Dhaka
Man pours hot water on wife in Dhaka
A woman suffers burns after her husband allegedly poured boiling water over her following an altercation in Badda area of Dhaka.
21 March 2016, 15:04 PM
Actress Diti laid to rest
Famed Bangladeshi actress Parveen Sultana Diti was laid to rest in Sonargaon of Narayanganj next to her parents in a family graveyard.
21 March 2016, 11:38 AM
Bus rams car in Khilkhet, 3 killed
Three people of a family including two women are killed and another injured after a passenger bus hit a private car from the rear in Khilkhet area of Dhaka.
20 March 2016, 13:00 PM
Raw hide bar for Hazribagh tanneries from Apr 1
Government decides that raw hide will not be allowed in the tanneries at Hazaribagh in Dhaka from April 1 in order to force the tanneries to relocate out of the capital.
20 March 2016, 10:33 AM
FBI to assist CID to identify hackers
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is to team up with Bangladesh police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to investigate the cyber heist at Bangladesh Bank’s account with New York’s Federal Reserve Bank.
20 March 2016, 09:22 AM
bKash agent killed in Dhaka, Tk 1.25 lakh robbed
Unidentified miscreants kills a bKash agent and looted Tk 1.25 from him in the Uttar Badda area of Dhaka.
20 March 2016, 09:15 AM
SI Ratan sent to jail on surrender
A Dhaka court sends Ratan Kumar, a sub-Inspector of Adabor Police Station, to jail in a case filed for allegedly harassing a private university student sexually in Dhaka's Mohammadpur area on January 31.
20 March 2016, 07:27 AM
BNP councilors endorse Khaleda, Tarique re-election
Councilors of BNP approve Khaleda Zia and her elder son Tarique Rahman as chairperson and senior vice-chairman of the party respectively through the party’s sixth national council in Dhaka.
19 March 2016, 13:37 PM
Eminent neurosurgeon Rashiduddin critically ill
Bangladesh’s pioneer of neurosurgeon Prof Rashiduddin Ahmad has been admitted to a hospital in Dhaka in critical condition.
19 March 2016, 09:48 AM
Airport security: Deal with British company by Mar 21
The government will sign a deal with a British security company by March 21 to ensure security screening at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, the civil aviation minister says.
19 March 2016, 09:43 AM
Banani building fire blamed on gas pipe leak
The fire at a Banani building in Dhaka that injured at least one person has been blamed on “a leak in the gas supply line” by owner and tenants.
18 March 2016, 04:26 AM
‘IT expert’ Zoha goes missing
An “IT expert”, who talked to different media as a cyber security specialist after the recent heist from Bangladesh Bank account, has been missing since Wednesday night, family claims.
17 March 2016, 15:08 PM
Clash at Mohammadpur Geneva camp
A clash erupts between two rival groups of Bihari communities at Geneva camp in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area.
17 March 2016, 08:16 AM
Efforts on to get UK cargo ban lifted
Bangladesh has launched hectic efforts at home and abroad for the withdrawal of UK's ban on all direct cargo flights from Dhaka to London.
16 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Dhaka's cost of living as high as Montreal's
Would you believe that the cost of living in Dhaka is as high as that in the Canadian city of Montreal although the living amenities and conditions in these two cities are world apart?
16 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Cleaner dies inhaling toxic gas in Hazaribagh
A cleaner dies after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning a sewerage line in Hazaribagh area of Dhaka.
16 March 2016, 14:28 PM
The Economist: Global cost of living in Dhaka on par with Montreal
Would you believe that the cost of living in Dhaka is as high as that in Canadian city of Montreal—although the living amenities and conditions in these two cities are world apart?
16 March 2016, 09:31 AM
Dhaka’s risky streets with kids driving buses, human hauliers
In any country, one has to be an adult to qualify as a driver. But in Bangladesh, one does not have to obey that law to become a driver – and that literally means it is “allowed”.
16 March 2016, 08:04 AM
Worker killed as rod falls off Moghbazar flyover
An iron rod fell off from Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover in Dhaka’s Eskaton area killing a construction worker.
16 March 2016, 07:24 AM
$101m heist: Atiur quits as governor of Bangladesh Bank
Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman submits resignation letter to the PM amid criticism over the heist of US$101m from the central bank’s account with Federal Reserve Bank of New York by hackers last month.
15 March 2016, 04:02 AM