Dhaka

Met office predicts moderate rainfall

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places across Bangladesh, says Met office.
15 September 2017

Heavy Rain, Waterlogging: No respite for city residents

Heavy rain took the capital under ankle-to-knee-deep water and pushed the public road transport system into a near-breakdown yesterday, a day after the flooding of the city's major parts by moderate rain.
11 September 2017

Mirpur raid: 2 including house owner arrested

Two people including owner of the house in Dhaka’s Darus Salam area, where remains of seven people were found yesterday, are arrested for their alleged involvement in militancy.
7 September 2017

Eid holidaymakers leaving Dhaka in thousands

As Thursday was the last workday for employees and officials of government, semi-government and private offices before the Eid-ul-Azha, city dwellers started leaving for their respective village homes in their thousands to celebrate the festival with their near and dear ones.
31 August 2017

Construction worker dies falling off building in Dhaka

A construction worker dies after falling from a nine-storey building in Dhaka’s Malibagh area.
28 August 2017

Rain, water logging result in severe traffic jam in Dhaka

Moderate rain once again inundates many parts of the major roads in Dhaka causing severe traffic congestion.
22 August 2017

Bus Menace: Are there enough buses in Dhaka?

The most terrible aspect of living in Dhaka is going from one place to another on time. The Star Live team explores the scenario of public buses in Dhaka. Watch the first of a six part episode of Dhaka’s bus menace.
17 August 2017

Misery mounts in north; Dhaka at flood risk

The village of Khidramatia in Belkuchi upazila, once a vibrant community with around 200 homes, now stands utterly deserted. Rising
16 August 2017

DMP destroys 10,000 illegal hydraulic horns

Members of Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s traffic department today destroyed 10,000 hydraulic horns at Minto Road of the capital.
16 August 2017

Saiful came to Dhaka a week ago ‘looking for job’

Saying he would look for a job, Saiful Islam of Noyakathi village in Khulna's Dumuria upazila went to Dhaka just a week ago. But his
15 August 2017

15,000 photos of women, pornographic videos recovered

Rapid Action Battalion claims to have detained two persons for their alleged involvement in fraudulent activities from Dhaka and Gopalganj.
14 August 2017

Youth stabbed dead in Mohammadpur

Unidentified miscreants stab a youth to death in Mohammadpur area of Dhaka.
10 August 2017

31kgs of gold recovered at Dhaka airport

Customs officials in separate drives recover 31 kilogrammes of gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
6 August 2017

Minor injury marks found on Banasree housemaid’s body: Doctors

Doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital claim to have found a minor injury mark in head and throat of the housemaid who mysteriously died in Banasree area of Dhaka yesterday.
5 August 2017

Dhaka needs a hydraulic vision

Dhaka is a paradox. The more we build assuming we are “developing,” the more we dig ourselves into an urban mess: Transportation is a chaos. Travelling is a nightmare. Khals vanish, and roads turn to khals. Public space is non-existent. Housing is in disarray.
4 August 2017

City drowns in record rain

A feeling of dread grips Masud Rana whenever he sees black clouds in Dhaka sky these days. The reason is obvious. A little rain means the same old story of misery, and it's hard to find a city dweller who doesn't share his fright. Streets, lanes and by-lanes get submerged, public transports thin out and traffic stands still even after a moderate rainfall.
3 August 2017

Heavy rain drowns Dhaka again

The storm-water drainage system of Dhaka is in a shambles and the capital’s residents are reminded of that yet again after one and a half hours rain inundated many busy thoroughfares.
2 August 2017

Fire at Mirpur jhut godown doused

​Firefighters douse a fire that broke out at a jhut (scrap fabrics from garment factories) godown at Diyabari Beribadh in Dhaka’s Mirpur.
16 July 2017

Heavy rains in Dhaka, commuters suffer in gridlocked streets

As the monsoon month Ashar comes to an end, Dhaka dwellers wake up to waterlogged roads, after the capital sees a record 103mm rain in the last 24hrs till 9:00am.
12 July 2017

Constable, daughter die in Dhaka road crash

A police constable and his daughter die after a bus hit them in Demra area in Dhaka this evening.
21 June 2017