Dhaka
Act on house rent complaints, HC tells cops
High Court orders police to take steps regarding house rent-related complaints in all the cities including capital Dhaka.
1 July 2015, 07:48 AM
6 held over killing, snatching in Dhaka
Detectives have arrested six persons allegedly involved in separate incidents of killing and snatching in Dhaka.
1 July 2015, 05:08 AM
7 ways to drive safely in a flood without dying
Normally people drive through water and they don't die. So what happens when our city roads get submerged? Our cars can die. Here's how yours can survive.
30 June 2015, 18:00 PM
‘Snatcher’ killed in firing with Dhaka cops
An alleged snatcher is shot dead while he along with his accomplices was trying to escape after firing at cops in Hatirjheel area.
30 June 2015, 15:36 PM
3 held in Dhaka over cocaine haul
Customs Intelligence arrest three people in Dhaka for their alleged link with the cocaine consignment seized at Chittagong port.
30 June 2015, 07:31 AM
MP’s son Rony on 2-day fresh remand
A Dhaka court places Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan, on a two-day fresh remand in a case filed against him in connection with the shooting and killing of two people in Dhaka’s New Eskaton area on April 14.
30 June 2015, 06:04 AM
Make Halim Bhojon Bilash way (video)
Getting the best to eat is always a priority – even when it comes down to soothing the taste bud during Ramadan.
30 June 2015, 05:51 AM
Jaywalking saves time, but costs life (video)
Why do pedestrians jaywalk across the road when there is a foot-over bridge nearby? The Daily Star has caught random jaywalkers and got surprising answers. Many of them think that it actually saves time!
29 June 2015, 07:57 AM
Jaywalkers at high death risk
The Daily Star finds that jaywalkers account for 40% of all reported road accident deaths in Dhaka.
29 June 2015, 07:00 AM
5 ‘kidnappers’ held in Dhaka, 1 rescued
Law enforcers arrest five alleged kidnappers in Tejgaon area of Dhaka and rescued a person, who was abducted earlier.
29 June 2015, 05:54 AM
Dhaka deluged
No wonder Dhaka is one of the most unlivable cities in the world. Many would like to think that except the change in spelling of the name of the Capital, very little change has come about by way of adding to the comfort of the people living in the city.
28 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Dirty words, perverted minds
On my way from Moghbazar to Farmgate this afternoon, when I was stuck in a jam packed Panthapath road opposite to Bashundhara City shopping mall, I suddenly heard them saying those dirty words.
28 June 2015, 14:11 PM
13 ‘traffickers’ held in Dhaka
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrests 13 alleged human traffickers in Purana Paltan area of Dhaka.
28 June 2015, 13:53 PM
6 held with fake notes worth Tk 1cr
Rapid Action Battalion detains six members of a gang for producing fake currency and seizes counterfeit notes of around Tk 1.04 crore in Banasri residential area of Dhaka.
28 June 2015, 06:12 AM
Moderate quake jolts country
A moderate earthquake jolted different parts of the country including Dhaka.
28 June 2015, 04:20 AM
BCL leader held for instigating fellow female leader’s suicide
Police arrest Bangladesh Chhatra League president of Government Bangla College, Mirpur in Dhaka for instigating suicide of a female BCL leader.
27 June 2015, 14:10 PM
28 hilly mynas seized, 1 held
Twenty eight hilly mynas seized and a man detained on charge of supplying birds in Tongi Bazar area, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
27 June 2015, 09:28 AM
Journo remanded for ‘torturing’ wife
Police arrest the news editor of a private television channel in Dhaka on charges of torturing his journalist wife and demanding dowry, Bangla daily Prothom Alo reports.
27 June 2015, 08:08 AM
3.6kg gold seized at Dhaka airport
Customs officials seize 31 gold bars weighing 3.6kg from a passenger at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka this afternoon.
26 June 2015, 14:09 PM
Nayek Razzak sent to BGB HQ
Border Guard Bangladesh Nayek Abdur Razzak who was brought back Thursday from Myanmar’s captivity is being taken to Dhaka.
26 June 2015, 05:24 AM