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No Eid for cops
Mohammad Sharif was on duty in the capital, while thousands of people left the city to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr at their village homes.
20 July 2015, 18:03 PM
Water rises at 56 river points, falls at 23
Water levels in 56 river stations, monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), have marked rises while 23 stations recorded falls.
20 July 2015, 18:01 PM
Dhaka slum fire: Rain came too late
It has been raining in Dhaka since Saturday. Sometimes rains came down heavier after slight relapses. But had it come a little earlier today, many of a Merul Badda slum might not lost their belongings in a devastating fire.
20 July 2015, 13:49 PM
Glimpses Of Eid-ul-fitr
Glimpses Of Eid-ul-fitr
19 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Dhaka inks MoU with Canberra to stop terror financing
Bangladesh and Australia on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help combat money laundering and terror
16 July 2015, 18:04 PM
Moon sighting body sits today
The National Moon Sighting Committee will sit in a meeting today to decide the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of the
16 July 2015, 18:03 PM
People to the rescue
We published 12 stories on Dhaka's as many parks between April 28 and June 4 revealing how the public spaces were destroyed, occupied or threatened due to the city corporations' direct involvement or negligence.
15 July 2015, 22:01 PM
Sreepur Thana Road waterlogged for last two months
Poor drainage system has left Sreepur Thana Road in Gazipur waterlogged for the last two months.
15 July 2015, 18:00 PM
29 eminent citizens express solidarity with Swan workers
Twenty-nine eminent citizens yesterday in a statement expressed solidarity with the workers of Swan Garments (Pvt) Ltd and Swan Jeans Ltd who have been
15 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Dhaka street vendors' Eid sales waterlogged
Covering his goods on the footpath with a polythene sheet, street vendor Hakim Mia was looking up at the sky with a grumpy look on
15 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Dhaka street vendors' Eid sales waterlogged
Covering his goods on the footpath with a polythene sheet, street vendor Hakim Mia was looking up at the sky with a grumpy look on his face. Though it
15 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Rain and our predicament
Dhaka goes under knee-deep water within half an hour of rainfall. The distressing photographs of rickshaw-pullers and passengers taking a plunge in
15 July 2015, 18:00 PM
People to the rescue
Residents of Nazirabazar in Old Dhaka have taken it upon themselves to better their lives by taking care of Shikkatuli Park. The park is
15 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Policeman 'helped' main culprit flee
With people continuing to protest the brutal killing of 13-year-old Rajon all over the country, the father of the victim yesterday brought allegations against a police official in Sylhet of helping one of the accused flee the country.
14 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Appeal for help
Satota Basak, 18-month-old daughter of Amol Basak, is suffering from congenital heart disease.
14 July 2015, 18:00 PM
National moon sighting body meets Friday
A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held in the Islamic Foundation Baitul Mukarram in the capital on Friday.
14 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Radiographer suspended
The Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) authorities yesterday suspended a radiographer and recommended that actions should
14 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Eid travellers to pay extra this season
Passengers have to pay Tk 11,000 crore as additional fare to travel in different modes of transport during the Eid-ul-Fitr rush, claimed
14 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Hosiery worker killed by fellow in N'ganj
A worker was killed allegedly by his co-worker over a trifling matter at a hosiery factory in the capital on Monday.
14 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Minu sent to jail on surrender
Former Rajshahi city corporation mayor and city unit president of BNP Mizanur Rahman Minu was yesterday sent to jail after he surrendered before two courts in seven cases filed against him during the BNP-led 20-party's anti-government movement this year.
13 July 2015, 18:00 PM