Dhaka

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

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

‘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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

$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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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