Dhaka
HC curbs construction of makeshift shops in Motijheel
The High Court issues a restriction on construction of some makeshift shops on the footpaths in Motijheel area of Dhaka.
13 April 2016
Scorching heat likely on Pahela Baishakh
The weather outlook for celebration of Pahela Baishakh, Bangla New Year, this year is bleak with a forecast of scorching heat and “unbearable” humidity. The weather will yeild a lot of sweat, which will not dry up and result in discomforting experience – especially within a crowd.
13 April 2016
Man caught while stealing baby at DMCH
A man is caught red handed while attempting to steal a baby at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
13 April 2016
Bangladesh govt move runs counter to Strategic Transport Plan for Dhaka
The road transport and bridges ministry's move to allow 5000 more CNG-run auto-rickshaws on the city roads runs counter to the Strategic Transport Plan (STP) for Dhaka that holds small vehicles largely responsible for traffic congestion.
12 April 2016
Dhaka building evacuated over claim of tilting
A multistoried building in Dhaka’s Monipuripara, that houses a ready-made garment factory, is evacuated over allegations of tilting.
12 April 2016
4 promoted to senior secretary
Government promotes four secretaries to the rank of senior secretary.
12 April 2016
To eat or not to eat Hilsa this Pahela Baishakh
Pahela Baisakh in Dhaka at the Suhrawardi Udyan fare with Hilsa and panta bhat. A writer-poet, now living in Canada, made the claim sometime back that it was he and his group of friends who started the fad.
12 April 2016
Joint venture films bring quality, good production: Habibur Rahman Khan
If there are more joint venture films audience will go back to the theatres, Shankhachil producer Habibur Rahman Khan says hoping that the golden days of the entertainment industry will rejuvenate with more Indo-Banlga films.
11 April 2016
No load shedding despite heat wave
Power Development Board (PDB) says power supply now stands at a historic high. It is now supplying around 8300 megawatt of power—a sharp 800MW jump from last year’s corresponding period.
11 April 2016
PM pays toll for travelling on Hanif Flyover
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid the toll for her motorcade while crossing the Mayor Hanif Flyover while going to Keraniganj to inaugurate of the newly-constructed Dhaka Central Jail and her way back to the capital.
10 April 2016
HC verdict on biometric SIM registration Tuesday
High Court will deliver Tuesday its verdict on a writ against biometric re-registration and registration for mobile phone’s subscriber identity module (SIM) cards.
10 April 2016
Opinion: Pahela Baishakh and Olama League’s Haram ‘fatwa’
Bangladesh Awami Olama League claims Pahela Baishakh celebration is ‘Haram’. So then, is our government upholding a ‘Haram’ culture as it is a public holiday? Are the 160 million Bangalis observing a Haram festival? How could one organisation openly declare this and walk away without any protest from any quarters or action from the government?
10 April 2016
PM opens central jail in Keraniganj
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the newly-constructed central jail in Keraniganj, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
10 April 2016
Nazim murder: Cops yet to find any clue
Three days into the killing of secular online activist Nazim Uddin Samad, investigators have yet to find out clue to the gruesome murder.
9 April 2016
Colleague of Tonu’s father gives statement to CID
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) receives statements from colleagues of slain Sohagi Jahan Tonu’s father in connection with the much-talked-about murder.
9 April 2016
2 crushed under train in Banani
Two persons are crushed under the wheels of a train in Banani of Dhaka. The deceased – 45 and 50 years – died on the spot when they were crushed near Senamalacha in Banani by a Chittagong bound train from Kamalapur around 8:15am, police said.
9 April 2016
CID quizzes 5 people over Tonu murder
CID interrogates five people over the killing of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
8 April 2016
Nazim killed to divert attention from Tonu murder: Imran
Imran H Sarker, spokesperson of a faction of Ganajagaran Mancha, says that Jagannath University student Nazimuddin Samad was killed in a bid to shift people’s attention from Tonu murder.
7 April 2016
Commercial entities in residential areas to lose licences: Minister
The licences of the illegal commercial entities in residential areas will be cancelled, the LGRD minister says
7 April 2016
20 gold bars seized at Dhaka airport
The Customs Intelligence seizes 20 gold bars weighing two kilogrammes from inside a toilet of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka this morning.
7 April 2016