Dhaka

Rony was riding his MP mother’s car when he killed 2 in Dhaka

Bakhtiar Alam Rony shot down two people in Dhaka riding out his lawmaker mother’s car with the sticker of a parliament member, police say.
15 June 2015, 10:24 AM

Khaleda invites Hasina to Iftar party

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia sends an invitation letter to Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina to attend an Iftar party scheduled for June 21.
15 June 2015, 06:48 AM

Govt trying to save ruling MP’s son, alleges BNP

BNP alleges that the government is trying to save Bakhtiar Alam Rony – the son of a ruling party lawmaker who shot dead two people in Dhaka in a drunken rage.
14 June 2015, 11:32 AM

Biman staff stage demo for job regularision

Staff of Biman Bangladesh Airlines staged demonstration to realise a two-point demand including regularisation of their jobs.
14 June 2015, 07:02 AM

6 held with Tk 40 lakh fake notes

Detectives continue to bust fake money-making units ahead of Eid and in the latest drive detain six along with Tk 40 lakh forged notes in Dhaka.
14 June 2015, 04:51 AM

18 trafficking victims return from Indonesia

Eighteen Bangladeshi fortune seekers rescued by Indonesia authorities from the Andaman Sea around three months back, returns to Dhaka from Jakarta.
12 June 2015, 15:51 PM

PM leaves for UK

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka this morning on a six-day visit to the United Kingdom.
12 June 2015, 04:26 AM

City dwellers gasp in gridlock

In addition to water-logging on some key city roads, vehicles passing through Gulshan-1, Gulshan-2, Rampura, Badda and Baridhara remained stuck for hours as police cleared route for passage of the prime minister.
11 June 2015, 07:54 AM

Bad weather affects water routes

Bad weather takes a toll on the river connectivity throughout Bangladesh today, forcing suspension of operations at several key points.
11 June 2015, 06:59 AM

Businessman shot dead in Dhaka

Criminal gun down a businessman in Mirpur area of Dhaka.
11 June 2015, 06:20 AM

Downpour ringing monsoon bells (video)

Downpour brings respite to life in Dhaka from the searing heat that has been prevailing for the last few days. Met office says the rain might continue upto two or three more days.
11 June 2015, 05:52 AM

K-Pop in Dhaka (video: part-III)

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea organises the first ever K-pop contest in Bangladesh on June 6 2015. K-pop is a musical genre consisting of electronic, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea.
9 June 2015, 06:50 AM

Fugitive Kishoreganj Razakar to die

A Razakar commander in 1971, fugitive Syed Hasan Ali has been handed capital punishment for war crimes during Bangladesh’s Liberation War. The infamous Razakar of Kishoreganj can be hanged from the gallows or be gunned down, the court said on his manner of execution – an order that is unique to this verdict.
9 June 2015, 04:54 AM

6 held with Tk 50 lakh fake notes in Dhaka

Detectives arrest six persons for producing fake currency and seize counterfeit notes of around Tk 50 lakh from their possession at Mirpur in Dhaka.
9 June 2015, 04:40 AM

Verdict today in Kishoreganj war crimes suspect Hasan Ali case

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will deliver the verdict in a case against fugitive war crimes accused Syed Hasan Ali for his alleged crimes committed during the Liberation War.
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Indian media term Modi visit ‘productive’, ‘successful’

The Indian media view Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh as “productive” and “successful”.
8 June 2015, 07:55 AM

Kishoreganj 'Razakar' verdict tomorrow

A special tribunal in Dhaka will deliver its verdict tomorrow on fugitive war crimes suspect Syed Md Hasan Ali of Kishoreganj.
8 June 2015, 05:27 AM

9 'militants' held while ‘preparing for bank robbery’

Detectives claim to have arrested nine members of banned militant outfits Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) while preparing for a bank robbery in Dhaka.
8 June 2015, 05:17 AM

Youth shot dead in Dhaka

A youth was gunned down at Jurain in Dhaka.
8 June 2015, 04:37 AM

Modi, hopefully, is no Manmohan

This time, too, there is nothing on Teesta, yet we have agreed on all forms of transit in the name of connectivity.
7 June 2015, 18:00 PM