Savar

300 turtles seized in Savar

Law enforcers seize 300 turtles and detain four people on the Dhaka-Aricha highway at Savar on the outskirt of the capital.
3 July 2015

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

42 charged over Rana Plaza collapse

Criminal Investigation Department presses charges against 42 people including Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana in two cases filed over the building collapse that killed 1,135 people on Apr 24, 2013.
1 June 2015

‘Militant’ held for 'plotting' Ashulia bank heist

Police claim arrest of Ansarullah Bangla Team militant who said to have masterminded Ashulia bank robbery on April 21.
31 May 2015

100 workers sick drinking factory water in Ashulia

Over a hundred workers of a garment unit fall sick after drinking the factory’s supply water in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
26 April 2015

Another Savar bank robbery victim dies

Another victim of Ashulia bank robbery succumbs to his injuries at Enam Medical College Hospital in Savar.
24 April 2015

Police blame Ashulia robbery on Jamaat sabotage

Police blames Jamaat-e-Islami for the daring Ashulia bank robbery that left eight people dead and says the incident was an act of sabotage.
22 April 2015

Bank heist: Manager just got promotion letter

Waliullah, manager of Bangladesh Commerce Bank's Kathgora branch, just got his promotion letter before he was killed in a robbery attempt at his branch in Savar.
22 April 2015

8 killed in broad daylight robbery at Savar bank

Robbers shoot dead seven including manager of Bangladesh Commerce Bank, Kathgora branch in Ashulia during a broad daylight robbery at the bank, cops say. Angry mob lynch a robber after capturing two while fleeing.
21 April 2015

Rana Plaza collapse: HC seeks progress report on trial proceedings

High Court directs officer-in-charge of Savar Police Station to submit a progress report before it by April 26 on trial proceedings of the cases filed over incident of Rana Plaza collapse that killed 1,135 people in April 2013.
20 April 2015

2 ‘robbers’ beaten dead in Savar

A mob beat two suspected robbers to death while they were trying to flee after committing a robbery at Savar, on the outskirts area of Dhaka.
18 April 2015

2 children killed in Savar explosion

Two minor boys are killed in a “powerful” explosion in Savar upazila on the outskirts of Dhaka this evening.
2 April 2015

Rana Plaza collapse: RMG factory owner denied bail

High Court denies bail to an owner of a garment factory housed in Rana Plaza building that collapsed in 2013, in a corruption case.
29 March 2015

Bus torched for hurting 2 RMG workers in Gazipur

Garment workers torch a bus at Zirani Bazar in Savar, on the outskirt of Dhaka, Tuesday morning after the vehicle hit and injured two of their fellows
24 March 2015

JU bus torched ahead of hartal

A bus was torched inside Jahangirnagar University campus early today ahead of the kick-off to BNP-led 20-party alliance’s fresh spell of hartal
22 March 2015

Minor’s body found in travel bag

Police recover the body of a minor boy stuffed in a travel bag at Banani in Dhaka.
16 March 2015

Mindless arson burns 2 in Savar

At least two passengers were injured as miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a long-route bus in Savar on the outskirts of the capital
13 March 2015