Dhaka

Biggest ever yaba haul

The Rapid Action Battalion arrested three drugs smugglers with the biggest ever haul of yaba pills in separate drives in Chittagong and Dhaka since Saturday.
18 January 2016, 18:00 PM

'Fire to cause highest casualties if major quake hits Dhaka'

The damage of utility networks and fire is going to be the main causes of casualties if any major earthquakes strike the Dhaka city, experts say.
18 January 2016, 14:03 PM

Indian delegation arrives for SA Games

An official Indian delegation is currently in Dhaka for the promotion of 12th South Asian Games, scheduled to be held in Guwahati and Shillong from February 6 to 16, 2016.
18 January 2016, 09:22 AM

SI Masud didn’t act like a cop: Minister

Suspended policeman Masud Shikder did not act like a cop, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says.
18 January 2016, 09:12 AM

Rajuk mows down shops in parking garages

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha has started a drive against buildings that have been using their parking spaces for commercial purposes in Dhaka.
18 January 2016, 08:49 AM

Fire at Hajaribagh slum doused

A fire broke out at a slum in Hazaribagh area of Dhaka this morning. There is no casualty report in the fire incident.
18 January 2016, 05:15 AM

Biggest yaba haul: 3 held in Dhaka, Ctg

Law enforcers claim the biggest haul of contraband yaba tablets in drives through Dhaka and Chittagong and detains three persons in this connection.
18 January 2016, 04:48 AM

‘Asol BNP’ attempts on Nayapaltan office again

For the second time this month, Asol BNP, literally meaning real BNP, made an attempt on BNP headquarters at Nayapaltan in Dhaka today and failed.
17 January 2016, 10:22 AM

Bank official torture: Cops submit probe report

Police have submitted a probe report into the torture of a Bangladesh Bank official allegedly by a sub-inspector of Mohammadpur Police Station.
17 January 2016, 10:01 AM

Narayanganj 5-murder victims died of head injuries: Autopsy

Autopsy reports say the Narayanganj 5-murder victims died of head injuries.
17 January 2016, 04:54 AM

[WATCH] The flute maker

This is a tale of a person who makes and plays flute for living.
16 January 2016, 10:52 AM

Torturer cops Masud, Akash suspended

Dhaka police suspends two sub-inspectors (SI) for torturing two officials in Mohammadpur and Jatrabari. SI Masud Shikder of Mohammadpur Police Station and SI Arshadul Islam Akash of Jatrabari Police Station were suspended for beating up and allegedly threatening central bank official Golam Rabbi on January 9 and DSCC Conservancy Officer Bikash Chandra Das yesterday respectively.
16 January 2016, 07:59 AM

2nd phase of Biswa Ijtema underway

The second phase of Biswa Ijtema, the largest congregation of the Muslims in the world, is continuing today amid sermons being delivered in Tongi on Dhaka’s outskirt.
16 January 2016, 05:49 AM

Road crash: 2 schoolgirls killed in 8 hrs in Dhaka

Two schoolgirls are killed in similar road accidents within eight hours in the capital.
16 January 2016, 04:42 AM

‘Criminal’ injured in Dhaka ‘gunfight’

An alleged criminal was bullet-hit during a ‘gunfight’ with police in Dhaka’s Sutrapur area this evening.
15 January 2016, 15:27 PM

Bangladesh, Nepal thru to the semis after goal-less draw

Bangladesh football team moves to the semi-final of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2016 as the Group-A champion after a goal-less draw against Nepal in the final Group-A match held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.
15 January 2016, 15:24 PM

Poet Rafiq Azad at ICU

Renowned poet Rafiq Azad is admitted to the ICU of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka following a stroke.
15 January 2016, 14:17 PM

Biswa Ijtema: 2nd phase begins

This year for the first time the Biswa Ijtema is being held in four phases to deal with the huge crowd and lack of accommodation for the devotees.
15 January 2016, 04:58 AM

Train fare to rise by 7.8pc next month

The Railways ministry wants to increase fares for passengers and freight by 7.8 percent from next month to cut down losses.
14 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Boy in grandmother’s custody after bail

A Dhaka court allows the grandmother to take the custody of a minor boy, a day after he is granted bail in a bomb blast case which took place two years ago.
14 January 2016, 11:11 AM