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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

Mobile banking scammer held in city

They used to target female subscribers of mobile banking and financial services.
13 March 2020
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All regional offices to issue e-passport from July

The Department of Immigration and Passport (DIP) is going to launch e-passport service at 10 more regional passport offices this month to ensure easy availability of electronic passports.
9 March 2020
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Rape of DU Student: DB to submit charge sheet this week

Police’s Detective Branch (DB) have completed all necessary preparations to submit the charge sheet in the rape case of a Dhaka University (DU) student in the capital’s Kurmitola area, and they are expecting to submit it within this week.
8 March 2020

A ‘revenge’ gone too far

In yet another case of gang culture in the capital, a youth lost his life while a teenager has been held on charge of the murder.
6 March 2020
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PBI probe reveals murder mystery of Sabujbagh youth after a decade

Nearly a decade after Md Sujon, a grille-shop owner in Sabujbagh, was murdered, the investigation into the case reveals that the crime was orchestrated by his ex-wife’s brothers and her lover for Sujon trying to stay in touch with her after divorce.
5 March 2020
Metro rail service in Dhaka

Metro rail to get special police unit

The government is planning to form a separate police unit to ensure security at metro rail stations which are currently under construction.
4 March 2020

Stolen from Dhaka, recovered in Gaibandha

On February 28 around 7:50pm, Divisional Special Judge of Barishal of Mohsinul Haque hired a rickshaw from a programme at Kakrail to his residence on Dilu Road.
3 March 2020
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‘New Neo JMB cell behind remote bomb’

The Improvised Explosives Device that went off at a traffic police box in Chattogram’s Sholoshahar on Friday was detonated by remote control.
2 March 2020
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Mohammadpur Geneva camp: Exiled yaba lord reclaims throne

He is back. Ishtiaq Ahmed, known as the drug lord of Mohammadpur Geneva Camp, was forced to stay out of his empire after the anti-narcotics crackdown began in 2018.
1 March 2020

Eskaton Fire: Charred remains of a family’s hopes and dreams

Thirty-eight-year-old Jannatul Ferdous dreamed of becoming a successful entrepreneur.
1 March 2020
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Eskaton fire victims laid to rest

With one of his legs in a cast, Jahangir Alam was at the funeral of his beloved daughter in his ancestral home in Sherpur yesterday. With him was his wife, who was also injured in their attempt to get away from the fire in Eskaton early Thursday.
28 February 2020
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'I know my son is dead; bury him in Dhaka'

Just before being put on life support, Shahidul Kirmany Rony, who had sustained 43 percent inhalation burns, told his sister Nasrin Akter, “I know my son has died, bury him in Dhaka. Our condition is also not good; I don’t know what will happen. Tell father to decide [about us too].”
27 February 2020
Casino Brothers

‘Nothing less than a bank of their own’

Lane-1 of Wari’s Lalmohon Saha Street is just five feet wide.
25 February 2020

The enterprising daytime burglar!

In 2013, at the age of 18, Md Sumon had plans to start a small business. But fascination with Indian TV crime anthology series “Crime Patrol” took him down an entirely different path.
23 February 2020
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New armed police to start working in Cox’s Bazar

A new police battalion is going to start its operation in coastal district Cox’s Bazar from February 28.
22 February 2020

150 rape cases filed in capital last month

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has instructed its field level officials to identify rape-prone areas of the capital to initiate an awareness programme to stop the menace.
17 February 2020
Chapainawabganj Border

‘Commission business’ of another kind

To have firsthand knowledge about Phensedyl smuggling in the wake of an apparent rise in the flow of this contraband, our staff correspondent Mohammad Jamil Khan went to two villages in Chapainawabganj, a northwestern district bordering India.
8 February 2020
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Phensedyl Smuggling: Pouring in unchecked

The smuggling of Phensedyl through various border points appears to be rising with alleged relocation and reopening of some factories in India.
8 February 2020
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30 drug dealers to surrender today

At least 30 top drug dealers, who have been in police’s “safe house” for the last seven months, are set to surrender in Cox’s Bazar today.
2 February 2020

999 helpline promises 10-minute response time

Bangladesh Police is making its National Emergency Helpline (999) more robust, while strengthening its services to stand beside people in trouble, according to officials.
23 January 2020

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