Dhaka

4 held over medical admission question paper leak

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrests four people including a physician in connection with medical entrance exam question paper leakage scam in Dhaka.
16 September 2015, 06:33 AM

TCB to sell onion at Tk 50 per kg from tomorrow

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling onion at Tk 50 per kg across the country from tomorrow ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.
14 September 2015, 12:50 PM

Sushmita Sen walks the ramp for TRESemmé (video)

Former Miss Universe and Bollywood star Sushmita Sen walked the ramp to an awestruck audience last night at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Dhaka.
14 September 2015, 10:18 AM

7 held over PSC question leak

Detectives arrest seven people in Dhaka in connection with the Public Service Commission (PSC) exam questions leak scam.
14 September 2015, 08:47 AM

VAT protesters give flowers to cops, take selfies

Students demonstrating for withdrawal of value added tax (VAT) from private universities’ tuition fees pass another day on the streets peacefully.
13 September 2015, 13:45 PM

7 Hizb-ut Tahrir men held at Khilkhet

Detectives claim to have detained seven members of the banned organisation Hizb-ut Tahrir from Khilkhet in Dhaka.
13 September 2015, 04:31 AM

10 children rescued at Banashree, 3 held

Police rescue 10 children from a flat at Banashree in Dhaka and detained three persons for their alleged involvement in child trafficking.
12 September 2015, 10:02 AM

Dhaka-Aricha highway blocked in anti-VAT demo

Agitating private university students have blockaded Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar in continued demonstration against the 7.5 percent VAT.
12 September 2015, 06:53 AM

Drug addicts burn auto-rickshaw driver alive

Some drug addicts in Kishoreganj Sadar upazila allegedly set in fire an auto-rickshaw causing his death.
11 September 2015, 15:27 PM

41 ‘Shibir men’ held at Farmgate

Police detains 41 suspected leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, from a Farmgate hotel in Dhaka.
11 September 2015, 13:40 PM

100 turtles seized in Dhaka, 3 traders jailed

Around 100 turtles seized by the members of Rapid Action Battalion and the officials of Bangladesh Forest Department in Shakhari Bazar of Old Dhaka.
11 September 2015, 05:37 AM

Trapped in demo, Dhaka stalls

Traffic problems reaches acute levels in Dhaka after road blockades were set up at several key points by demonstrating public university students.
10 September 2015, 10:23 AM

Govt hikes bus, auto-rickshaw fares

The government has hiked bus fares by 10 paisa per kilometre in Dhaka and Chittagong which will be effective from October 1.
10 September 2015, 07:24 AM

University students cripple Dhaka with anti-VAT demo

Private university students hit the streets across Dhaka demanding withdrawal of the 7.5 percent VAT imposed on tuition fees - a day after police opened fire on East West University students demonstrating on the same demand.
10 September 2015, 05:50 AM

Traffic police stabbed, mugged in Dhaka

A traffic constable is stabbed and mugged in Dhaka’s Kamalapur area.
10 September 2015, 05:34 AM

100 RMG workers fall sick ‘drinking water’ at factory

One-hundred workers of a garments factory had to take treatment at the hospital today after drinking water from the factory canteen.
9 September 2015, 11:29 AM

Loye pleased with players' progress in High Performance camp

Coach Mal Loye said he was satisfied with the players' efforts during BCB's High Performance training programme.
9 September 2015, 06:19 AM

Pregnant woman killed in Mugda, husband held

A five-month pregnant woman was killed allegedly by her husband over a family feud at Maniknagar in the capital’s Mugda area.
9 September 2015, 06:06 AM

Living with half-truths

The journey of a nation must be a holistic one. We must all collectively remember that promises need to be balanced with pragmatic route maps; plans need to be properly conveyed; regrets need to be coupled with hope.
8 September 2015, 18:00 PM

19 ‘dope gang’ members held in Dhaka

Detectives arrest 19 members of an agyan (dope) party from different parts in Dhaka.
8 September 2015, 05:06 AM