Dhaka

‘IS man’ on 5-day remand

A Dhaka court places a suspected member of Islamic State (IS) on a five-day remand in a case filed under Anti-Terrorism Act.
20 June 2015

8 muggers held from Dhaka University

Detectives detain eight muggers including four impersonators of plainclothes in separate drives through Dhaka University ahead of Eid.
19 June 2015

Man held with 4kg gold at Dhaka airport

Airport police detain a man along with four bars of gold, weighing a kilogram each, at Dhaka’s Hajrat Shahjalal International Airport.
19 June 2015

3 killed in Banani road crash

Three people die and three others are injured after a truck and a pickup van collide head-on in Banani area of Dhaka.
19 June 2015

12 students hurt in Mirpur cop firing

12 students of Unani and Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital in Mirpur hurt as police fire rubber bullets to disperse their road blockade protesting beating of a fellow by local youths.
18 June 2015

Myanmar envoy summoned over firing at BGB men

Government summons Myanmar ambassador in Dhaka to protest firing by Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) on the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) personnel and detaining of a BGB soldier.
18 June 2015

Fakhrul gets bail in 3 cases

The High Court grants bail to detained BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three separate vandalism and arson cases.
18 June 2015

Regular food check drives in Ramadan: Minister

The government will carry out impromptu drives across the country to check on the quality of food during Ramadan for the sake of public health.
18 June 2015

Legal notice seeks Rony’s arms licene cancellation

A SC lawyer sends legal notice to the government requesting it to cancel in 24 hours the firearms licence of Bakhtiar Alam Rony, an accused of shooting dead two people on Apr 14.
18 June 2015

Eviction drive at Karwan Bazar

About a hundred makeshift shops are evicted in a drive at Karwan Bazar kitchen market in Dhaka Thursday ahead of the start of Ramadan month.
18 June 2015

20 members of 'dope gang' held in Dhaka

Detectives arrest 20 members of an agyan (dope) party from different parts in Dhaka.
18 June 2015

Flurry of early iftar shopping (video)

With Ramadan knocking at the door, Dhaka city dwellers hurry to buy items they need to prepare iftar.
17 June 2015

Traffic jam and shopping: Make the best out of Ramadan

Two major aspects of Ramadan are self control and charity. Ramadan also means an increased traffic on the roads. And with everyone rushing to finish shopping before Eid comes knocking at our doors, traffic jams waste away our entire day and all our plans. Here’s how The Daily Star Online thinks you can make the best out the Ramadan traffic jam and shopping:
17 June 2015

Gatco graft case: Order on Khaleda plea any day

The High Court will deliver its verdict any day on two separate petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging legality of trial proceedings of Gatco corruption case.
17 June 2015

People defy Jamaat hartal

Despite a 24-hour countrywide hartal enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami across the country, Dhaka city dwellers came out in streets and performed their daily jobs as usual today.
17 June 2015

3 killed in Tangail truck plunge

Three people are killed and another was injured as a truck plunged into a roadside ditch in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail.
17 June 2015

Road crashes in Dhaka kill 3

At least three people including a minor boy are killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka.
16 June 2015

Parineeti in Dhaka

Popular Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra arrives at Dhaka on Tuesday to attend a fashion show at Bashundhara International Convention City.
16 June 2015

Forensic report confirms rape of female cop

Forensic report of the policewoman allegedly gang-raped by her estranged husband and his cohorts on June 14 at Khilgaon finds evidence of sexual intercourse with the victim.
16 June 2015

Ex-BNP lawmaker Papia sent to jail in 9 arson cases

Former BNP lawmaker Syeda Asifa Ashrafi Papia is sent to jail in connection with nine arson cases.
16 June 2015