Dhaka
Female model found dead at Dhaka flat
A female model allegedly commits suicide at her rented flat in Rupnagar area of Dhaka.
24 May 2016
Woman killed in Dhaka road crash in front of minor son
A woman is killed in a road crash in front of her six-year old son in Mohammadpur of Dhaka.
24 May 2016
Buet VC Khaleda Ekram passes away
Professor Khaleda Ekram, Buet's first ever vice chancellor, has passed away at the age of 66.
24 May 2016
SC upholds ruling over arrest on suspicion
The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court verdict with some modifications and guidelines to stop police force from making arbitrary arrests on suspicion and torturing arrestees on remand.
24 May 2016
SC judgment today on govt appeal
The Supreme Court will deliver a verdict today on a long-pending appeal against the High Court directives on the detention of any person under suspicion and subsequent dealings with the detainees on remand.
23 May 2016
Hasina won't join Mamata's oath-taking
Dhaka has not yet made any decision about who will represent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's swearing-in ceremony on May 27.
23 May 2016
Shab-e-Barat observed
The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, has been observed across the country with due religious fervor and solemnity.
23 May 2016
Hello from Zahir Raihan Road
It's a road, but you can't see it. All you see is sewerage water and human waste overflowing it and household and commercial garbage
21 May 2016
City life disrupted by Roanu rains
It was quarter to 10 in the morning yesterday. A wet Abu Hossain, a rickshaw puller, was waiting all alone for passengers in the
21 May 2016
Rains throw city life out of gear
Rains, caused by cyclone Roanu, swamp many parts of Dhaka, living the city life in disarray.
21 May 2016
DIU defeat IUB in opener
Daffodil International University (DIU) defeats Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) by 74 runs on the opening day of the DIU T20 Cricket Tournament 2016 at the DIU campus in Ashulia yesterday.
20 May 2016
DMP announces bounty for 6 Ansarullah men
DMP announces Tk 5 lakh bounty on each of two Ansarullah organisers while Tk 2 lakh for each of four members of the banned militant outfit for their alleged link with recent militant attacks in the country.
19 May 2016
No respite for Gulshan until 2017
If you visit Dhaka’s Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara areas nowadays, you will have to brace yourself for never-ending traffic, dust and mud. And there is always a risk that you may even fall into a ditch. The posh areas are now undergoing a development work including widespread road digging, which has led to this miserable situation.
19 May 2016
138 children raped in last 4 months: Report
A total of 138 children were raped during the first four months of the current year, according to a report revealed by Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum.
19 May 2016
War crimes accused dies in custody
A war crimes accused hailing from Laxmipur died this morning while attending treatments at a hospital in Dhaka under police custody.
19 May 2016
SC lawyer sends legal notice for not holding cabinet meeting at Secretariat
A Supreme Court lawyer sends a legal notice to the cabinet secretary requesting him not to hold the cabinet meeting at Secretariat saying that the prime minister’s movement for this meeting creates traffic jam in the city.
19 May 2016
Humiliation of teacher: Islamist group comes to MP's defence as protest continues across Bangladesh
Tehrik-e-Khatme Nabuwwat, an Islamist group, has come on the scene apparently to counter the public outrage over the humiliation of a Hindu schoolteacher in Narayanganj.
18 May 2016
ATM card scam: Chinese citizen detained on suspicion
Law enforcers detain a Chinese citizen from an ATM booth of Prime Bank on Elephant Road in Dhaka suspecting his involvement in card scam.
18 May 2016
BNP, Jamaat joined hands with Israel to oust govt: PM
BNP-Jamaat nexus has joined hands with Israel to oust her government, as they are working against the country and Islam, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleges. "The truth can never be suppressed...the BNP-Jamaat clique has joined hands with those who are frequently killing children and women in Palestine," she says.
18 May 2016
Supporters of Bangladesh MP now out to hush voices
A feeling of being watched would take over once you step on the premises of Piyar Sattar Latif High School at Kallyandi, a remote village in Narayanganj.
17 May 2016