Dhaka
Heavy rainfall may continue over next 24hr
Different parts of the country including Dhaka and Chittagong may experience heavy rainfall with thunder showers in the next 24 hours.
9 July 2015
Movie star Razzak returns home
Renowned Bangla film actor Abdur Razzak returns to his residence ‘Laxmikunja’ today after his physical condition recovered and came out of danger according to his physicians.
8 July 2015
Bus set on fire for killing 12-yr-old boy
A bus is set on fire after it ran over a 12-year-old boy in Dhanmondi area of Dhaka this afternoon.
8 July 2015
Taking smartphones to wheelchairs (video)
A young Bangladeshi engineer invents the “Smart Wheel Chair” to help physically challenged people operate their wheel chairs through any android smart phone.
8 July 2015
Rafiqul, 27 other BNP men face arrest order
A Dhaka court issued arrest warrants against 28 BNP leaders and activists including Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia for torching vehicle in Mirpur area of Dhaka on January 3.
8 July 2015
Infant’s body found in medicine packet
The body of an infant is found abandoned inside a medicine packet at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka.
7 July 2015
Order on contempt plea against Zafrullah July 12
A special tribunal in Dhaka fixes July 12 for passing an order on a petition filed for initiating contempt of court proceedings against Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury for his comments over the tribunal.
7 July 2015
5 ‘human traffickers’ held, 9 victims rescued
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claimed to have arrested five members of an international human-trafficking syndicate and seized 195 passports from their possession in Uttara of Dhaka.
7 July 2015
Arrest warrant for Rafiqul, 14 other BNP men
A Dhaka court issues arrest warrants against 15 BNP leaders and activists including its standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah in a case filed for torching a vehicle in Dhaka this year.
6 July 2015
1,200kg bomb-making materials seized, 4 held
Detectives claim to have seized huge stash of explosives materials from Dhaka and Chittagong cities and detain four persons in this connection.
6 July 2015
Muggers shoot man for Tk 3 lakh
Muggers shoot a sales representative of the mobile money transfer service provider bKash and snatched Tk 3.2 lakh in the capital’s Badda area.
5 July 2015
2 cops killed in road crash
Two police officials succumb to their injuries Sunday after a bus hit them on Dhaka-Mawa highway in South Keraniganj of Dhaka Saturday.
5 July 2015
Dhaka-Sylhet-Ctg train services resume after 10 hours
Rail communications of Dhaka with Chittagong and Sylhet resume after 10 hours of suspension due to derailment of five oil tankers of a freight train.
5 July 2015
1.78 lakh Yaba tablets seized in Savar, 1 held
Rapid Action Battalion seize 1.78 lakh Yaba tablets from a truck and arrest its driver for possessing those in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
5 July 2015
Police carried out arson attacks: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia claims that policemen carried out the arson attacks during the BNP-led 20-party alliance’s anti-government movement earlier this year.
4 July 2015
10 reasons to visit Dhaka - the least liveable city
One can list down a multitude of reasons to not visit Bangladesh, the never ending traffic jams, incessant power cuts, the air heavy with dust and pollution and thousands upon thousands of people thronging the streets every single day! But find the 10 reasons to visit this chaotic city: Dhaka.
4 July 2015
Rab rescues abducted boy, detains 8 in Dhaka
Rapid Action Battalion rescue an abducted teenage boy and detain eight kidnapers in a drive launched different parts in Dhaka and its outskirts Keraniganj.
4 July 2015
300 turtles seized in Savar
Law enforcers seize 300 turtles and detain four people on the Dhaka-Aricha highway at Savar on the outskirt of the capital.
3 July 2015
12 ‘militants’ on 3-day remand
A Dhaka court places 12 suspected militants on a three-day remand each in a case filed with Darus Salam Police Station under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
3 July 2015
2 youths found dead in Malibagh
Police recover bodies of two youths from a multistoried building in Dhaka’s Malibagh area.
3 July 2015