Dhaka

Redefining Kaalakshetra style (video)

The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre organises an evening of Bharatnatyam dance performed by Sankari Mridha and was accompanied by Swarnali Kundu and Lisa Chatterjee from India.
25 September 2015

Sacrifice marks Eid-ul-Azha

The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, is being celebrated across the country with due solemnity and religious fervour.
25 September 2015

PM reaches New York to attend UNGA

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives the United States last night on an eight-day official visit to attend the 70th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
24 September 2015

Highway to home: A tale of horror (video)

Eid-ul-Azha is on us and people are leaving Dhaka to spend the holiday with friends and families.The journey home is a joyous occasion where everyone hopes to reach their destination without any glitches, however owing to the road condition a journey becomes a roller coaster ride-not of the pleasant kind but the one that churns your insides and makes you sick.
24 September 2015

Stay safe from mugging

Eid is just around the corner, and as if on cue, so and are potential muggers on every street corner waiting to pounce.
23 September 2015

While in Dhaka, beware of precision mobile snatching

You can’t believe how fast they snatch; you’re the prey in a flash! You won’t believe how sharp their eyes are, like an eagle, eager to strike.
23 September 2015

Keep Dhaka clean this Eid

To keep the city clean and speed up the management of waste, blood and leftovers disposal after slaughters of sacrificial cattle during the Eid, both the city corporations – Dhaka North and Dhaka South, have taken several measures.
23 September 2015

Construction worker killed in Dhamrai bridge collapse

Construction worker is killed and nine are injured as an under-construction bridge connecting two buildings collapsed at Dhamrai, on the outskirts of Dhaka, this morning.
23 September 2015

PM flies to USA to attend 70th UNGA

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for New York on an eight-day official visit to the United States to attend the 70th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
23 September 2015

15 ‘doping gang members’ held in Dhaka

Detectives claim to have detained 15 members of a doping gang from different areas of Dhaka city.
23 September 2015

Steps to keep Dhaka clean this Eid

To keep the city clean and speed up the management of waste, blood and leftovers disposal after slaughters of sacrificial cattle during the Eid, both the city corporations – Dhaka North and Dhaka South take several measures.
22 September 2015

WATCH NOW: Students continue demo for medical admission retake

Students seeking retake of medical and dental college admission tests continue demonstration in Dhaka. They allege question paper leak into the exams that were held last Friday.
22 September 2015

5 ‘robbers’ held, 6 vehicles seized in Dhaka

Detectives claim detention of five robbers and seizure of six vehicles from their possession in Dhaka in a crackdown ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
22 September 2015

Unregistered SIM cards seized at Uttara G&G shop

A special team of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) seizes unregistered SIM cards and illegally imported electronic devices from a Gadget & Gear store in Uttara of Dhaka.
21 September 2015

2 aspirants boycott Dohar upazila polls alleging irregularities

Bringing allegations of irregularities and fake vote casting, two of the three chairman candidates of Dohar upazila polls today announced that they would boycott the polls.
21 September 2015

BASIC Bank scam: ACC files 18 cases

Anti-Corruption Commission files a total of 18 cases with three police stations in Dhaka in connection with alleged irregularities and corruption at BASIC Bank.
21 September 2015

French, German foreign ministers in Dhaka

The foreign ministers of France and Germany arrive in Dhaka on a three-day visit to show solidarity with Bangladesh, which is heavily threatened by climate change.
21 September 2015

Cops foil students’ demo for fresh medical tests

Six held as students claim cops charge batons to disperse a human chain programme demanding retake of medical and dental college admission tests. The admission seekers allege question leak and demand scrap to the tests that were held on Friday.
21 September 2015

Dhaka is like an ICU patient: Annisul

Dhaka North city Mayor Annisul Huq compares Dhaka’s state to that of an ailing patient in the intensive care unit of a hospital.
20 September 2015

17 ‘doping gang members’ held in Dhaka

Detectives claim detention of 17 people involved with Aggyan Party and Malam Party (doping gangs) from different areas of Dhaka.
20 September 2015