Dhaka

SC clears way for Rizvi’s remand

The Supreme Court clears the way for police to take BNP leader Rizvi Ahmed on remand for interrogation in a vandalism case.
12 April 2015, 07:47 AM

‘Jamaat men’ vandalise 2 buses at Sobhanbagh

Aggrieved by Muhammad Kamaruzzaman's execution, Jamaat-Shibir men allegedly vandalise two vehicles and blast two crude bombs at Sobhanbagh in Dhaka.
12 April 2015, 07:09 AM

Political turmoil ate up $2.2b in 3 months

Bangladesh suffers a financial loss of around $2.2 billion in the last three months due to political turmoil, according to a World Bank report.
12 April 2015, 06:07 AM

Border killings: Dhaka raises concerns with New Delhi

Dhaka raises concerns with New Delhi over the killing of two Bangladesh nationals by the Indian Border Security Force in Jessore.
11 April 2015, 12:03 PM

10 more returning home from Yemen

10 more Bangladeshis who were stranded in war-torn Yemen are due to arrive in Dhaka from Djibouti this evening.
11 April 2015, 10:35 AM

City polls: Annisul promises clean and green Dhaka

Awami League-backed mayoral candidate for DNCC elections Annisul Huq announces manifesto promising to make the city clean and green.
11 April 2015, 06:52 AM

Van runs over mother, kid in Dhaka

A reckless covered van ran over a woman and her six-year-old son, on a rickshaw, at Jatrabari of Dhaka.
10 April 2015, 07:09 AM

Annisul gets clock, hilsa for Khokon

Dhaka city polls take full shape with the candidates receiving their polls-sign from the Election Commission offices.
10 April 2015, 05:01 AM

City polls: BNP endorses Tabith for Dhaka north

BNP endorses Tabith Awal, elder son of Abdul Awal Mintoo, for Dhaka north in the forthcoming city polls after a meeting between drummer group and party Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
9 April 2015, 16:02 PM

13 Bangladeshis returning home from Yemen

Thirteen Bangladeshi nationals, who took temporary shelter in Africa’s Djibouti after evacuation from the war-torn country Yemen, are returning tonight.
9 April 2015, 13:10 PM

India asks patience, trust for Teesta deal

India today asked Dhaka “to have patience and trust” for Teesta water sharing deal in view of the delay.
9 April 2015, 10:34 AM

AL candidates for each Dhaka ward

Ruling Awami League has finalised lone councilor hopefuls for most units for the upcoming city corporation elections to the two halves of Dhaka city, to be held on April 28.
8 April 2015, 15:56 PM

Shabby upkeep of Dhaka public hospitals (video)

Despite several marked improvements in the public health sector, authorities are yet to make public hospitals to host a warm welcome to the commoners.
8 April 2015, 14:50 PM

Tabith now a valid mayor candidate

With loan default allegation no longer standing in the way, Tabith Awal, son of BNP’s Abdul Awal Mintoo, is now a legal candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation polls.
7 April 2015, 15:12 PM

PM flouting election law: BNP

The prime minister is flouting electoral laws by sponsoring the candidates of Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation polls, BNP complains.
7 April 2015, 13:49 PM

1.7kg gold seized at Dhaka airport, 6 held

Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) members seize 14 gold bars weighing 1.7 kilogrammes at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
7 April 2015, 06:12 AM

2 held with 27 crude bombs in Lalbagh

Police detain two persons with 27 crude bombs and bomb-making materials from a house in Lalbagh area of Dhaka.
6 April 2015, 07:36 AM

Khaleda to visit Koko’s grave in afternoon

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will offer ziarat at the grave of her youngest son Arafat Rahman Koko at Banani civil graveyard in Dhaka this afternoon.
6 April 2015, 06:48 AM

Man slaughtered at home in Dhaka

A man is stabbed and slaughtered to death allegedly by household help at his Gendaria residence in Dhaka.
5 April 2015, 11:58 AM

Minister’s parade cripples city

Thousands of people suffer on Dhaka city streets this afternoon for the mass parade of Shipping Minster Shahjahan Khan that crippled vehicular movements through key streets.
5 April 2015, 11:20 AM