Prisoner dies at DMCH hours after admission
A prisoner died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Thursday, hours after admission...
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Promises born out of failures
A UNIVERSITY for students of the seven colleges earlier affiliated to the University of Dhaka raises its head, born out of government failures but with promises. A full sight is still forthcoming. The seven colleges, placed under the National University, founded in 1992, from the custody of the University of Dhaka, placed back under the University of Dhaka in 2017...
Dhaka鈥檚 air turns 鈥榤oderate鈥� on Thursday morning with AQI score of 87
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 12th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 87 at 11:00am on Thursday morning...
Contempt notice issued over Gulshan Park
Four rights activists have served a contempt of court notice on Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha chairman Md Riazul Islam, Dhaka South City Corporation administrator Mohammad Azaz and Gulshan Youth Club president Wahiduzzaman Tamal...
Locals block Dhaka-Aricha Highway over water stagnation at Savar
Savar residents blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway on Wednesday, demanding long-term solutions to water stagnation in two neighbourhoods that local people said regularly went under after rainfall...
Trust Islami Life gives 5pc cash dividend
The 11th annual general meeting of Trust Islami Life Insurance Limited was held at Dhaka Boat Club under the chairmanship of the company鈥檚 chairman on a hybrid platform on Tuesday...
Viral handcuffed photo of late ex-minister not genuine: govt
The photo of former industries minister and freedom fighter Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun in handcuffs that went viral after his death was not authentic, the jail authorities said on Wednesday.
Record rainfall submerges parts of Dhaka city
Overnight heavy rainfall brought the capital Dhaka to a standstill on Wednesday, leaving many parts of the city, including the Old Town, submerged and many roads congested with traffic...
Due to rains Dhaka鈥檚 air turns 鈥榞ood鈥� on Wednesday morning
Under the influence of rainfall since early morning, Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 84th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 44 at 10:10am on Wednesday morning...
Professor Yunus leaves New York for Bangladesh
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left New York on Tuesday night (United States time) for Dhaka, concluding a nine-day visit marked by extensive engagements during the 80th United Nations General Assembly...
Seven more AL men held in city
Detective branch of police, in separate raids, arrested seven more leaders and activists of Awami League and its affiliated organisations in various places in Dhaka during the last 24 hours...
Comfortable wins for Dhaka, Metro
Sumon Khan produced an all-round performance as Dhaka Division strengthened their position at the top of the NCL T20 points table with a 28-run win over Rajshahi at the Sylhet International Stadium on Tuesday...
EC approves preliminary registration for NCP, Bangladesh Jatiya League
Two new political parties, the National Citizen Party and the Bangladesh Jatiya League, are set to receive preliminary registration from the Election Commission after meeting all required conditions, senior secretary Akhtar Ahmed said on Tuesday...
9 in 10 children face abuse or physical punishment in Bangladesh: seminar
A staggering 9 out of 10 children aged between 1 and 14 in Bangladesh experience physical punishment or mental abuse, often at the hands of their parents, teachers, or guardians, according to a report presented at a national seminar in Dhaka, says a press release.
3 students receive Habiba Khatun Trust Fund scholarship
Three students who achieved the highest CGPA in groups A, B and C of the postgraduate examination of the department of Islamic history and culture of Dhaka University have been awarded the Professor Habiba Khatun Trust Fund scholarship...
Stocks go up
Stocks on Monday edged into positive territory on the back of late-session buying activity, although most investors remained cautious in absence of a decisive catalyst for the market鈥檚 revival and stayed watchful ahead of the upcoming earnings season...
Freeze 114 accounts of ex-minister Anisul鈥檚 aide Towfika: court
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Monday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 114 bank accounts of Towfika Karim, a former personal secretary of former law minister Anisul Huq.
JP faction leader Kazi Mamun arrested, put on 6-day remand
A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Monday allowed the police to take Jatiya Party鈥檚 Raushon Ershad-led faction secretary general Kazi Md Mamunur Rashid into custody for six days for interrogation in a case filed under the Anti-terrorism Act over his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to overthrow the interim government...
Ex-industries minister Nurul Majid dies in jail custody
Former industries minister of the ousted Awami League government Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, 75, who was in jail custody, died at a hospital on Monday...
Two ex-MPs among 13 AL men held in city
Thirteen leaders and activists of Awami League, including two former lawmakers, were arrested under the Anti-Terrorism Act from different parts of Dhaka in the last 24 hours.
DU admits ballot papers printed at聽undesignated press
Dhaka University authorities on Sunday admitted the allegation of printing ballot papers for recently held elections to the Dhaka University Central Student Union and hall unions in the capital鈥檚 Nilkhet area.
Showpiece signals reflect Dhaka鈥檚 habit of superficial fixes
THE failure of automation attempts in Dhaka鈥檚 traffic management is both worrying and symptomatic of a broader inertia in urban governance. Despite repeated investments in automatic solutions, the city remains dependent on the manual traffic policing. The latest example is the automated traffic signalling system, launched only a month ago on a trial basis at seven...
Shahidul Alam departs Dhaka to join Gaza-bound media flotilla
Ekushey Padak-winning photographer and Drik managing director Shahidul Alam departed Dhaka for Italy on Sunday to join the Global Media Flotilla, a part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition鈥檚 mission to Gaza 鈥� the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory.
Printing place does not affect fairness of polls: DU VC
Dhaka University authorities on Sunday admitted that ballot papers for the recently held Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union (DUCSU) and hall union elections were printed in Nilkhet, following widespread criticism.
No progress yet in DUCSU ballot printing allegations probe
The authorities of Dhaka University on Saturday said that they had yet to make any substantial progress in their investigation into the allegations of printing its student union elections鈥� ballot papers in a nearby market.
Dhaka Bank eRin Device APP launched
Dhaka Bank PLC on Wednesday launched Bangladesh鈥檚 first AI-driven digital loan app for smartphones and smart devices aimed at making technology more affordable and accessible for service professionals, micro-entrepreneurs and underserved and unserved communities.
Bank official hacked to death at Dhaka鈥檚 Lalbagh
A bank official was hacked to death by allegedly his wife and mother-in-law in his house in Lalbagh area of the capital on Friday...
JCD protests at DU statement on irregularities in DUCSU polls
The Dhaka University unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on Friday protested at a statement issued by the university administration on allegations of irregularities and inconsistencies in the...
Tk 7cr splurged on five VVIP toilets
The Local Government Division has approved a China visit for three officials to learn how to run and maintain five VIP mobile toilets purchased for Dhaka South City Corporation.
Two arrested with cocktail in Dhaka
The police on Friday arrested two youths and seized a cocktail from their possession at North Basabo under Sabujbagh police station in the capital.
