Dhaka
JU teacher jailed for Facebook remark on PM
A Dhaka court today jailed a Jahangirnagar University teacher for three years over a sedition suit filed for commenting on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Facebook.
12 August 2015, 09:17 AM
Indefinite strike on Dhaka-Sylhet highway from tomorrow
Transport Workers Union calls for indefinite strike on Dhaka-Sylhet highway from tomorrow.
11 August 2015, 14:04 PM
Road crash in Dhaka kills 2 kids
Two children including a three-day-old boy are killed and five of their family members injured in a road accident in Dhaka.
10 August 2015, 15:23 PM
SC stays Rizvi’s bail
The Supreme Court stays bail to BNP leader Rizvi Ahmed in a case filed over a petrol bomb attack on a bus in Dhaka’s Jatrabari.
10 August 2015, 12:36 PM
Order on Zafrullah’s contempt Aug 30
A tribunal in Dhaka fixes August 30 to pass an order in a contempt of court proceeding initiated against Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury.
10 August 2015, 08:00 AM
Prime accused remanded over pregnant mother shooting
A Magura Court grants seven-day remand against the prime accused in Magura pregnant mother shooting case.
9 August 2015, 10:46 AM
FBI meets cops over Niloy killing
A day after offering help, US-based Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today sat with Bangladesh cops on the murder of Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.
9 August 2015, 09:07 AM
Train service of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet resumes
Train communication of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet was restored after 10 hours of suspension following derailment of four bogies of a freight train in Banasua in Sadar upazila of Comilla.
8 August 2015, 06:43 AM
‘Gas explosion’ burns 3 in Dhaka
Three people sustain burn injuries after “a fire breaks out from gas explosion” in Dhaka’s Central Road area.
8 August 2015, 05:49 AM
UK, US condemn Niloy killing
The United States has strongly condemned the killing of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy and expressed the hope to work with Bangladesh to protect space for freedom of expression.
8 August 2015, 03:59 AM
Niloy murder: 4 unknown assailants sued
Wife of Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy accuses four anonymous assailants for the brutal killing of the blogger at their house in East Goran. Cops have yet to arrest anyone in this connection.
8 August 2015, 03:22 AM
Ansar-Al-Islam claims responsibility for Niladri murder
Ansar-Al-Islam, Bangladesh chapter of al-Qaeda in the Indian Sub-Continent, claims responsibility for the killing of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay terming him an enemy of Allah.
7 August 2015, 13:27 PM
Yet another blogger killed
Yet another online activist is stabbed to death by unknown assailants at his East Goran residence in Dhaka.
7 August 2015, 08:56 AM
AL’s joint meet this evening
Awami League will hold a joint meeting with all its associate bodies and Dhaka city unit this evening to discuss the upcoming August 15 programme.
6 August 2015, 08:35 AM
Fish farming: 50% profit in 5 months (video)
Does 50% profit on your investment in a short time sound too good to be true? It’s both. It’s good and it’s true. You can get the 50% profit by farming fish in your pond after five months.
6 August 2015, 06:55 AM
Curbing traffic jam: JS body formed to suggest ways
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home today formed a three-member sub-committee to find ways to reduce Dhaka’s traffic agony.
5 August 2015, 10:03 AM
Nilkhet Market: A realm of necessary books (video)
Nilkhet Book Market, consisting of nearly 400 book stalls, is a trustworthy friend for the bookworms, searching for any kinds of book.
5 August 2015, 07:17 AM
Nightmare on Dhaka streets (video)
Kuril flyover is built to reduce traffic congestion in Dhaka city but within about two years, this 3.1 kilometer structure has been severely damaged. Besides, the roads in the capital city have been in a deteriorating state, with numerous potholes, open manholes, and damaged sidewalks.
4 August 2015, 11:41 AM
3 held over HSC question ‘leak’
Detectives claim arrest of three people from Dhaka’s Demra in connection with illegal financial activity related to HSC question paper leak.
4 August 2015, 04:50 AM
Death threat to Annisul, 1 held
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detain a man for allegedly threatening Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq with death in Dhaka.
3 August 2015, 14:30 PM