Dhaka
US state dept counsellor to visit Dhaka Sunday
Counsellor of the US Department of State Thomas A Shannon will travel to Dhaka on Sunday to discuss bilateral issues between US and Bangladesh.
11 December 2015, 07:05 AM
3 'human traffickers' held in Dhaka
Police detain three suspected members of an international human trafficking gang from different parts of the capital including Uttara, Banani and old part of Dhaka.
11 December 2015, 04:47 AM
Moja Losss admin held for ‘anti-govt posts’
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrests the admin of popular Facebook page Moja Losss? from Bashundhara Residential Area in Dhaka.
10 December 2015, 16:03 PM
DNCC moves to free Mohakhali, Tejgaon of illegal parking
To ease traffic congestion in the capital, the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) formally declares the Tejgaon truck stand road, Mohakhali bus terminal and Tejgaon industrial areas free of illegal parking.
10 December 2015, 11:57 AM
3 hurt in fire at Narinda
Three young men suffered burn injuries in a fire that broke out at their rented house at Narinda in Dhaka.
10 December 2015, 05:58 AM
Robbers stab, shoot 3 siblings in Mohakhali
Robbers stab and shoot three siblings during a burglary gone wrong at their house in Mohakhali of Dhaka.
10 December 2015, 05:20 AM
Khaleda meets BNP policymakers tomorrow
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has convened a meeting of the party’s standing committee tomorrow evening to discuss its strategy for the upcoming municipality polls.
9 December 2015, 13:12 PM
Gayle force blows away Chittagong
Unbeaten 92 off 47 balls from Chris Gayle gives Barisal Bulls a resounding win over Chittagong Vikings by eight wickets in the 28th match of BPL-2015 at Mirpur.
9 December 2015, 12:43 PM
Dhamrai upazila chairman suspended
The government suspends Dhamrai upazila parishad Chairman Md Tamij Uddin, also president of the upazila unit BNP, as a Dhaka court has accepted a sabotage case against him.
9 December 2015, 11:39 AM
1.21cr Indian rupees recovered at Dhaka airport
Customs officials today recovered around 1.21 crore Indian rupees at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
9 December 2015, 11:26 AM
Sylhet win a nail biter
Sylhet Super Stars win a close encounter with Dhaka Dynamites by six wickets in the 27th match of BPL-2015.
9 December 2015, 08:31 AM
Business process outsourcing summit begins
A global summit on business process outsourcing (BPO) begins in Dhaka with an aim to earn $1 billion from the sector in the next six years and create two lakh jobs.
9 December 2015, 07:31 AM
Arrest warrants issued for 8 Mymensingh ‘war criminals’
A tribunal in Dhaka issued arrest warrants against eight war crimes suspects of Mymensingh for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
9 December 2015, 07:13 AM
Autopsy finds water in Nirob’s stomach
Forensic doctors at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital find water in the stomach of five-year-old Nirob, who died after falling into a sewerage line in the capital's Shyampur.
9 December 2015, 06:44 AM
2 businessmen crushed under truck after ‘robbery’
Two vegetable traders are crushed under the wheels of a speeding truck after they were left, with their hands and legs tied, allegedly by robbers in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
9 December 2015, 04:28 AM
5-yr-old Nirob declared dead
Doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) have declared dead the five-year-old boy following his rescue from the Buriganga River in the old part of Dhaka this evening.
8 December 2015, 12:25 PM
Dhaka pound Chittagong by 45 runs
Dhaka Dynamites easily defeat Chittagong Vikings by 45 runs to bolster their chances of reaching the knock-out round of BPL-2015.
8 December 2015, 08:30 AM
RMG workers block road, vandalise 3 buses
Workers of three garment factories block a road at Kamalapur in Dhaka and vandalise at least three buses while protesting the death of their colleague in a road accident.
8 December 2015, 08:12 AM
1 killed in Dhaka road crash
A woman killed and two others critically injured as a bus hit them in Kamalapur area of Dhaka, police source said.
7 December 2015, 15:51 PM
HC stays Oishee’s fine
The HC stays a lower court verdict that fined Oishee Rahman, who was also sentenced to death for killing her parents.
7 December 2015, 11:29 AM