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Dhaka road digging ban during monsoon

No more road digging in Dhaka during monsoon

18 September 2026
The government has decided to stop digging roads in Dhaka during the monsoon and shut down illegal battery-rickshaw charging stations as part of measures to ease traffic congestion and disruption from uncoordinated development work.
18 September 2026
Malaysia recruitment for Bangladeshi workers

Malaysia job market reopening: Recruitment clouded by cartel worries

17 September 2026
Recruiting agencies fear associate agencies may wield little authority if they have to depend on principal agencies to process job orders.
17 September 2026
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Biman’s fleet: Deals on 21 Boeing, Airbus planes likely within weeks

16 September 2026
Biman is preparing to sign deals for 21 more Boeing and Airbus aircraft within weeks, taking its unfulfilled orders to 35 aircraft.
16 September 2026
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CAAB issues Air Navigation Order ahead of int’l audit

15 September 2026
The audit is scheduled to begin on October 26, and the dedicated aviation security ANO is one of the major issues auditors will examine
15 September 2026
UAE visa cancellation for Bangladeshis

UAE cancels visas of over 4,000 Bangladeshis, leaving many unable to return to jobs

14 September 2026
Bangladesh seeks diplomatic review as affected expatriates say cancellations came without explanation
14 September 2026
firearms

From web to waterways, hunt widens

11 September 2026
The hunt for firearms looted during the July uprising is set to expand beyond raids and checkpoints, with law enforcers planning to search water bodies, monitor online arms trading and increase surveillance of people linked to arms cases.
11 September 2026
Bangladesh government firearms recovery operation

Govt steps up efforts to recover looted firearms

10 September 2026
With the country heading towards local government elections, the government has launched a special nationwide drive to recover looted and illegal firearms.
10 September 2026
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Advance screening of int’l travellers gets govt nod

10 September 2026
The government has approved in principle a plan to introduce advance screening of international travellers, allowing immigration authorities to identify potential security risks before passengers arrive in Bangladesh.
10 September 2026
Inadequate Fire Safety Measures: 3 out of 4 city markets risky

Inadequate Fire Safety Measures: 3 out of 4 city markets risky

Three in four markets and shopping arcades in Dhaka city lack proper fire safety measures, according to a Fire Service and Civil Defence inspection report.
4 March 2024
Major Fire Incidents: No verdict to date

Major Fire Incidents: No verdict to date

At least 71 people were killed in a tragic fire at Wahed Mansion in Chawkbazar’s Churihatta area in Old Dhaka on February 20, 2019.
2 March 2024
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Amend public gambling act

Police high-ups have sought the amendment of The Public Gambling Act 1867, as the existing law has no option to take lawful action against online gambling.
2 March 2024
onlookers gather in front of the charred seven-storey building.

Short circuit or gas leak might be the cause

An electric short circuit or a leaky gas pipe at a ground floor cafe was most likely the cause of the fire at the Bailey Road building late at night on Thursday, said investigators.
1 March 2024
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Families lost in flame

It was a leap day on Thursday, and many decided to celebrate the day that comes every four years with dreams and promises to be in a better place in life when the next one arrives.
1 March 2024
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GONE ... TOO SOON

Classes, labwork, exams -- Lamisha Islam was supposed to be worrying about these today while living a life full of potential amongst her friends and family.
1 March 2024
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A biriyani stop turns tragic

A check-up with the dentist. This is why Lutfun Nahar Lucky, a 47-year-old senior teacher at Viqarunnisa Noon School & College left home on Thursday night. She was accompanied by her daughter Jannatin Tazri, 23, a student of BRAC University.
1 March 2024
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Police official father in deep shock as daughter dies

Lamisha, 23, a student of mechanical department of the Bangladesh University of Engineering (BUET), became the nucleus of the family
1 March 2024
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A whimsical biriyani stop turns tragic

Viqarunnisa teacher, her 23-yr-old daughter killed in Bailey Road blaze
1 March 2024
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Meeting with PM: Cops want more power, benefits

Police officers want postings at the Anti-Corruption Commission, National Security Intelligence, Department of Narcotics Control, Department of Immigration and Passports, BRTA, and BIWTA.
29 February 2024
Bangladesh Emerging Cocaine Transit Hub

Cocaine Smuggling: Dhaka a vital cog in the wheel

On January 25, Nomthandazo Towera Soko, a Malawian national, landed in Dhaka with 8.3 kilograms of cocaine. A nurse by profession, she was hoping to earn $3,000-$4,000 for bringing the drug to Bangladesh.
28 February 2024
Because of an outdated rule, the young women at the centre do not have the freedom to leave at their own will.

Safe but not free

For the last five years 19-year-old Sumona (pseudonym) has been living at the Training and Rehabilitation Centre for Socially Disadvantaged Women in Barishal.
23 February 2024
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To be able to dream again

At first glance it looks like a happy gathering of women and girls spanning ages from 15 to 50 years. We are greeted by this group of 30 and they welcome us with a song and dance routine.
23 February 2024
irregular migration routes to Europe from Bangladesh

To Europe via Libya: A voyage fraught with peril

An undocumented Bangladeshi migrant worker choosing to enter Europe from Libya, will almost certainly be held captive by armed militias, tortured, and their families extorted for lakhs of taka.
22 February 2024
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Election brings ‘rewards’ for cops

It seems like the election years bring “blessings” for the police force, since, if not anything else, the number of Police Awards recipients increases manifold right after the national polls.
20 February 2024
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Why should we suffer for political vengeance?

Around 40 days after the arson attack on Benapole Express on January 5, police handed over bodies of four victims to their relatives from Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue yesterday.
15 February 2024
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‘Alor Iskul’ brings light to their lives

A year ago, attending school was a distant dream for 10-year-old Alamin Islam.
15 February 2024
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Trapped through TikTok

“We are in danger. Please save us!”
12 February 2024

Building an empire on smuggled gold

Land sprawling across acres, mansions fit for royalty, and a fleet of gleaming cars -- the “brothers in crime” of the “Bhai-Bhai” syndicate have built an empire by smuggling gold through the Benapole border.
9 February 2024

They trafficked people for organs

Police have arrested a member of a transnational syndicate that is trafficking women from Bangladesh to India and the Middle East.
8 February 2024

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