5 arrested over vandalising DU bus at Uttara
Police on Wednesday arrested five people, including banned Bangladesh Chhatra League activist Arafat over the allegation of vandalising Dhaka University bus at Uttara on Tuesday afternoon...
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Bashundhara鈥檚 shares of Tk聽1,458cr seized
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge on Wednesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize 75.46 crore shares, worth Tk 1,458 crore, of 22 companies of the Bashundhara Group in connection with graft allegations...
Actor Siddique placed on seven-day remand in July-uprising case
A Dhaka court on Wednesday granted seven-day remand for actor Siddiqur Rahman Siddique in an attempted murder case of a van driver, Jabbar Ali Hawlader, during the July-August uprising in the Gulshan area.
Court attaches properties of Putul, Joy, Rehana, 2 others
A court in Dhaka on Wednesday ordered to attach different immovable properties of Sheikh Rehana, Saima Wazed Putul, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Radwan Mujib Siddique and Azmina Siddique situated in Dhaka, Khulna and Gopalganj, over graft allegations...
Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 189
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked third on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 189 at 9:40am on Wednesday morning...
Buses attacked at Uttara over SSC student鈥檚 death in road crash
Unidentified attackers on Tuesday afternoon vandalised several buses, including a Dhaka University bus, in the Uttara鈥檚 Azampur area of the capital.
Dance troupes, artistes celebrate Int鈥檒 Dance Day
Different dance troupes and artistes celebrated International Dance Day organising programmes at different venues in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday...
DEPZ comes to halt as gas supply stopped聽
At least five factories were shut down and production got disrupted in all the 90 factories in the Dhaka Export Processing Zone on Tuesday following a suspension of the gas connection to the plant supplying electricity to the industrial area.
Mahmudullah loses his cool after DPL defeat
Mohammedan Sporting Club鈥檚 veteran all-rounder Mahmudullah lost his temper after his team鈥檚 defeat to Abahani Limited in the title decider match of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday.
DNCC for not allowing battery-run rickshaws on Dhaka鈥檚 main roads
No battery-run rickshaws will be allowed to operate on the main roads of Dhaka city, said Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Mohammad Ejaz on Tuesday.
Abahani beat Mohammedan for third straight DPL title
Abahani Limited clinched the Dhaka Premier League title for the third straight time after thrashing arch-rivals Mohammedan by six wickets in the last match of the league at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday.
Court attaches Putul鈥檚 Gulshan flat
A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered to attach a flat in the capital鈥檚 Gulshan belonging to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 daughter Saima Wazed Putul and appoint a receiver to look after the property...
Polytechnic students shut down all institutes across Bangladesh
The students of polytechnic institutes across the country on Tuesday kept their respective institutions locked as they began an indefinite campus shutdown programme to press home their six-point demand...
Gas supply to remain off for seven hours in Mirpur today
Gas supply will remain suspended for seven hours in parts of Mirpur on Tuesday due to tie-in works of a newly connected gas pipeline...
Dhaka鈥檚 air again turns 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� with AQI score of 156
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked second on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 156 at 9:35am on Tuesday morning...
Jamaat wants national unity for establishing democracy
The amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Shafiqur Rahman at a programme in Dhaka on Monday called on the political parties to remain united for the sake of the national interests...
CA Yunus holds meeting with Consensus Commission members
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus held a meeting with the members of the National Consensus Commission at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Monday.
Miscreants fire shot at city realtor鈥檚 office again
Miscreants, for the second time in slightly more than a month, fired gunshots at the office-cum-house of a real estate businessman on Sher Shah Suri Road in the capital鈥檚 Mohammadpur area on Monday afternoon.
Yunus urges hajj pilgrims to use 鈥楲abbaik鈥� app
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday urged all hajj pilgrims to use mobile app 鈥楲abbaik鈥� developed to facilitate hajj services for them.
Technical education not for producing carpenters: adviser
Education adviser to the interim government Professor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar has urged for a change in the pervasive belittling mindset about technical education, stressing that technical education should be integrated with mainstream education...
Three shops damaged in Mohammadpur fire
A fire gutted three shops at Krishi Market in the capital鈥檚 Mohammadpur area on early Monday...
Yunus returns home wrapping up Doha, Rome tours
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home early Monday wrapping up his Doha and Rome tours....
EC declares BNP鈥檚 Ishraque as DSCC mayor
More than five years after the election, the Election Commission has officially declared Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain as the new mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation, following a court verdict...
HC issues rule to prevent air pollution in Dhaka
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain as to why it should not issue order to take action to prevent air pollution in Dhaka...
Dhaka University wants to reduce its dependence on govt: VC
The vice-chancellor of Dhaka University professor Niaz Ahmed Khan said on Sunday that they wanted to reduce the university鈥檚 dependence on the government...
Univs should hold students鈥� union polls early, regularly
UNIVERSITY of Dhaka students demanding elections to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union and hall unions in three to six months is a legitimate demand. The demand came once again through a survey that the advisory committee formed by the university administration conducted in March 23鈥揂pril 6. About 75 per cent of the respondents say that the authorities...
AIBPLC provides Tk 10 lakh to DU statistics dept
Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC on Sunday provided a check for Tk 10 lakh for construction of a data analytics and service centre at the Department of Statistics of Dhaka University, said a press release...
DESCO holds 502nd board meeting
Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited on Saturday held its 502nd board meeting at its premises at Mirpur in the capital Dhaka, said a press release...
Trust Bank to set up ATM, CRM at metro stations
Trust Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited for setting up Trust Bank PLC鈥檚 automated teller machines/cash recycler machines at different designated spaces of 16 metro rail stations of MRT Line-6, said a press release...
DSE rebounds after 9-day losing streak
The Dhaka Stock Exchange has rebounded after nine-day losing streak...