Dhaka

Chawkbazar’s iftar fiesta (video)

The long tradition of selling “Shahi” iftar items in Old Dhaka has become quite renowned. “Shahi” or not – one thing is for sure that the food looks just exquisite.
3 July 2015

Rony denied bail, sent to jail

A Dhaka court denies ruling party lawmaker’s son Bakhtiar Alam Rony bail and sends him to jail in a case over killing two people in Dhaka.
2 July 2015

‘Al-Qaeda was planning countrywide attack’

Law enforcers claim arrest of 12 militants of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent including its Bangladesh chief coordinator from Dhaka.
2 July 2015

63 trafficking victims returning home

Sixty three Bangladeshi trafficking victims -- 39 rescued from Andaman Sea by the Thailand authorities and 24 from Indonesia -- will return home.
1 July 2015

Boy injured in cocktail explosion

A minor boy is injured as he unknowingly attempted to play with an abandon crude bomb in the capital’s Madhya Badda area.
1 July 2015

Rajabazar in hell (video)

Rajabazar dwellers in Dhaka face intolerable sufferings due to the ongoing construction works of sewage system, which has continued for months.
1 July 2015

Act on house rent complaints, HC tells cops

High Court orders police to take steps regarding house rent-related complaints in all the cities including capital Dhaka.
1 July 2015

6 held over killing, snatching in Dhaka

Detectives have arrested six persons allegedly involved in separate incidents of killing and snatching in Dhaka.
1 July 2015

7 ways to drive safely in a flood without dying

Normally people drive through water and they don't die. So what happens when our city roads get submerged? Our cars can die. Here's how yours can survive.
30 June 2015

‘Snatcher’ killed in firing with Dhaka cops

An alleged snatcher is shot dead while he along with his accomplices was trying to escape after firing at cops in Hatirjheel area.
30 June 2015

3 held in Dhaka over cocaine haul

Customs Intelligence arrest three people in Dhaka for their alleged link with the cocaine consignment seized at Chittagong port.
30 June 2015

MP’s son Rony on 2-day fresh remand

A Dhaka court places Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan, on a two-day fresh remand in a case filed against him in connection with the shooting and killing of two people in Dhaka’s New Eskaton area on April 14.
30 June 2015

Make Halim Bhojon Bilash way (video)

Getting the best to eat is always a priority – even when it comes down to soothing the taste bud during Ramadan.
30 June 2015

Jaywalking saves time, but costs life (video)

Why do pedestrians jaywalk across the road when there is a foot-over bridge nearby? The Daily Star has caught random jaywalkers and got surprising answers. Many of them think that it actually saves time!
29 June 2015

Jaywalkers at high death risk

The Daily Star finds that jaywalkers account for 40% of all reported road accident deaths in Dhaka.
29 June 2015

5 ‘kidnappers’ held in Dhaka, 1 rescued

Law enforcers arrest five alleged kidnappers in Tejgaon area of Dhaka and rescued a person, who was abducted earlier.
29 June 2015

Dhaka deluged

No wonder Dhaka is one of the most unlivable cities in the world. Many would like to think that except the change in spelling of the name of the Capital, very little change has come about by way of adding to the comfort of the people living in the city.
28 June 2015

Dirty words, perverted minds

On my way from Moghbazar to Farmgate this afternoon, when I was stuck in a jam packed Panthapath road opposite to Bashundhara City shopping mall, I suddenly heard them saying those dirty words.
28 June 2015

13 ‘traffickers’ held in Dhaka

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrests 13 alleged human traffickers in Purana Paltan area of Dhaka.
28 June 2015

6 held with fake notes worth Tk 1cr

Rapid Action Battalion detains six members of a gang for producing fake currency and seizes counterfeit notes of around Tk 1.04 crore in Banasri residential area of Dhaka.
28 June 2015