Dhaka

DSE starts delayed for ‘technical glitch’

Trading at country’s premier bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) began one-and-half hours late for what authorities said “technical glitch”.
22 November 2015, 05:56 AM

Dhaka jail's security boosted, BGB deployed

Security around the Dhaka Central Jail has been boosted and paramilitary force Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been deployed in Dhaka and Chittagong to maintain security.
21 November 2015, 12:26 PM

The time is right for BPL redemption

The stage is set, as there can be no better time for the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) to return to the reckoning and shrug off its notorious past.
21 November 2015, 10:29 AM

Arthur impressed with Dhaka Dynamites' first look

Dhaka Dynamites head coach Mickey Arthur believes that hunger within the young Bangladeshi cricketers will help his side, and was quite impressed at the first look of the cricketers under his wing for the BPL mission.
21 November 2015, 06:39 AM

Lawyers yet to get permission to meet Mojaheed, SQ Chy

The lawyers for death row war criminals SQ Chy and Mojaheed are yet to get permission from Dhaka Central Jail authorities to meet their clients.
20 November 2015, 08:05 AM

Husband burnt as wife pours boiling water on him in Dhaka

A husband suffered burn injuries as his wife poured boiled water on him following family feud in Kallyanpur area of Dhaka.
20 November 2015, 04:43 AM

Save Ruplal House (video)

During a long walk on the Buckland bund along the Buriganga, have you ever noticed an old and decaying yet majestic colonial architecture with a 400 meter long riverfront? If you have, you know what I am talking about- it’s the Ruplal House.
20 November 2015, 04:39 AM

Lost Games Of Dhaka City

They say change is the only constant in life, and if you have grown up in Dhaka, you have lived long enough to
19 November 2015, 18:00 PM

6700 mobile sets, 82 gold bars seized in Dhaka, Ctg

Customs Intelligence officials today seized a total of 6,700 mobile sets and 82 gold bars from Dhaka and Chittagong in separate incidents.
18 November 2015, 14:47 PM

BGB deployed in Dhaka

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is deployed in Dhaka for 12 hours to maintain security in the capital.
18 November 2015, 11:45 AM

3 held over blogger Niloy murder

Detectives yesterday arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in killing blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.
18 November 2015, 09:35 AM

Body finds proof of medical admission question leak

The mass probe body formed over alleged question leak of medical and dental admission tests reports to have found proof of leak.
17 November 2015, 15:52 PM

Why BASIC Bank’s Bacchu not implicated: HC

High Court issues a rule asking why BASIC Bank’s former chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu will not be implicated in cases filed over loan scam worth Tk 154 crore.
17 November 2015, 11:12 AM

‘India assures of sharing info on militancy’

India assures of sharing information on militancy with Bangladesh, says Senior Secretary to the Home Ministry Mozammel Haque Khan. He was talking to reporters following a secretary-level meeting between Bangladesh and its neighbouring India.
17 November 2015, 04:59 AM

Traffic constable crushed under train in Dhaka

An on-duty traffic constable is crushed under the wheels of a train in Banani area of Dhaka.
16 November 2015, 16:01 PM

Australian Football Team in Dhaka

The Asian champions and four time World cup playing Australian Football team arrives in Dhaka in their first-ever visit to Bangladesh to play the FIFA World Cup/Asia Cup Qualifiers against Bangladesh.
16 November 2015, 15:16 PM

Hearing on Mojaheed, SQ Chy review pleas tomorrow

The Supreme Court is set to hold hearing on two petitions tomorrow, seeking review of its judgments that upheld the death penalty for war criminals Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
16 November 2015, 12:25 PM

Culprit threatening Anisuzzaman identified: IGP

Police have identified the individual who threatened Professor Anisuzzaman with life, chief of the force AKM Shahidul Haque says.
16 November 2015, 07:32 AM

Indian citizen held with gold at Dhaka airport

Customs officials detain an Indian national with gold weighing four kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
15 November 2015, 11:43 AM

RMG worker burnt in acid attack dies

A garment worker, who was injured in an acid attack allegedly by her husband in Savar, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
15 November 2015, 05:42 AM