Dhaka

DMP transfers 7 OCs

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) transfers seven officers-in-charge posted in different departments in Dhaka.
4 November 2015

20% pass DU ‘Ka’ unit test

Just over 20 percent of the aspirants have passed the admission tests of Dhaka University ‘Ka’ unit, under science faculty, in results published today.
4 November 2015

Cop killed in attack on patrol team in Ashulia

Police constable stabbed dead after unknown assailants attack a patrol team of Ashulia industrial police at the outskirts of Dhaka. One other policeman injured in the attack.
4 November 2015

DU students torch bus on campus, beat up 3 transport workers

A group of Dhaka University students set fire to a public bus on the campus over an altercation with its supervisor yesterday.
3 November 2015

15 Geckos seized in Dhanmonmdi

15 geckoes, lizard like creatures locally known as ‘Takshak’, are seized from a house in Dhanmondi of Dhaka this afternoon.
3 November 2015

DB to probe attacks on publishers

Detective Branch of police are asked to investigate the recent attacks on publishers and bloggers that killed one and injured three others.
3 November 2015

Odommo fun school for street kids (video)

Arif Arian had a dream that sets him apart from most other youths. He wanted to build a school where street children would learn while having fun. Then instead of asking money from a sponsor, Arif turned to his facebook friends. He wrote on his facebook page: What if we opened a school for street children?
3 November 2015

PM leaves for Amsterdam

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for Amsterdam on a three-day official visit to the Netherlands at the invitation of her Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte.
3 November 2015

Showcasing Young Inventors

On October 31, Fablab Dhaka hosted its first MakerMeet encouraging young innovators to showcase their creations and share ideas.
2 November 2015

Zimbabwe team arrives in Dhaka

Zimbabwe cricket team arrives in Dhaka on a short tour to Bangladesh.
2 November 2015

Japanese killing: 2 accused denied bail

A Rangpur court rejects bail petitions of two accused in Japanese citizen Kunio Hoshi murder case.
2 November 2015

Rickshaw puller stabbed to death in Dhaka

A rickshaw puller was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants in the capital’s Adabor area early today.
2 November 2015

Analysis: Distasteful comments

Should we call them unthinking or distasteful or outcome of politics overpowering ethics, tastes and values? Yes, we are talking about what the politicians and ministers are saying about the recent attacks on publishers and freethinkers.
2 November 2015

UK minister concerned over attacks on publishers

UK Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Hugo Swire expresses deep concern over the attacks on publishers and bloggers in Bangladesh.
2 November 2015

Attack on publishers: Booksellers keep shops closed

Protesting the killing of Faisal Arefin Dipan and attack on Ahmedur Rashid Tutul, writers and publishers have staged silent procession in different parts of Dhaka.
2 November 2015

Blogger Tareq not out of danger yet

Blogger Tareq Rahim, who was shot and hacked at Shuddhoswar Prokashani office in Lalmatia on Saturday, is still not out of danger while the conditions of Shuddhoswar's Ahmedur Rashid Tutul and another Ranadipam Basu have slightly improved.
2 November 2015

3 killed in separate ‘gunfights’

Three people, including the prime accused in a case filed for killing a mother and her 15-month-old daughter, were killed in separate “gunfights” with law enforcers in Jhenidah, Dhaka and Gazipur early today.
2 November 2015

Int’l community condemns violence on liberal minds

International community today strongly condemned the brutal killing of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan and attacks on the online community in Bangladesh.
1 November 2015

Dipan’s father believes in ‘ideology of killers’: Hanif

Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahabubul Alam Hanif comes down heavily on Prof Abul Qashem Fazlul Huq for not seeking trial of the killers of his son publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan.
1 November 2015

Zimbabwe series: Taskin left out for first 2 ODIs

Bangladesh Cricket Board has announced the Bangladesh squad for first two ODIs of the three-match series against Zimbabwe.
1 November 2015