Dhaka

‘Robber’ killed in Keraniganj ‘gunfight’

A suspected robber is killed and five policemen injured in what law enforcers term as a 'gunfight' in Dakkhin Keraniganj, Dhaka.
23 August 2015

T20 tournament for physically disabled in Dhaka from September 2

The first ever international cricket tournament for physically disabled individuals will be organized in Dhaka from September 2.
22 August 2015

Shawkat Mahmud sent to jail after remand

A Dhaka court sends BNP chairperson's Adviser Shawkat Mahmud to jail after completion of his three-day remand in a case filed for killing a man in an arson attack in January.
22 August 2015

Journo sent to jail for ‘torturing wife’

A court in Dhaka sends a reporter of private television channel ATN News to jail for allegedly torturing his wife.
22 August 2015

Death under tiger statue: People demand justice (video)

Angered over the tragic death of a man under a tiger statue at Karwan Bazar of Dhaka yesterday, people demanded justice.
22 August 2015

3 held with gold, yaba at Kamalapur station

Police claim to have detained three people with five kilograms of gold and contraband yaba tablets from Dhaka’s railway station.
22 August 2015

2 girls killed in Mymensingh road crash

Two female madrasa students are dead and two injured in a road accident in Naudhar area on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway.
21 August 2015

Minor drowns in Dhaka’s flooded road

A minor girl drowns in a flooded road at Kathalbagan in Dhaka.
21 August 2015

Tiger statue at Karwan Bazar crushes man

A rickshawpuller is killed after a statue of a tiger at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar intersection collapsed on him.
21 August 2015

Fire breaks out at Shakharibazar

A fire breaks out on the first floor of a five-storey building located at Kobiraj lane of Shakkhari Bazar area in Dhaka.
20 August 2015

Legal notice served to stop waste dumping into Buriganga

A rights group sends legal notice to government authorities concerned, asking them to remove all wastes from the south side bank of Buriganga River in a week and to take effective steps to stop dumping wastes there.
20 August 2015

August 21: The day that changed politics, forever

That humid August afternoon changed Bangladesh politics, perhaps forever. An Awami League rally was in progress at the Bangabandhu Avenue and it was around 5.15pm at the fag end of the rally when Sheikh Hasina, then the opposition leader, started her speech from the top of an open truck.
20 August 2015

Bullet-hit Dhaka Jubo League man dies

A ward-level Jubo League leader, who is shot by unidentified criminals in Dhaka yesterday, died at a hospital in Dhaka.
19 August 2015

Shawkat Mahmud placed on 3-day remand

A Dhaka court places Shawkat Mahmud, journalist and adviser to the BNP chairperson, on a three-day remand in connection with a case filed over the death of private car driver in the January agitation.
19 August 2015

3 lawyers held for funding militant group remanded

A Bashkhali court places the three arrested lawyers for their alleged funding of a new-found militant outfit, Shaheed Hamja Brigade in a four-day remand each.
19 August 2015

Dhaka 2nd least liveable city in the world

Dhaka is ranked the second most unlivable city in the world, an improvement from last year’s title of ‘The most unlivable city in the world’.
19 August 2015

Boy beaten to death at Hazaribagh, BCL leader held

A teenage boy is beaten to death in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh area allegedly by a local Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader and his associates.
17 August 2015

2 held over Badda triple murder

Detectives claim arrest of two people in connection with the sensational Badda triple murder case of Dhaka.
17 August 2015

Deaths in toxic paracetamol: 6 officials jailed

A Dhaka court jails six owners and employees of the now-defunct BCI (Bangladesh) for 10 years for producing lethal paracetamol.
17 August 2015

Detectives pick up journo Probir Sikdar

Detectives allegedly pick up journalist Probir Sikdar, editor of an online news portal, from his Indira Road office in Dhaka.
16 August 2015