Dhaka

Fake cops, dope gang members held in Dhaka

Police claimed to have detained 13 police impersonators and doping gang members from Dhaka.
27 August 2015, 09:29 AM

Jatiya Party faction leader Kazi Zafar dies

Former prime minister and now chief of a faction of Jatiya Party, Kazi Zafar Ahmed died at a Dhaka hospital this morning.
27 August 2015, 04:49 AM

80,000 Hajj visas issued so far

The Saudi government has issued 80 thousand hajj visas until now, the according to the country’s envoy here.
26 August 2015, 07:48 AM

Journo assault: Official withdrawn from EC project

The public administration ministry withdraws deputy secretary Abdul Bari from an Election Commission project over alleged assault of two journalists.
25 August 2015, 15:06 PM

Stop building commercial structures on Rankin Street: HC

The High Court directs the authorities to stop construction of commercial structures in the residential area at Rankin Street in Wari area of Dhaka.
24 August 2015, 11:57 AM

Shawkat Mahmud remanded again

A Dhaka court places BNP chairperson's adviser Shawkat Mahmud on a four-day fresh remand in four separate arson and vandalism cases.
24 August 2015, 11:48 AM

Dhaka vs Kolkata

But it does not need Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking for anybody to know that Dhaka has been rotting, stinking and becoming more terrible to live in every year.
24 August 2015, 09:24 AM

BIWTA recreation centre on Buriganga to go

The Supreme Court upholds a High Court verdict that directed the government to demolish and remove the recreation centre from Buriganga river at Kamrangirchar area in Dhaka.
24 August 2015, 08:31 AM

2 'Hizb-ut Tahrir men' among 6 held in Dhaka

Detectives claimed to have detained six people including two members of the banned organisation Hizb-ut Tahrir from the capital’s Uttara and Mugda areas.
24 August 2015, 05:11 AM

IGP justifies ‘gunfights’

Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque justifies the recent “gunfights” saying law enforcers have the right to self-defence.
23 August 2015, 14:57 PM

2 charged with Garo woman’s gang-rape

Rapid Action Battalion presses charges against two persons for gang-raping a 21-year-old indigenous woman in Dhaka on May 21.
23 August 2015, 12:51 PM

When foreigners lend a hand to clean Dhaka (video)

A group of students from University of Japan in Bangladesh take matters on their hand lending their effort to make a cleaner Dhaka and raise awareness among all for the same.
23 August 2015, 12:00 PM

Death of Dhaka BCL leader: 3 Rab officials sued

Three Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) officials have been sued for murder over death of Bangladesh Chhatra League’s Hazaribagh unit chief.
23 August 2015, 07:33 AM

Is this beautification? (video)

What comes to mind when we think of Paris is the Eiffel Tower. With London, it is the Big Ben while Delhi conjures the image of the India Gate in our minds. But what of Dhaka?
23 August 2015, 05:48 AM

‘Robber’ killed in Keraniganj ‘gunfight’

A suspected robber is killed and five policemen injured in what law enforcers term as a 'gunfight' in Dakkhin Keraniganj, Dhaka.
23 August 2015, 05:23 AM

T20 tournament for physically disabled in Dhaka from September 2

The first ever international cricket tournament for physically disabled individuals will be organized in Dhaka from September 2.
22 August 2015, 14:11 PM

Shawkat Mahmud sent to jail after remand

A Dhaka court sends BNP chairperson's Adviser Shawkat Mahmud to jail after completion of his three-day remand in a case filed for killing a man in an arson attack in January.
22 August 2015, 12:07 PM

Journo sent to jail for ‘torturing wife’

A court in Dhaka sends a reporter of private television channel ATN News to jail for allegedly torturing his wife.
22 August 2015, 10:46 AM

Death under tiger statue: People demand justice (video)

Angered over the tragic death of a man under a tiger statue at Karwan Bazar of Dhaka yesterday, people demanded justice.
22 August 2015, 10:06 AM

3 held with gold, yaba at Kamalapur station

Police claim to have detained three people with five kilograms of gold and contraband yaba tablets from Dhaka’s railway station.
22 August 2015, 07:25 AM