Dhaka

Modi, Mamata meet

Hours into PM Narendra Modi's arrival in Dhaka, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sees him at Hotel Pan Pacific Sonargaon before Modi meets Bangladesh PM Hasina in crucial meeting.
6 June 2015, 09:23 AM

India PM Modi pays homage to Bangladesh war heroes, founding father

Indian PM Modi visits National Memorial at Savar, Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi where he pays tribute to war heroes and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
6 June 2015, 05:34 AM

14 die in separate road crashes

At least 14 people die and 28 others receive injuries in separate road crashes in Dhaka, Sirajganj, Moulvibazar, Natore and Rangpur districts.
5 June 2015, 03:23 AM

Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala bus service maiden run hits road block

The inaugural run of the historic Kolkata Dhaka Agartala bus route turns nightmarish when the bus could not even trundle out of Nabanna from where Chief Minster Mamata Banerjee was to flag it off in the presence of the deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh Zokey Ahad.
4 June 2015, 14:21 PM

Helper killed in Karwanbazar bus crash (video)

A man is killed and at least 10 people injured as a bus turned on its side near Karwanbazar intersection in the capital.
3 June 2015, 12:38 PM

Bangladesh’s top ten moments against India-2

After Ashraful's spectacle, people could believe that a Bangladeshi batsman could in fact dominate a strong bowling attack without fail.
3 June 2015, 11:19 AM

Fakhrul denied bail again

A Dhaka court rejects bail petitions of BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir for the second time in three arson attack cases filed with Paltan Police Station this year.
2 June 2015, 08:20 AM

Less for more: Living in slum (video)

A slum dweller in the capital's Bhashantek area has to pay at least Tk 2000 for a 10-feet by 10-feet tin shed room with no ready amenities.
1 June 2015, 14:47 PM

Cabinet okays draft of 3 deals with India

The cabinet approves drafts of three agreements with India which will be signed during the maiden visit of Narendra Modi.
1 June 2015, 10:53 AM

Healthy Weekend Getaway

The weekend is finally here and you are all pumped to enjoy it with friends. You think of heading to the most happening restaurant in town, eat till you are full, come home, watch your favourite TV show, and before you know it, your weekend is over.
1 June 2015, 10:52 AM

Ramadan office hours 9am-3:30pm

Office hours during Ramadan will be from 9:00am to 3:30pm for government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous organisations.
1 June 2015, 08:25 AM

Dhaka gets list of 'Bangladeshi migrants’ rescued in Malaysia

Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur sent a list of 710 self-claimed Bangladeshi jobseekers rescued in Malaysia to the ministries of foreign and home affairs in Dhaka for verification.
1 June 2015, 07:39 AM

Trial run of Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala bus starts

In a milestone cross-border transport service between Bangladesh and India, trial run of Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala bus service has kicked off.
1 June 2015, 06:16 AM

2 human traffickers held, 18 rescued in Dhaka

Detectives arrest two human traffickers and rescued 17 victims in Dhaka. They were being trafficked to Republic of Palau.
1 June 2015, 04:51 AM

Panthapath out of danger, opens to traffic

Traffic on Panthapath’s southern lane resumes cleared off for danger four days after it was sealed following the collapse of National Bank’s under-construction site.
31 May 2015, 06:28 AM

‘Islamic State member’ arrested in Dhaka

Detectives claim to have arrested member of Islamic State (Isis) from a house in Baridhara of Dhaka.
31 May 2015, 04:35 AM

Cousin’s bullet-hit body found at BCL leader’s house in city

Police recover bullet-hit body of teenager from the house of a Bangladesh Chhatra League leader at Madhya Badda in Dhaka.
30 May 2015, 16:59 PM

Clean Dhaka to be visible in 6 months: Annisul

Dhaka will emerge as a completely clean city in next two and half years, the mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation say.
30 May 2015, 10:38 AM

Mobile phone sets worth Tk 20 crore seized at Dhaka airport

Customs Intelligence officials seize around 7,000 mobile phone sets worth Tk 20 crore at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
30 May 2015, 09:07 AM

7 of a family burnt in gas line blast

At least seven members of a family suffer burn injuries in a fire that broke out due to gas line explosion at a house of Kalabagan in Dhaka.
30 May 2015, 04:35 AM