Dhaka

Tea seller burnt in stove fire dies

The tea seller of Dhaka’s Mirpur area who suffered burns after being pushed by a police source died while undergoing treatments this afternoon.
4 February 2016, 07:47 AM

Torturing house help: Charges against cricketer Shahadat accepted

A Dhaka court accepts charges against Bangladesh cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife in a case filed for allegedly torturing their 11-year-old domestic help.
4 February 2016, 07:01 AM

Transport owners to be punished for road crashes: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader holds transport owners responsible for road crashes and indiscipline in the sector and says they will soon be brought under the purview of punishment.
4 February 2016, 06:25 AM

Ensure punishment for torture by cops: JS body

A parliamentary body asks the government to ensure exemplary punishment to the police personnel responsible for tarnishing the image of the police department.
3 February 2016, 13:57 PM

Keraniganj boy murder: 4 suspects remanded

A Dhaka court remands four suspects on different terms in connection with the recovery of the body of an 11-year-old boy at Keraniganj in Dhaka.
3 February 2016, 10:42 AM

Boy dies in Dhaka wall collapse

A three-year-old boy dies after a wall collapses on him in Mirbagh area of Moghbazar in Dhaka.
3 February 2016, 10:38 AM

6kg gold seized under plane seat at Dhaka airport

Customs officials seize gold bars weighing around 6 kilograms from underneath the seat of a flight coming in from Doha at Dhaka airport.
2 February 2016, 11:36 AM

Int’l trafficking gang member held in Dhaka

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrests a member of an international human trafficking and abduction gang and recovered Tk 3 lakh from him at Dhaka’s Jatrabari area.
2 February 2016, 11:25 AM

Don’t be scared of fireworks tomorrow night: DMP

The night sky above the Rajarbagh Police Lines Parade Ground in the capital will be ablaze with fireworks tomorrow to mark the 41st founding anniversary of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
1 February 2016, 15:21 PM

Newborn survives 6-storey fall

A newborn baby boy has survived a six-storey fall after he was allegedly dropped from a flat by his mother at Baily Road in Dhaka.
1 February 2016, 13:08 PM

11 receive Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hands over the prestigious Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar to 11 personalities in recognition of their contributions to their respective fields.
1 February 2016, 10:56 AM

Quader, Howlader ‘only’ JP spokesmen

Newly-made Co-chairman GM Quader and Secretary General Ruhul Amin Howlader have been made the new spokesmen for Jatiya Party. They will be the only spokespersons for the party.
1 February 2016, 09:42 AM

Scintillating Shehnai by Sanjeev and Ashwani Shankar

Shehnai is an Indian sub-continental tubular instrument and the word originates from Turkey meaning “royal flute” which has been part of the musical landscape for more than a hundred years in the sub-continent.
1 February 2016, 09:36 AM

‘Sexual abuse by cop’: Court orders judicial inquiry

Dhaka court orders judicial inquiry into allegation of sexual abuse of a female university student by a sub-inspector of Adabor Police Station. Police authorities suspend him this morning and form a probe committee.
1 February 2016, 06:36 AM

Foggy Dhaka mornings to persist for 2/3 days

Though the biting cold of the last week has subsided, the fog in Dhaka will persist for a few more days, said an official of the Met office.
1 February 2016, 05:35 AM

India crush Nepal by 7 wickets

India secure a huge seven-wicket victory over Nepal to become Group D champion of ICC U19 World Cup at Dhaka.
1 February 2016, 04:56 AM

SB man robbed off gold, cash by agyan party

A Special Branch (SB) constable is robbed of gold rings, cash and two cell phones by a doping gang (agyan party) on a bus on his way from Gazipur to Malibagh in Dhaka.
31 January 2016, 14:32 PM

PM wants S Asia parliaments to allocate budgets for SDGs

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the Speakers and parliamentarians of South Asia for allocating budgets enabling the countries to fully implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as it is a collective journey.
31 January 2016, 12:48 PM

Pahela Baishakh molestation: Lone arrestee sent to jail

A Dhaka court sends Kamal Hossain, an arrestee of Pahela Baishakh sexual assault case, to jail after he refused to give confessional statement before a magistrate in connection with the sensational case.
31 January 2016, 11:28 AM

‘Robber’ killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight’

An alleged robber, said to be second-in-charge of a notorious gang, has been killed in what Rab describes as gunfight at Bagerhat’s Sundarbans.
31 January 2016, 07:32 AM