Dhaka

30-day remand sought for Aslam in sedition, 2 other cases

Law enforcers seek a 30-day remand for interrogating BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury in three separate cases including a sedition one. The sedition case has been filed allegedly for hatching a conspiracy with Israel's Likud Party and its intelligence agency Mossad to oust the government.
30 May 2016

Death of murder accused hours after arrest

A murder case accused has died in police custody in Jamalpur’s Sharishabari upazila, hours after he was arrested from capital Dhaka.
30 May 2016

Arrest orders for 5 Gaibandha war crimes suspects

A tribunal in Dhaka issues arrest warrant against five Gaibandha men for their alleged involvement with crimes during the 1971 Liberation War.
29 May 2016

5 female Ansar members killed in Kishoreganj boat capsize

Five female Ansar members have died in boat capsize in Ghorautra river of Mithamoin upazila of Kishoreganj while returning home after UP polls duty.
29 May 2016

8 killed in Madaripur road crash

At least eight people are killed and 34 others injured as a bus fell into a roadside ditch after hitting a bridge on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Madaripur Sadar upazila.
27 May 2016

‘N’ganj teacher was forced to sign resignation letter’

Education ministry-formed committee says the way Narayanganj school headmaster Shyamal Kanti Bhakta was suspended was beyond relevant rules. A school student made inconsistent statements on whether the teacher said anything demeaning religion and hence the allegation may not be considered acceptable, the report said.
26 May 2016

Tk 30 per day hotel rent? Welcome to floating hotels of Dhaka

Is it possible to stay in a hotel in Dhaka for one night for just 30 taka? You may think it’s impossible, but there are at least four hotels in the city that offers you such a low rate.
26 May 2016

Families want their ‘missing’ dear ones back

Families of victims of enforced disappearances, who were mostly opposition BNP activists, today urged the prime minister to get back their dear ones at a demonstration staged in Dhaka.
26 May 2016

‘Robber’ killed in Brahmanbaria ‘gunfight’

An alleged robber has been killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police at Shashai on the Dhaka-Shylhet highway.
26 May 2016

Probe into 2013 hack for links to central bank heist

Bangladesh police are reviewing a nearly forgotten 2013 cyber heist at the nation’s largest commercial bank for connections to February's $81 million heist at the country's central bank, a senior law enforcement official says.
26 May 2016

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25 May 2016

Ambassador in Turkey asked to report home

In apparent retaliation, Dhaka has called its Ambassador in Ankara Allama Siddiki for consultations, two weeks after Turkey's ambassador to Bangladesh left Dhaka to report home.
25 May 2016

Traffic goes haywire

Dhaka dwellers were stuck on city streets for hours on end in the scorching heat yesterday, mainly because of a Dhaka North City Corporation event and a procession of the education ministry. Standstill traffic were everywhere in the capital.
25 May 2016

Boyfriend sent to jail in model 'suicide'

Dhaka court sent to jail boyfriend of model Sabira Hossain, after she allegedly committed suicide at her flat in Dhaka.
25 May 2016

Traffic jam chokes Dhaka

Commuters today suffered in the sweltering heat on the city roads as most of them had to spend at least thirty minutes to an hour more than the usual time to reach their destinations due to an unusual traffic jam.
25 May 2016

Man killed in Dhaka road crash

A man was killed after a truck hit him in Shyampur area of Dhaka.
25 May 2016

Jatrabari arson: Arrest order for Shimul, 26 others

Dhaka court issues arrest warrants against BNP chief’s personal assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas and 26 for their alleged involvement in a petrol bomb attack on a bus in Dhaka's Jatrabari in January last year. Charges accepted against 38 including BNP's chief Khaleda Zia.
25 May 2016

Nation paying homage to Nazrul on his birthday

The nation is paying tribute to National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on the occasion of his 117th birth anniversary.
25 May 2016

Another luxury car bought ‘dodging tax’ seized in Dhaka

Customs intelligence seized another luxury car worth around Tk 5 crore, which was purchased allegedly by dodging tax, from Tejgaon area in Dhaka.
24 May 2016

Money embezzlement: 3 Sonali Bank, Hall-Mark officials jailed for life

Dhaka court sentences ex-AGM of Sonali Bank and 2 Hall-Mark officials to life in jail for embezzling Tk 2.22 crore.
24 May 2016