Youth dies after jumping into Turag while fleeing bus arson chase
A man died after falling into the Turag River while he was trying to flee from a crowd that chased him for allegedly setting a bus ablaze at Mirpur in the capital on Thursday night.
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Blockade call ignored amid tight security
Panic spread among the general people as arson, crude bomb attacks and vandalism by unidentified miscreants continued in the capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Thursday despite heightened security measures taken against the Awami League-announced...
Stocks continue to bleed amid political uncertainty
Dhaka stocks plunged again on Thursday as mounting political tension and market uncertainty triggered panic-driven sell-offs, wiping out another 122 points from the key index...
Workers Party central office vandalised
Miscreants allegedly vandalised and grabbed the central office of Workers Party of Bangladesh, a partner in the Awami League-led alliance, in the Topkhana Road area in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday night.
Crises of waste, biodiversity loss in Dhaka
DHAKA stands today as one of the most densely populated and rapidly urbanising megacities in the world. Over the past few decades, it has transformed from a modest riverine town into a sprawling metropolitan hub where millions of people compete for limited space, water, and resources. According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2024), the population of...
DU extends bachelor鈥檚 intake applications, fee submission deadline
The deadline for submitting applications and fees for admission to the first-year bachelor鈥檚 at Dhaka University for the 2025-2026 academic year has been extended, according to a press release.
Teenager allegedly beaten to death over theft suspicions in Bangladesh capital
A 17-year-old boy on Wednesday night was allegedly beaten to death over theft suspicion in the capital鈥檚 Jatrabari area.
Running bus set on fire in Tangail
Some unruly people on early Thursday set fire to a running bus on Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge highway in the Baaikhola area of Tangail鈥檚 Basail upazila...
Awami League central office vandalised, set on fire again
A group of people on Thursday afternoon once again vandalised and set fire to the abandoned central party office of Awami League, whose activities are currently banned, in the capital鈥檚 Gulistan area...
Former Chuadanga mayor Riazul Islam Joarder Toton detained in Dhaka
Detectives in a drive arrested former Chuadanga municipality mayor Riazul Islam Joarder Toton in Bashundhara area of the capital on Thursday...
One arrested along with two crude bombs at Mirpur
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Thursday morning arrested a man along with two crude bombs at Mirpur in the capital...
Several vehicles set on fire in Dhaka, other districts
Unidentified arsonists set fire to seven more vehicles in Dhaka, Shariatpur, Munshiganj, Tangail, Jashore and Gopalganj on early Thursday...
DMP warns against distorted video of commissioner circulated on social media
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has warned against a misleading reel circulated on social media, which uses a distorted video clip of DMP commissioner Sheikh Mohammad Sajjat Ali combined with an artificial voice to spread false and fabricated information...
DMP sets up check-posts across Dhaka since morning
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police started to check different vehicles by setting up check-posts across Bangladesh capital Dhaka since Thursday morning...
76 DU students, 48 teachers get Dean鈥檚 Award, incentives
Dhaka University on Wednesday conferred the faculty of science Dean鈥檚 Award for three academic years鈥�2021, 2022, and 2023鈥攈onouring 76 students and 48 teachers for outstanding academic and research achievements...
HC orders protection of eight DU playgrounds
The High Court on Wednesday directed the Dhaka University鈥檚 vice chancellor and the director general of the Department of Environment to take appropriate measures to protect and properly maintain eight playgrounds on the university campus...
DU suspends 5 guards over BCL gate-locking
Dhaka University authorities on Wednesday suspended five security guards after leaders of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the Awami League whose activities are currently banned, admitted to locking the gates of five academic buildings on campus...
Man shot dead in Dhaka
A 39-year-old man was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Madhya Badda in Dhaka early Wednesday...
Attacks continue, security tightened
Law enforcement agencies have beefed up security in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country as arson and crude bomb attacks continued at places on Wednesday, ahead of the possible announcement today of the date for delivering the verdict in a crimes against humanity case against ousted prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina...
DSE, CSE extend losing streak
Country鈥檚 both bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange,聽 on Wednesday extended losing streak defying the short-lived recovery effort from the previous session, as lingering regulatory and political uncertainties accentuated broad based selling pressure which left investors grappling with sustained losses...
Site of neoliberal governance of exclusion
A SERIES of viral videos filmed and posted on social media platforms by the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union leader Sarba Mitra Chakma, enthusiastically evicting the poor, the homeless, and street vendors from the university campus, putting the cosmetic face of power at the DU campus on display. In the footage, Sarba Mitra can be seen confronting those...
Swedish human rights envoy visits Bangladesh in Nov 11-14
Sweden鈥檚 ambassador for human rights, democracy and rule of law, Irina Schoulgin-Nyoni, is visiting Bangladesh between November 11 and November 14.
E-ticketing system launched for National Botanical Garden
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched an electronic ticketing system for the National Botanical Garden in Mirpur, Dhaka, on Wednesday.
HC orders protection of eight DU playgrounds
The High Court on Wednesday directed the Dhaka University authorities and the Department of Environment to protect and properly maintain eight playgrounds on the university campus...
Govt deploys BGB in Dhaka, adjoining districts to maintain law and order
The government has deployed 14 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh in Dhaka and adjoining districts to maintain law and order amid incidents of vehicle torching by unidentified arsonists...
Another bus torched in Bangladesh capital amid arson surge
Unidentified attackers set fire to a bus in front of the Sutrapur fire station in Old Dhaka on Tuesday evening, adding to the growing number of arson incidents in the city.
Recurring wage unrest calls for structural reforms
SEVERAL hundred workers of Goldtex Group apparel factories in the Dhaka Export Processing Zone have taken to the streets. This suggests how recurrently the apparel sector plunges into crisis at the cost of its worker鈥檚 livelihood.
DMP urges people not to panic over AL鈥檚 announcement of Dhaka lockdown on Nov 13
Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali on Tuesday urged city residents not to panic over the Awami League鈥檚 announced 鈥榣ockdown鈥� programme scheduled for November 13, assuring that stringent security measures are in place across the capital...
Dhaka鈥檚 air in 鈥榲ery unhealthy鈥� zone with AQI score of 221
Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, continues to gasp for fresh air as the city ranks the world鈥檚 third most polluted city...
Three buses torched in city
At least three buses were burnt in three incidents in Rayerbagh, Jatrabari and Uttara areas in Dhaka on early Tuesday...
