Dhaka
DMP announces bounty for 6 Ansarullah men
DMP announces Tk 5 lakh bounty on each of two Ansarullah organisers while Tk 2 lakh for each of four members of the banned militant outfit for their alleged link with recent militant attacks in the country.
19 May 2016, 13:40 PM
No respite for Gulshan until 2017
If you visit Dhaka’s Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara areas nowadays, you will have to brace yourself for never-ending traffic, dust and mud. And there is always a risk that you may even fall into a ditch. The posh areas are now undergoing a development work including widespread road digging, which has led to this miserable situation.
19 May 2016, 09:15 AM
138 children raped in last 4 months: Report
A total of 138 children were raped during the first four months of the current year, according to a report revealed by Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum.
19 May 2016, 06:12 AM
War crimes accused dies in custody
A war crimes accused hailing from Laxmipur died this morning while attending treatments at a hospital in Dhaka under police custody.
19 May 2016, 05:23 AM
SC lawyer sends legal notice for not holding cabinet meeting at Secretariat
A Supreme Court lawyer sends a legal notice to the cabinet secretary requesting him not to hold the cabinet meeting at Secretariat saying that the prime minister’s movement for this meeting creates traffic jam in the city.
19 May 2016, 05:10 AM
Humiliation of teacher: Islamist group comes to MP's defence as protest continues across Bangladesh
Tehrik-e-Khatme Nabuwwat, an Islamist group, has come on the scene apparently to counter the public outrage over the humiliation of a Hindu schoolteacher in Narayanganj.
18 May 2016, 18:00 PM
ATM card scam: Chinese citizen detained on suspicion
Law enforcers detain a Chinese citizen from an ATM booth of Prime Bank on Elephant Road in Dhaka suspecting his involvement in card scam.
18 May 2016, 06:31 AM
BNP, Jamaat joined hands with Israel to oust govt: PM
BNP-Jamaat nexus has joined hands with Israel to oust her government, as they are working against the country and Islam, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleges. "The truth can never be suppressed...the BNP-Jamaat clique has joined hands with those who are frequently killing children and women in Palestine," she says.
18 May 2016, 04:39 AM
Supporters of Bangladesh MP now out to hush voices
A feeling of being watched would take over once you step on the premises of Piyar Sattar Latif High School at Kallyandi, a remote village in Narayanganj.
17 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Fire at Jagannath University
Fire broke out at the new building of Jagannath University in the Old Dhaka. The fire has been doused and no reports of casualty filed.
17 May 2016, 04:44 AM
Nothing free in prison
A prisoner in Dhaka Central Jail has to spend around Tk 30,000 a month for food and other services which the state is supposed to provide for free.
16 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Cops link major killings to hanging of war criminals
Police say they see a link between some major murders with the execution of some convicted war criminals. Blames have been put on a group "who were of anti-liberation spirit and are against the war trials."
16 May 2016, 07:49 AM
Demo in Dhaka protesting monk killing
Bangladesh Buddhist Federation forms a human chain in Dhaka protesting the gruesome killing of a monk in Bandarban two days ago.
16 May 2016, 06:35 AM
Mariners start strong
A rejuvenated Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club got off to a flyer in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Hockey League with an emphatic 4-1 win over Ajax SC at the Maulana Bhasani Stadium yesterday.
15 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Superstore owners keep shutter down protesting ‘harassment’
Owners of nearly 100 superstores keep their shutter down in Dhaka and other parts of the country since this morning, protesting “harassment through implementation of discriminatory policy and misuse of law”.
15 May 2016, 07:31 AM
3 teenagers found dead in Savar
Three teenagers, including two brothers, were found dead inside a house at Hemayetpur in Savar on the outskirts of the
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM
PM flies to London today
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for London today en route to Bulgaria on a three-day official visit to Bulgarian
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM
DMP bans carrying explosives, crackers ahead of Shab-e-Barat
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police bans the carrying of all types of explosives, crackers and explosion of firecrackers in the city ahead of Shab-e-Barat to be observed on May 22.
14 May 2016, 14:15 PM
3 teens’ bodies found at Savar
Police recover the bodies of three teenagers from a dairy farm in Hemayetpur area of Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
14 May 2016, 09:53 AM
Lightning takes 17 more lives in 11 districts
At least 17 people were killed after being struck by lightning during the storm at different parts of the country, raising the death toll from such incidents to 49 in two days.
13 May 2016, 07:48 AM