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...
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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...
Court ordered ACC to seize S Alam鈥檚 lands worth Tk 1,001 crore
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Sunday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to confiscate 563.57 acres of land worth Tk 1001.76 crore owned by S Alam Group chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam and his聽entities.
Hridoy banned for four matches after latest breach
Mohammedan Sporting Club captain Towhid Hridoy has been banned for four matches after being found guilty of breaching the BCB Code of Conduct during the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League match against Gazi Group Cricketers at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on April 26.
SSC examinee killed in road accident in Dhaka
A Secondary School Certificate examinee was killed after a truck hit him in the Uttara area in the capital Dhaka on Sunday afternoon...
Ex-AL MP Zafar Alam arrested in Dhaka
Former Awami League lawmaker for Cox鈥檚 Bazar-1 constituency Zafar Alam was arrested at Dhanmondi in the capital on Sunday....
Reports on arrest warrants against Hasina, Rehana, Tulip on May 12
A court in Dhaka on Sunday set May 12 for submitting reports on executing arrest warrants against 53 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and niece Tulip Siddiq in separate cases filed over irregularities in acquiring plots in RAJUK Purbachal New Town project.
SC to hear state plea against Aug 21 grenade attack judgment Sunday
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is likely to hold hearing on a leave to appeal petition filed by the state against the High Court judgment that acquitted all the people convicted by the lower court in murder and the Explosives Substances Act cases filed over the 2004 grenade attack on Awami League rally at Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka, on May 4.
Committee formed to probe power disruption in Dhaka, Southern districts
The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has formed an eight-member committee to investigate the power outages in 21 districts, including parts of Dhaka, Barishal, and Khulna divisions...
Teenage daughter of July movement martyr 鈥榗ommits suicide after rape鈥�
A teenage daughter of a deceased during the July-August mass uprising reportedly killed herself in the capital鈥檚 Adabor area Saturday night, 39 days after she was raped in Patuakhali district on March 18.
Int鈥檒 confce on Sufi philosophy begins at DU
The 7th International Conference on Sufi Philosophy and Cultural Practices for Perfected Humanity began on Sunday at the Natmandal Auditorium of the University of Dhaka.
DNCC warns of crackdown on illegal auto-rickshaw workshops
Dhaka North City Corporation administrator Mohammad Ejaz on Saturday said that a joint operation would be conducted to shut down illegal battery-run auto-rickshaw workshops and charging stations in the capital.
75pc students for DUCSU polls by June
Seventy-five per cent of students at the University of Dhaka believe that organising the Dhaka University聽 Central Students鈥� Union elections by June will ensure the most peaceful and widely accepted outcome, according to a recent survey.
Mohammedan keep DPL title hopes alive
Nasum Ahmed and Saif Uddin propelled Mohammedan Sporting Club to secure a thrilling four-wicket win over Gazi Group Cricketers in the ongoing Super League of Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Metro rail service suspended for two hours for electrical fault
The services of the metro rail on the entire Uttara-Motijheel route in the capital Dhaka were disrupted for around two hours on Saturday following an electrical fault.
Eight more held in Dhaka over AL processions
The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has detained eight more members of Awami League and its associated bodies including banned Chhatra League from various parts of the capital for their alleged involvement in bringing out sudden processions...
Dhaka鈥檚 air in 鈥榤oderate鈥� zone on Saturday morning
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality remained in the 鈥榤oderate鈥� category on Saturday morning, according to the Air Quality Index...
Tax fair in May to facilitate holding tax payments: DNCC administrator
Dhaka North City Corporation administrator Mohammad Ejaz on Friday announced that the DNCC would organise a tax fair in the first week of May to facilitate easier payment of holding tax.
DSCC conducts mosquito control, cleanliness drive聽
The Dhaka South City Corporation on Friday conducted a mosquito control and special cleanliness drive in the Dhanmondi residential area.
Prime accused remanded in Parvez killing case
The Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Friday placed prime accused Meheraj Islam on a five-day remand in a case filed over the killing of Primeasia University student Jahidul Islam Parvez in the capital鈥檚 Banani area on April 19.
Govt warns against keeping construction materials in open spaces
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has conducted two separate mobile court drives in Dhanmondi and Badda areas of Dhaka to control air pollution.
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality turns 鈥榤oderate鈥� this morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 17th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 93 at 9:30am on Friday morning.
3-day convention of Students鈥� Union inaugurated
A three-day national convention of Bangladesh Students鈥� Union was inaugurated at Aparajeyo Bangla sculpture on the Dhaka University campus on Thursday...
DNCC pulls down 8 illegal gates at Rupnagar
The Dhaka North City Corporation in a drive on Thursday demolished eight illegally constructed gates on several road stretches at Rupnagar of Mirpur Section 2 in the capital...
362 acres of land, $61.39 lakh investment of Kazi Nabil family seized
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to attach 362.43 acres of land, seven flats and a couple of houses in Dhaka owned by former Jashore-3 lawmaker and Gemcon Group owner Kazi Nabil Ahmed and his family members...