Dhaka

Milky murder: Court accepts charges against 18

A Dhaka court accepts charges against 18 people in connection with the killing Jubo League leader Riazul Haque Khan Milky in Dhaka’s Gulshan area in 2013.
14 March 2016, 15:43 PM

Dhaka-Delhi Biman flight to resume in April

The much expected Biman flight between Dhaka and Delhi route will resume in April, says civil aviation and tourism ministry.
14 March 2016, 14:34 PM

Hasina requests Cameron to review cargo ban

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requests British Prime Minister David Cameron to review the UK’s decision regarding ban on direct air cargo from Dhaka to London.
14 March 2016, 14:24 PM

5 ‘JMB’ men held with large cache of explosives

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claim to arrest five militants including a district-level chief of a banned militant outfit and seize a large cache of explosives in Matuail of Dhaka.
13 March 2016, 16:30 PM

Muggers gun down youth to snatch Tk 2.9 lakh in Dhaka

Unidentified miscreants shoot dead a youth to snatch Tk 2.9 lakh from his possession in broad daylight at Hazipara in capital Dhaka.
13 March 2016, 12:35 PM

Doping gang loot 2 IFIC bank officials in Dhaka

Two IFIC bank officials were looted by the doping gang members in Pragati Sarani area of Dhaka.
13 March 2016, 10:03 AM

Ehsanul Gani Chy made new Caab chairman

Air Vice-Marshal Ehsanul Gani Chowdhury has been made the chairman of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab).
13 March 2016, 09:00 AM

Dhaka commuters suffer as 3-wheeler drivers begin strike

A section of CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers begin their 24-hour strike this morning, causing city dwellers to suffer due to the lack of three-wheeler vehicles in different parts of Dhaka city during the morning rush hour.
13 March 2016, 06:03 AM

Listen to March 7 speech again and again: PM

Noting that the appeal of the historic March 7 speech of Bangabandhu is the unfading one, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the young generation to listen to it repeatedly to draw inspirations from it to build themselves as worthy citizens.
12 March 2016, 13:44 PM

Dhaka CNG drivers to go 24hr strike tomorrow

CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers will enforce a 24-hour strike in Dhaka city from tomorrow morning to press home their demands.
12 March 2016, 13:37 PM

5 hurt in Shyampur boiler blast

At least five people are injured as a boiler of a factory exploded in Shyampur area of Dhaka.
12 March 2016, 11:31 AM

Bongshal cop held over ‘shooting’ cable TV man

An assistant sub-inspector of Dhaka's Bongshal Police Station has been arrested over allegedly shooting a cable television staff in Khilgaon. By afternoon, the victim lodged a case against the 'offender' and police authorities had decided to suspend the policeman until further notice.
11 March 2016, 10:25 AM

PM may write to Cameron for lifting air cargo ban

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to write back shortly to her British counterpart David Cameron and request him to withdraw the ban on direct air cargo from Dhaka to London.
10 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Biman stands to lose most

Biman will lose business of around Tk 100 crore a year if the ban on direct cargo from Dhaka to the UK continued.
10 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Fakhrul, 25 others relieved of explosive case

A Dhaka court relieves 26 leaders and activists of BNP-led-20 party alliance including Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir of charges filed under Anti-Terrorism Act in January 2014.
10 March 2016, 16:05 PM

Dhaka gets 1st female Chief Judicial Magistrate

The government has appointed Additional Metropolitan Session’s Judge Jesmin Ara Begum as Dhaka’s first female Chief Judicial Magistrate.
10 March 2016, 14:55 PM

Action if AL MPs engaged in electoral activities: Hanif

Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif says organisational steps will be taken against the lawmakers who will get involved in electoral activities during the upcoming union parishad elections.
10 March 2016, 14:12 PM

Verdict on parliament’s power to impeach SC judges May 5

The High Court fixes May 5 for delivering judgment on a writ petition that challenged the legality of the 16th constitutional amendment empowering parliament to impeach Supreme Court judges for incapacity or misconduct.
10 March 2016, 14:02 PM

Minister, secretary to attend office at Dhaka airport to improve international standard security

The minister and secretary to the civil aviation and tourism ministry will attend office at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to implement a work plan for fulfilling international standard security at the airport by March 31.
10 March 2016, 13:56 PM

Apparel exporters fear UK's ban on air cargo

Apparel exporters are concerned over the United Kingdom’s ban on cargo flights from Dhaka and say it might adversely effect the country’s exports.
10 March 2016, 10:36 AM