Dhaka
Tehran eyes energy cooperation with Dhaka
Iran is eyeing wider trade cooperation with Bangladesh especially in energy sector as the sanctions imposed on Iran are set to be withdrawn.
1 September 2015, 07:50 AM
Blogger Oyasiqur killing: 5 Ansarullah men to be charged, says DMP
Detectives will submit charge sheet against five members of Ansarullah Bangla Team and several unknown persons in blogger Oyasiqur Rahman killing case.
1 September 2015, 07:25 AM
[WATCH NOW] An hour’s rain brings Dhaka to its knees
Barely an hour’s rain brings Dhaka to its knees thanks to the dysfunctional drainage system of the capital city. Majority of the rainfall came around noon, and continued up to 3:00pm.
1 September 2015, 06:09 AM
Zafrullah cleared of contempt charge
A tribunal in Dhaka exonerates Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury from contempt charge as he apologised for his June 10 comments about tribunal.
1 September 2015, 06:05 AM
6 held with Tk 1.20cr fake notes in Dhaka
Detectives detain six persons over producing fake currency and seize counterfeit notes around Tk 1.20 crore from their possession in Dhaka's Mirpur.
1 September 2015, 04:43 AM
Bus plunges at Kuril, 3 hurt
At least three passengers are injured as a bus plunged into a water body from Kuril flyover in Dhaka.
31 August 2015, 05:38 AM
6 fish traders killed as truck overturns in Comilla
Six fish traders are killed and seven injured as a truck carrying them overturns on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Comilla Sadar upazila.
31 August 2015, 04:27 AM
India to accept only MRP from Sept 1
India announces that it would accept only valid Machine Readable Passports (MRP) for visa from September 1.
30 August 2015, 12:50 PM
Goodbye, little ghost!
Muhammad Sadman Casper, also known as “little ghost” dies at a Dhaka Hospital.
30 August 2015, 12:37 PM
ICT order on Zafrullah’s contempt deferred
A tribunal in Dhaka defers the date of passing order on contempt of court proceedings against Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury to September 1.
30 August 2015, 07:27 AM
3 killed as bus ploughs through tea stall in Savar
Three people are killed when a Dhaka-bound bus ploughed through a tea stall in Savar, the outskirts of Dhaka.
29 August 2015, 16:13 PM
Who do the pavements and footbridges belong to?
Anyone who has ever taken a long walk through the streets of Dhaka can vouch that it is unfriendly to pedestrians.
28 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Moghbazar flyover ordeal won’t end soon (video)
What began as the construction of a one-of-a-kind elevated expressway in Dhaka two years ago, the Moghbazar flyover has suffered periods of lags in the making. The traffic situation along the construction site that has turned worse is unlikely to get better until the completion of the structure – not before 2017.
28 August 2015, 05:42 AM
Fake cops, dope gang members held in Dhaka
Police claimed to have detained 13 police impersonators and doping gang members from Dhaka.
27 August 2015, 09:29 AM
Jatiya Party faction leader Kazi Zafar dies
Former prime minister and now chief of a faction of Jatiya Party, Kazi Zafar Ahmed died at a Dhaka hospital this morning.
27 August 2015, 04:49 AM
80,000 Hajj visas issued so far
The Saudi government has issued 80 thousand hajj visas until now, the according to the country’s envoy here.
26 August 2015, 07:48 AM
Journo assault: Official withdrawn from EC project
The public administration ministry withdraws deputy secretary Abdul Bari from an Election Commission project over alleged assault of two journalists.
25 August 2015, 15:06 PM
Stop building commercial structures on Rankin Street: HC
The High Court directs the authorities to stop construction of commercial structures in the residential area at Rankin Street in Wari area of Dhaka.
24 August 2015, 11:57 AM
Shawkat Mahmud remanded again
A Dhaka court places BNP chairperson's adviser Shawkat Mahmud on a four-day fresh remand in four separate arson and vandalism cases.
24 August 2015, 11:48 AM
Dhaka vs Kolkata
But it does not need Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking for anybody to know that Dhaka has been rotting, stinking and becoming more terrible to live in every year.
24 August 2015, 09:24 AM