Dhaka
Shawkat Mahmud placed on 3-day remand
A Dhaka court places Shawkat Mahmud, journalist and adviser to the BNP chairperson, on a three-day remand in connection with a case filed over the death of private car driver in the January agitation.
19 August 2015, 07:58 AM
3 lawyers held for funding militant group remanded
A Bashkhali court places the three arrested lawyers for their alleged funding of a new-found militant outfit, Shaheed Hamja Brigade in a four-day remand each.
19 August 2015, 07:13 AM
Dhaka 2nd least liveable city in the world
Dhaka is ranked the second most unlivable city in the world, an improvement from last year’s title of ‘The most unlivable city in the world’.
19 August 2015, 05:48 AM
Boy beaten to death at Hazaribagh, BCL leader held
A teenage boy is beaten to death in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh area allegedly by a local Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader and his associates.
17 August 2015, 14:44 PM
2 held over Badda triple murder
Detectives claim arrest of two people in connection with the sensational Badda triple murder case of Dhaka.
17 August 2015, 09:32 AM
Deaths in toxic paracetamol: 6 officials jailed
A Dhaka court jails six owners and employees of the now-defunct BCI (Bangladesh) for 10 years for producing lethal paracetamol.
17 August 2015, 05:44 AM
Detectives pick up journo Probir Sikdar
Detectives allegedly pick up journalist Probir Sikdar, editor of an online news portal, from his Indira Road office in Dhaka.
16 August 2015, 16:17 PM
18 gold bars seized at Dhaka airport, 1 held
Customs Intelligence recovered 18 gold bars worth about Tk 1 crore from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
15 August 2015, 10:29 AM
Bangabandhu’s portrait unveiled at Jatiya Press Club
A portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was unveiled at Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka.
15 August 2015, 07:42 AM
Police ‘informer’ murdered in Dhaka
Police recovered the body of one of its informer from near a slum in Shah Ali area of Dhaka city.
15 August 2015, 07:20 AM
2 killed, 2 hurt in Madhya Badda firing
Two people are killed and two others injured as unidentified miscreants open fire at them in Madhya Badda of Dhaka, police say.
13 August 2015, 18:50 PM
Paracetamol adulteration: Verdict deferred to Aug 17
A Dhaka court today deferred to August 17 its verdict delivery on adulteration of paracetamol by BCIB that caused death of 76 children in 1992.
13 August 2015, 07:14 AM
PM takes a swipe at those seeking constitution reform
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina slams those seeking constitutional amendment again, saying that these people were either advisers to military dictators or worked with them in other capacity and sucked their feet and begged their mercy.
12 August 2015, 14:26 PM
JU teacher jailed for Facebook remark on PM
A Dhaka court today jailed a Jahangirnagar University teacher for three years over a sedition suit filed for commenting on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Facebook.
12 August 2015, 09:17 AM
Indefinite strike on Dhaka-Sylhet highway from tomorrow
Transport Workers Union calls for indefinite strike on Dhaka-Sylhet highway from tomorrow.
11 August 2015, 14:04 PM
Road crash in Dhaka kills 2 kids
Two children including a three-day-old boy are killed and five of their family members injured in a road accident in Dhaka.
10 August 2015, 15:23 PM
SC stays Rizvi’s bail
The Supreme Court stays bail to BNP leader Rizvi Ahmed in a case filed over a petrol bomb attack on a bus in Dhaka’s Jatrabari.
10 August 2015, 12:36 PM
Order on Zafrullah’s contempt Aug 30
A tribunal in Dhaka fixes August 30 to pass an order in a contempt of court proceeding initiated against Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury.
10 August 2015, 08:00 AM
Prime accused remanded over pregnant mother shooting
A Magura Court grants seven-day remand against the prime accused in Magura pregnant mother shooting case.
9 August 2015, 10:46 AM
FBI meets cops over Niloy killing
A day after offering help, US-based Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today sat with Bangladesh cops on the murder of Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.
9 August 2015, 09:07 AM