Dhaka

Mosharraf meets Ashraf, joins LGRD ministry

Khandkar Mosharraf Hossain meets Syed Ashraful Islam before succeeding him as the new minister for Local Government and Rural Development.
12 July 2015, 06:33 AM

Tk 25 lakh fake stamps seized, 2 held

Detective Branch of police detain two people with a huge amount of fake revenue stamps in separate drives through Dhaka and Ashulia.
12 July 2015, 05:32 AM

I don’t do politics for personal gain: Ashraf

Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam says he does not do politics for profit.
11 July 2015, 14:49 PM

Cops to remain alert during Eid holidays

Police in Dhaka take special steps to guard houses and business establishments of the holidaymakers, who will leave Dhaka to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their nearest and dearest ones.
11 July 2015, 09:50 AM

12 more trafficking victims return from KL

Twelve more Bangladeshi trafficking victims, who were rescued from the Andaman Sea last May, have returned home from Kuala Lumpur.
10 July 2015, 09:45 AM

2 held with Tk 25 lakh fake notes in Dhaka

In continuation of the fake money haul in Dhaka ahead of Eid, Rab seizes Tk 25 lakh in fake notes and claimed arrest of a syndicate ringleader.
10 July 2015, 09:23 AM

Launches get Eid colours (video)

Water transport workers at different dockyards in Sadarghat terminal of Dhaka are passing busy times to repair and beautify launches to ensure a safe and comfortable journey ahead of Eid.
9 July 2015, 06:43 AM

Heavy rainfall may continue over next 24hr

Different parts of the country including Dhaka and Chittagong may experience heavy rainfall with thunder showers in the next 24 hours.
9 July 2015, 06:01 AM

Movie star Razzak returns home

Renowned Bangla film actor Abdur Razzak returns to his residence ‘Laxmikunja’ today after his physical condition recovered and came out of danger according to his physicians.
8 July 2015, 16:05 PM

Bus set on fire for killing 12-yr-old boy

A bus is set on fire after it ran over a 12-year-old boy in Dhanmondi area of Dhaka this afternoon.
8 July 2015, 10:10 AM

Taking smartphones to wheelchairs (video)

A young Bangladeshi engineer invents the “Smart Wheel Chair” to help physically challenged people operate their wheel chairs through any android smart phone.
8 July 2015, 09:47 AM

Rafiqul, 27 other BNP men face arrest order

A Dhaka court issued arrest warrants against 28 BNP leaders and activists including Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia for torching vehicle in Mirpur area of Dhaka on January 3.
8 July 2015, 07:23 AM

Infant’s body found in medicine packet

The body of an infant is found abandoned inside a medicine packet at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka.
7 July 2015, 15:59 PM

Order on contempt plea against Zafrullah July 12

A special tribunal in Dhaka fixes July 12 for passing an order on a petition filed for initiating contempt of court proceedings against Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury for his comments over the tribunal.
7 July 2015, 07:03 AM

5 ‘human traffickers’ held, 9 victims rescued

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claimed to have arrested five members of an international human-trafficking syndicate and seized 195 passports from their possession in Uttara of Dhaka.
7 July 2015, 05:03 AM

Arrest warrant for Rafiqul, 14 other BNP men

A Dhaka court issues arrest warrants against 15 BNP leaders and activists including its standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah in a case filed for torching a vehicle in Dhaka this year.
6 July 2015, 06:34 AM

1,200kg bomb-making materials seized, 4 held

Detectives claim to have seized huge stash of explosives materials from Dhaka and Chittagong cities and detain four persons in this connection.
6 July 2015, 06:07 AM

Muggers shoot man for Tk 3 lakh

Muggers shoot a sales representative of the mobile money transfer service provider bKash and snatched Tk 3.2 lakh in the capital’s Badda area.
5 July 2015, 13:47 PM

2 cops killed in road crash

Two police officials succumb to their injuries Sunday after a bus hit them on Dhaka-Mawa highway in South Keraniganj of Dhaka Saturday.
5 July 2015, 12:18 PM

Dhaka-Sylhet-Ctg train services resume after 10 hours

Rail communications of Dhaka with Chittagong and Sylhet resume after 10 hours of suspension due to derailment of five oil tankers of a freight train.
5 July 2015, 08:41 AM