Dhaka

Fire at plastic factory in Savar

A fire broke out at the plastic factory at Kornopara under Savar upazila at the outskirts of Dhaka. No reports of casualties were filed.
9 June 2016, 05:09 AM

‘JMB man’ among 3 killed in Gaibandha, Dhaka ‘shootouts’

An alleged operative of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and two suspected hijackers have been killed in separate "gunfights" with law enforcers in Gaibandha and Dhaka.
9 June 2016, 04:46 AM

9 held with fake HSC question papers in Dhaka

Nine persons have been detained for their alleged link with question paper leak from Dhaka’s Tejgaon area and several fake HSC question papers seized from them, police said.
9 June 2016, 04:22 AM

Daredevils in Dhaka

Just the other day a truck laden with iron rods was lumbering ahead of us, as we were heading home in the middle of the night after work. The entire journey was freaking me out. I held my 15-month-old son tight against my chest.
8 June 2016, 18:00 PM

5 hurt in Ashulia factory fire

At least five workers sustain burn injuries as a fire broke out at an insecticide factory in Ashulia on the outskirts of Dhaka.
8 June 2016, 14:46 PM

Govt itself trying to destabilise country: BNP

BNP alleges that the government itself is trying to destabilise the country by using the repeated incidents of secret killings only to stay in power.
8 June 2016, 12:35 PM

Mohammedan ride on Mushfiqur

Mohammedan Sporting Club defeat Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by six wickets at Mirpur today to move to the summit of the ongoing Dhaka Premier League’s points table.
8 June 2016, 11:30 AM

HC verdict on Ahsanullah Master killers’ appeals June 15

The High Court will deliver its verdict on June 15 on acquittal appeals of the convicts in Awami League lawmaker Ahsanullah Master killing case.
8 June 2016, 10:06 AM

All-out efforts on to hunt down killers: PM

Pointing the finger at the BNP-Jamaat clique for all the recent secret killings in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the intelligence and law enforcement agencies are out there to track down the culprits.
8 June 2016, 08:44 AM

Christians press govt for fighting minority killings

The Christian community has demonstrated in Dhaka urging the government to take steps to stop the on-going attacks and killings including that of minorities.
8 June 2016, 07:25 AM

BNP leader Aslam remanded again in sedition case

A Dhaka court places BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury on a five-day remand in a sedition case filed allegedly for hatching a conspiracy with Israel's Likud Party and its intelligence agency Mossad to oust the government.
8 June 2016, 07:18 AM

Workers protest RMG factory closure in Ashulia

Hundreds of workers of a garment factory are demonstrating in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, protesting the closure of the factory.
8 June 2016, 07:11 AM

Protesters call for shutting Pakistan mission in Dhaka

A group of protesters have demanded that the government shuts down Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka, alleging that the country is hatching conspiracy against Bangladesh.
8 June 2016, 07:11 AM

3 'militants' killed in 'shootouts'

Four people, three of whom suspected militants, were killed in three separate “gunfights” between “their cohorts” and law enforcers in Dhaka, Rajshahi and Brahmanbaria yesterday.
7 June 2016, 18:00 PM

SC stays HC order shutting down Mouchak Market

The Supreme Court stays the High Court order for six weeks that asked the authorities concerned to keep the shops at Dhaka’s Mouchak Market closed.
7 June 2016, 10:34 AM

Muggers loot Tk 48.5 lakh in Gazipur

Muggers looted TK 48.5 lakh of a garments factory at Konabari in Gazipur city.
7 June 2016, 09:46 AM

2 key militant operatives killed in ‘gunfight’

Police say these two men, killed in alleged gunfight with detectives, said to have taken part in the murder of Rajshahi University professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee and the bomb attack on a Shia mosque in Bogra.
7 June 2016, 04:21 AM

Mariners join Usha at the top

Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club goes to the top of Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League table with a come-from-behind 4-2 win over Wari Club at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium.
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Shut shops at Mouchak market until repair works: HC

The High Court directs the authorities concerned to keep the shops at Dhaka’s Mouchak market closed until the market building is repaired and it receives certificate under the building code.
6 June 2016, 13:15 PM

Dhaka, Riyadh to work together for world peace

Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia yesterday pledged to work together for global peace, development and welfare of the Muslim Ummah.
5 June 2016, 18:00 PM