Dhaka

18 gold bars seized at Dhaka airport, 1 held

Customs Intelligence recovered 18 gold bars worth about Tk 1 crore from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
15 August 2015

Bangabandhu’s portrait unveiled at Jatiya Press Club

A portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was unveiled at Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka.
15 August 2015

Police ‘informer’ murdered in Dhaka

Police recovered the body of one of its informer from near a slum in Shah Ali area of Dhaka city.
15 August 2015

2 killed, 2 hurt in Madhya Badda firing

Two people are killed and two others injured as unidentified miscreants open fire at them in Madhya Badda of Dhaka, police say.
13 August 2015

Paracetamol adulteration: Verdict deferred to Aug 17

A Dhaka court today deferred to August 17 its verdict delivery on adulteration of paracetamol by BCIB that caused death of 76 children in 1992.
13 August 2015

PM takes a swipe at those seeking constitution reform

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina slams those seeking constitutional amendment again, saying that these people were either advisers to military dictators or worked with them in other capacity and sucked their feet and begged their mercy.
12 August 2015

JU teacher jailed for Facebook remark on PM

A Dhaka court today jailed a Jahangirnagar University teacher for three years over a sedition suit filed for commenting on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Facebook.
12 August 2015

Indefinite strike on Dhaka-Sylhet highway from tomorrow

Transport Workers Union calls for indefinite strike on Dhaka-Sylhet highway from tomorrow.
11 August 2015

Road crash in Dhaka kills 2 kids

Two children including a three-day-old boy are killed and five of their family members injured in a road accident in Dhaka.
10 August 2015

SC stays Rizvi’s bail

The Supreme Court stays bail to BNP leader Rizvi Ahmed in a case filed over a petrol bomb attack on a bus in Dhaka’s Jatrabari.
10 August 2015

Order on Zafrullah’s contempt Aug 30

A tribunal in Dhaka fixes August 30 to pass an order in a contempt of court proceeding initiated against Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury.
10 August 2015

Prime accused remanded over pregnant mother shooting

A Magura Court grants seven-day remand against the prime accused in Magura pregnant mother shooting case.
9 August 2015

FBI meets cops over Niloy killing

A day after offering help, US-based Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today sat with Bangladesh cops on the murder of Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.
9 August 2015

Train service of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet resumes

Train communication of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet was restored after 10 hours of suspension following derailment of four bogies of a freight train in Banasua in Sadar upazila of Comilla.
8 August 2015

‘Gas explosion’ burns 3 in Dhaka

Three people sustain burn injuries after “a fire breaks out from gas explosion” in Dhaka’s Central Road area.
8 August 2015

UK, US condemn Niloy killing

The United States has strongly condemned the killing of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy and expressed the hope to work with Bangladesh to protect space for freedom of expression.
8 August 2015

Niloy murder: 4 unknown assailants sued

Wife of Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy accuses four anonymous assailants for the brutal killing of the blogger at their house in East Goran. Cops have yet to arrest anyone in this connection.
8 August 2015

Ansar-Al-Islam claims responsibility for Niladri murder

Ansar-Al-Islam, Bangladesh chapter of al-Qaeda in the Indian Sub-Continent, claims responsibility for the killing of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay terming him an enemy of Allah.
7 August 2015

Yet another blogger killed

Yet another online activist is stabbed to death by unknown assailants at his East Goran residence in Dhaka.
7 August 2015

AL’s joint meet this evening

Awami League will hold a joint meeting with all its associate bodies and Dhaka city unit this evening to discuss the upcoming August 15 programme.
6 August 2015