Dhaka

Dhaka-Aricha highway blocked in anti-VAT demo

Agitating private university students have blockaded Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar in continued demonstration against the 7.5 percent VAT.
12 September 2015

Drug addicts burn auto-rickshaw driver alive

Some drug addicts in Kishoreganj Sadar upazila allegedly set in fire an auto-rickshaw causing his death.
11 September 2015

41 ‘Shibir men’ held at Farmgate

Police detains 41 suspected leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, from a Farmgate hotel in Dhaka.
11 September 2015

100 turtles seized in Dhaka, 3 traders jailed

Around 100 turtles seized by the members of Rapid Action Battalion and the officials of Bangladesh Forest Department in Shakhari Bazar of Old Dhaka.
11 September 2015

Trapped in demo, Dhaka stalls

Traffic problems reaches acute levels in Dhaka after road blockades were set up at several key points by demonstrating public university students.
10 September 2015

Govt hikes bus, auto-rickshaw fares

The government has hiked bus fares by 10 paisa per kilometre in Dhaka and Chittagong which will be effective from October 1.
10 September 2015

University students cripple Dhaka with anti-VAT demo

Private university students hit the streets across Dhaka demanding withdrawal of the 7.5 percent VAT imposed on tuition fees - a day after police opened fire on East West University students demonstrating on the same demand.
10 September 2015

Traffic police stabbed, mugged in Dhaka

A traffic constable is stabbed and mugged in Dhaka’s Kamalapur area.
10 September 2015

100 RMG workers fall sick ‘drinking water’ at factory

One-hundred workers of a garments factory had to take treatment at the hospital today after drinking water from the factory canteen.
9 September 2015

Loye pleased with players' progress in High Performance camp

Coach Mal Loye said he was satisfied with the players' efforts during BCB's High Performance training programme.
9 September 2015

Pregnant woman killed in Mugda, husband held

A five-month pregnant woman was killed allegedly by her husband over a family feud at Maniknagar in the capital’s Mugda area.
9 September 2015

Living with half-truths

The journey of a nation must be a holistic one. We must all collectively remember that promises need to be balanced with pragmatic route maps; plans need to be properly conveyed; regrets need to be coupled with hope.
8 September 2015

19 ‘dope gang’ members held in Dhaka

Detectives arrest 19 members of an agyan (dope) party from different parts in Dhaka.
8 September 2015

CNG flips at Hatirjheel: 3 hurt

At least three people are injured as a speedy CNG-run auto-rickshaw flips several times after hitting road divider at Hatirjheel in Dhaka.
7 September 2015

2 ex-MPs among 13 Jamaat leaders held with bombs

Police detain 13 leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami including former lawmakers Mia Golam Parwar and Mujibur Rahman from Dhaka’s Pallabi and seized 20 crude bombs from their possession.
7 September 2015

The last generation of village blacksmith (video)

Pradip is struggling to earn bread for his family with the one of the oldest and fascinating knowledge passed on to him by his ancestors – blacksmithing.
7 September 2015

Boy dies after falling from bus in Mirpur

A minor boy dies after he fell from a BRTC bus near Mirpur-10 circle in the Dhaka this morning.
7 September 2015

Minor girl raped in Dhaka, 1 held

An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped and a man was detained in this connection at Rupnagar in Dhaka.
7 September 2015

Huge VoIP equipment seized at Dhaka airport

Customs Intelligence seizes a huge quantity of illegal VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) equipment at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
7 September 2015

7,139 new posts for DMP

A total of 7,139 new posts have been added to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) administration, a circular of the home ministry says.
6 September 2015