Dhaka

Shakib, Wahab to dazzle the show

Ace Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and key Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz may steal the spotlight as the two sides meet in the first of three-match ODI series at Mirpur on Friday.
16 April 2015

Case over sexual assault on women at DU

Police have sued unknown miscreants over allegations of sexual assault against women in Dhaka University during Pahela Baishakh celebrations.
16 April 2015

Probe filing date rescheduled in murder case on Khaleda

A Dhaka court reschedules the date on May 17 for filing a probe report over killing of 42 civilians during BNP-led alliance’s agitation since January 6.
16 April 2015

Bodies of Rampura house collapse victims handed over to family

Police hand over bodies of the 12 killed in collapse of a two storey tin structure in a marshland in Rampura area of Dhaka.
16 April 2015

11 die in Rampura house collapse

At least 11 people including five women are killed as a two-storey makeshift house caves in the swampy soil by the Jheelpar in Rampura of Dhaka.
15 April 2015

Split order on Abbas’ bail in 2 cases

High Court gives split verdict on bail plea of BNP-endorsed Dhaka mayor candidate Mirza Abbas in two criminal cases. The chief justice will now appoint another bench for the bail hearing.
15 April 2015

Women assault at DU: Cops ask for CCTV footage

Shahbagh police seeks CCTV footage from police headquarters to identify the youths who assaulted 20 women at Dhaka University campus during Pahela Baishakh celebration yesterday.
15 April 2015

167 DCC aspirants facing legal charges

At least 167 aspirants, including mayors and councillors, of the two city corporations in Dhaka are accused in different kinds of cases including murder cases.
13 April 2015

5 most memorable BAN vs PAK encounters

The five most memorable encounters between Bangladesh-Pakistan.
13 April 2015

Pakistan cricket team arrives

Pakistan cricket team arrives in Dhaka to play a series consisting of six matches – three one-day internationals (ODIs), two Tests and a T20.
13 April 2015

Khaleda may attend Baishakh programme at Nayapaltan office

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia may go to her party’s headquarters at Nayapaltan in Dhaka tomorrow to attend a function on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh.
13 April 2015

No electoral irregularity will be tolerated: CEC

Election Commission will not tolerate any electoral irregularity during Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation polls, the CEC says.
13 April 2015

Publish ad asking Khaleda to face court May 17: Court

A Dhaka court ask state-owned Sonali Bank to publish an advertisement asking BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and three of her members to appear before it by May 17 in Dandy Dyeing loan default case.
12 April 2015

SC clears way for Rizvi’s remand

The Supreme Court clears the way for police to take BNP leader Rizvi Ahmed on remand for interrogation in a vandalism case.
12 April 2015

‘Jamaat men’ vandalise 2 buses at Sobhanbagh

Aggrieved by Muhammad Kamaruzzaman's execution, Jamaat-Shibir men allegedly vandalise two vehicles and blast two crude bombs at Sobhanbagh in Dhaka.
12 April 2015

Political turmoil ate up $2.2b in 3 months

Bangladesh suffers a financial loss of around $2.2 billion in the last three months due to political turmoil, according to a World Bank report.
12 April 2015

Border killings: Dhaka raises concerns with New Delhi

Dhaka raises concerns with New Delhi over the killing of two Bangladesh nationals by the Indian Border Security Force in Jessore.
11 April 2015

10 more returning home from Yemen

10 more Bangladeshis who were stranded in war-torn Yemen are due to arrive in Dhaka from Djibouti this evening.
11 April 2015

City polls: Annisul promises clean and green Dhaka

Awami League-backed mayoral candidate for DNCC elections Annisul Huq announces manifesto promising to make the city clean and green.
11 April 2015

Van runs over mother, kid in Dhaka

A reckless covered van ran over a woman and her six-year-old son, on a rickshaw, at Jatrabari of Dhaka.
10 April 2015