to bring more bowlers with suspect actions under their scanner.
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM

More security for foreign coaches

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is preparing to provide its foreign coaches decent security cover upon their arrival in the aftermath of the recent attack in Gulshan.
24 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Train derails in Moulvibazar, Sylhet rail link cut

A cargo train breaks down and derailed at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar snapping rail link between Dhaka and Sylhet completely.
22 July 2016, 13:14 PM