Dhaka
Order on contempt plea against Zafrullah July 12
A special tribunal in Dhaka fixes July 12 for passing an order on a petition filed for initiating contempt of court proceedings against Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury for his comments over the tribunal.
7 July 2015, 07:03 AM
5 ‘human traffickers’ held, 9 victims rescued
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claimed to have arrested five members of an international human-trafficking syndicate and seized 195 passports from their possession in Uttara of Dhaka.
7 July 2015, 05:03 AM
Arrest warrant for Rafiqul, 14 other BNP men
A Dhaka court issues arrest warrants against 15 BNP leaders and activists including its standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah in a case filed for torching a vehicle in Dhaka this year.
6 July 2015, 06:34 AM
1,200kg bomb-making materials seized, 4 held
Detectives claim to have seized huge stash of explosives materials from Dhaka and Chittagong cities and detain four persons in this connection.
6 July 2015, 06:07 AM
Muggers shoot man for Tk 3 lakh
Muggers shoot a sales representative of the mobile money transfer service provider bKash and snatched Tk 3.2 lakh in the capital’s Badda area.
5 July 2015, 13:47 PM
2 cops killed in road crash
Two police officials succumb to their injuries Sunday after a bus hit them on Dhaka-Mawa highway in South Keraniganj of Dhaka Saturday.
5 July 2015, 12:18 PM
Dhaka-Sylhet-Ctg train services resume after 10 hours
Rail communications of Dhaka with Chittagong and Sylhet resume after 10 hours of suspension due to derailment of five oil tankers of a freight train.
5 July 2015, 08:41 AM
1.78 lakh Yaba tablets seized in Savar, 1 held
Rapid Action Battalion seize 1.78 lakh Yaba tablets from a truck and arrest its driver for possessing those in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
5 July 2015, 05:21 AM
Police carried out arson attacks: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia claims that policemen carried out the arson attacks during the BNP-led 20-party alliance’s anti-government movement earlier this year.
4 July 2015, 14:49 PM
10 reasons to visit Dhaka - the least liveable city
One can list down a multitude of reasons to not visit Bangladesh, the never ending traffic jams, incessant power cuts, the air heavy with dust and pollution and thousands upon thousands of people thronging the streets every single day! But find the 10 reasons to visit this chaotic city: Dhaka.
4 July 2015, 10:06 AM
Rab rescues abducted boy, detains 8 in Dhaka
Rapid Action Battalion rescue an abducted teenage boy and detain eight kidnapers in a drive launched different parts in Dhaka and its outskirts Keraniganj.
4 July 2015, 05:16 AM
300 turtles seized in Savar
Law enforcers seize 300 turtles and detain four people on the Dhaka-Aricha highway at Savar on the outskirt of the capital.
3 July 2015, 12:48 PM
12 ‘militants’ on 3-day remand
A Dhaka court places 12 suspected militants on a three-day remand each in a case filed with Darus Salam Police Station under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
3 July 2015, 11:04 AM
2 youths found dead in Malibagh
Police recover bodies of two youths from a multistoried building in Dhaka’s Malibagh area.
3 July 2015, 09:01 AM
Chawkbazar’s iftar fiesta (video)
The long tradition of selling “Shahi” iftar items in Old Dhaka has become quite renowned. “Shahi” or not – one thing is for sure that the food looks just exquisite.
3 July 2015, 06:19 AM
Rony denied bail, sent to jail
A Dhaka court denies ruling party lawmaker’s son Bakhtiar Alam Rony bail and sends him to jail in a case over killing two people in Dhaka.
2 July 2015, 09:40 AM
‘Al-Qaeda was planning countrywide attack’
Law enforcers claim arrest of 12 militants of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent including its Bangladesh chief coordinator from Dhaka.
2 July 2015, 05:07 AM
63 trafficking victims returning home
Sixty three Bangladeshi trafficking victims -- 39 rescued from Andaman Sea by the Thailand authorities and 24 from Indonesia -- will return home.
1 July 2015, 10:47 AM
Boy injured in cocktail explosion
A minor boy is injured as he unknowingly attempted to play with an abandon crude bomb in the capital’s Madhya Badda area.
1 July 2015, 10:40 AM
Rajabazar in hell (video)
Rajabazar dwellers in Dhaka face intolerable sufferings due to the ongoing construction works of sewage system, which has continued for months.
1 July 2015, 08:02 AM