Dhaka

2 workers die of electrocution in Siddweshari area

Two construction workers died of electrocution at an under-construction building in Siddweshwari area of Dhaka.
26 March 2019, 06:29 AM

Zakia Nur takes oath as MP

Dr Syeda Zakia Nur, who was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) uncontested from Kishoreganj-1 constituency, takes oath at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban in Dhaka.
16 February 2019, 09:40 AM

10-yr master plan undertaken to free rivers from grabbers, pollution: Minister

Local Government and Rural Development Minister Md Tajul Islam says that a 10-year master plan has been taken to increase navigability of rivers around Dhaka and the Karnaphuli river of Chattogram and free those from land grabbers and pollution.
14 February 2019, 11:07 AM

'Robber' killed in 'gunfight' in capital

An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight” with police in the capital's Wari area early yesterday.
12 February 2019, 18:00 PM

An Urbanism for Dhaka

A city is not mere buildings, streets and spaces; it is a theatre of social actions. And it is in that theatre, according to the American urbanist Lewis Mumford, that “man's more purposive activities…work out, through conflicting cooperative
9 February 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Missing’ govt officer found dead in Dhaka

A government officer is found dead in Dhaka 12 hours after he allegedly went missing.
25 January 2019, 13:47 PM

Furnace explosion burns 2 workers in Dhaka

Two workers suffer burn injuries in an explosion of a steel melting furnace in Shyampur Industrial area of Dhaka.
26 December 2018, 05:30 AM

BCL leader stabbed to death in city

Unidentified criminals stabbed a Chhatra League leader to death in the city's Karail area early yesterday allegedly over personal enmity.
7 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Arrest warrants against Aman, 168 others

A Dhaka court yesterday issued warrants for arrest of BNP leader Amanullah Aman and 168 others in a case filed last year under the Explosive Substances Act.
2 December 2018, 18:00 PM

EIU Survey: Dhaka ranked second least liveable city

Bangladesh capital Dhaka has ranked the second least liveable city in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit annual global survey.
14 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Why is Dhaka the second least liveable city?

Bangladesh capital Dhaka has been ranked the second least liveable city in the world while Damascus ranked the worst, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit annual global survey. Civil war and terrorism resulted in cities like Damascus ranking poorly and unavailability of adequate infrastructure is responsible for the low score in Dhaka.
14 August 2018, 09:34 AM

A dog sees Dhaka

This city can be cruel. I have been kicked and pushed away. I have seen worse being done to my brethren. In spite of all this, this city has become my home.
1 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Heartbreak at Sadarghat

Last week I went to Sadarghat with my team to work on a documentary on Dhaka's urban story. We arrived at the launch terminal in the wee hours, just when launches arrive from the country's riverine south. The terminal was quite a sight.
16 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Lucky girl survives after falling off 6-storey building in Dhaka

In spite of falling off the roof-top of a six-storey building at Dhaka’s Uttara, a female house help fortunately manages to survive.
19 June 2018, 13:06 PM

Body of missing boy recovered in Dhaka

The body of an eight-year-old boy has been recovered from an under-construction building in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area hours after he went missing, police say.
16 June 2018, 12:42 PM

Man dies being hit by fallen tree branch in Dhaka

A man dies and another is injured as a branch of a tree falls on them in Dhaka’s Ramna Park.
7 June 2018, 15:39 PM

Cage fighter/stress reliever

Subaru has come a long way from the mid to late-90s. Following the rallying success of the GC8 Impreza to releasing street
5 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Italian Pizza Baked Bangla Style

Believe it or not, a street restaurant is making pizza using Bangla-styled wood-fired stove in Paribagh of Dhaka.
19 May 2018, 11:39 AM

6 fake mineral water plants busted in Dhaka, 6 jailed

A mobile court busts six fake mineral water plants in Bosila area of Dhaka’s Mohammadpur and sentenced six staffers to different terms of jail.
12 May 2018, 12:10 PM

Man dies as tree falls on him in Dhanmondi Lake

A man dies as a tree fell on him in Dhanmondi Lake in Dhaka.
11 May 2018, 09:35 AM