Dhaka

Pregnant woman murdered by stepson in Dhaka

A woman was murdered by her stepson in the capital’s Kamrangirchar area this evening.
14 October 2015, 13:29 PM

Medical test protesters begin hunger strike

Candidates protesting the leak of the medical college admission test question go on a fast unto death at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka.
14 October 2015, 07:29 AM

Evidence of alcohol found in Gulshan teen driver’s car

Police say they found evidence of alcohol inside the vehicle that rammed two rickshaws and injured four people in Dhaka’s Gulshan.
13 October 2015, 16:03 PM

Tavella’s body may be sent to Italy tomorrow

The body of Italian citizen Cesare Tavella, who was shot dead in Dhaka’s Gulshan diplomatic zone, might to be sent back to his country tomorrow.
13 October 2015, 15:27 PM

4 killed as bus hits human hauler in Gazipur

Four people are killed and three injured as a bus hit a human hauler on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur.
13 October 2015, 05:03 AM

2 Dhaka ward councillors summoned for ‘grabbing canal’

The High Court summons two ward councillors of Dhaka to appear before it on charge of constructing their offices by grabbing the land of a canal in Jatrabari area of Dhaka.
12 October 2015, 09:57 AM

Govt withdraws ‘bribe-taking official’

A senior government official, who was filmed taking bribes from service seekers at his office on a number of occasions, is withdrawn from his office.
11 October 2015, 07:29 AM

5 of a family burnt in gas line blast

Five members of a family suffer burn injuries in a fire that broke out due to gas line explosion at a house in Purba Ashkona area of Dhaka.
11 October 2015, 04:41 AM

1 killed in Old Dhaka wall collapse, 2 hurt

A person is killed two others are injured after a wall collapsed on them in Old Dhaka’s Bongshal area.
10 October 2015, 12:34 PM

Medical question leak: Protestors call for independent probe

Protestors demand for an independent probe into allegations of question leak that marred this year’s medical and dental admission tests.
10 October 2015, 08:58 AM

Bus kills one in Dhaka

A man is killed when a speeding bus hit a rickshaw carrying him at Malibagh in Dhaka this morning.
10 October 2015, 07:36 AM

Murder accused flees from DMCH

A murder case accused flees while under treatment in police custody at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
10 October 2015, 05:49 AM

Mashrafe hospitalised with dengue fever

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza is admitted to Apollo Hospital in Dhaka being diagnosed with dengue fever.
9 October 2015, 07:33 AM

2 impaired RMG workers killed as train hit them in Gazipur

Two physically challenged readymade garment workers are killed as a train hit them in Gazipur.
9 October 2015, 05:27 AM

JCD leader shot in ‘gunfight’ with cops

A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader is shot in an alleged gunfight with police at Moghbazar in Dhaka.
8 October 2015, 13:54 PM

[WATCH NOW] Novera’s exhibition begins at National Museum

Renowned sculptor Novera Ahmed’s first posthumous solo exhibition begins at the Bangladesh National Museum in Dhaka.
8 October 2015, 12:34 PM

Night guard shot in Dhaka, another killed in Natore

A night guard shot in Dhaka’s Mirpur and another killed in Natore Sadar during separate incidents of robbery attempts, police say.
8 October 2015, 06:35 AM

Cricketer Shahadat on 3-day remand

A Dhaka court places national cricketer Shahadat Hossain on a three-day remand in a case filed for torturing his 11-year-old domestic help.
8 October 2015, 06:04 AM

Indictment order against 8 Jamalpur ‘Al-Badr’ men Oct 26

A tribunal in Dhaka fixes October 26 to decide whether it will frame charges against eight Jamalpur “Al-Badr” members for their alleged involvement in crimes committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
7 October 2015, 10:37 AM

What if you see a car dangling over your head?

What if you see a car dangling overhead from a multistoried parking lot one fine morning?
7 October 2015, 10:08 AM