Dhaka

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ex-secy Iqbal Mahmud new ACC chairman

Former secretary of public administration ministry Iqbal Mahmud has been appointed as the new chairman of the anti-graft body Anti-Corruption Commission.
10 March 2016

Life term for 4 JMB militants over 2005 Aug 17 blasts

A Dhaka court sentences four militants of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to life imprisonment August 17 serial blast case filed in Mymensingh 11 years ago.
10 March 2016

‘Long march to save Sundarbans' begins

Demonstrators begin a four-day-long “long march” from Dhaka to Khulna in protest against the Rampal power plant, which they believe is a threat to the world’s largest mangrove forest the Sundarbans.
10 March 2016

10km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway

A head-on collision between a truck and a covered van in Comilla has triggered a 10 kilometre long tailback on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway.
10 March 2016

Mirza Abbas free to walk out of jail

The High Court grants bail to BNP leader Mirza Abbas in a corruption case, clearing the way for his walk out of jail.
9 March 2016

Banasree 2-kid murder: Mother on fresh remand

A Dhaka court today placed Mahfuza Malek Jasmine on a fresh five-day remand in connection with murder of her two children at Dhaka’s Banasree area.
9 March 2016

UK suspends Dhaka’s cargo flights over ‘security issues’

Citing security concerns, United Kingdom has suspended direct cargo flights from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
9 March 2016

Biker crushed under train in Khilkhet

A motorcyclist is crushed under the wheels of a speeding train at Banarupa level crossing in Khilkhet of Dhaka.
9 March 2016

Female student harassment: 4 JnU students suspended

Jagannath University authorities suspend four of its students for allegedly harassing a female student on the campus.
8 March 2016