A couple died and one of their children sustained injuries in a fire at their residence in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area on Thursday.
Category: Metro
Policy on street children urged
Speakers at a function in the city on Thursday demanded preparation of a separate policy for street children to ensure their development.
Khulna Metro to have three new police stations
The government is going to set up three new police stations in Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) area after a gape of long 27 years.
Bail petitions in Parag abduction case rejected
A Dhaka court on Wednesday rejected bail petitions submitted on behalf of four accused and fixed August 11 for submission of newspaper advertisement asking two fugitives to surrender before the court in the case filed for Parag abduction.
Rana’s associates on remand
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed four associates of collapsed Rana Plaza’s owner Sohel Rana, on a four-day remand each.
Mahmudur Rahman on remand
Daily Amar Desh Acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman was placed on remand for three more days on Wednesday for questioning on a Ramna police case alleging him for stirring religious passions.
Rana Plaza Tragedy: 4 accused on fresh remand
A Dhaka court on Monday placed four garment owners on a two-day fresh remand in a case over much-talked-about Rana Plaza collapse.
Ershad off to Singapore for medical checkup
Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad went to Singapore on Monday for medical checkup.
Warrant against cops for hurting woman’s modesty
A Dhaka Court Monday issued arrest warrant against assistant police commissioner of Demra zone and four other people on charge of violating the modesty of a housewife.
One stabbed to death in N’ganj
An alleged terrorist was stabbed to death by his rivals in Baburail area of Fatulla upazial on Tuesday.
Hefajat leader Babunagri detained
Police detained Hefajat-e-Islam secretary general Junaid Babunagri from Dhakeshwari Temple area in Lalbagh on Monday night.
Ban on rally-procession in capital
DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) imposed a ban on holding any kind of rally and bringing out procession in the capital for Monday.
10 platoons of Border Guards deployed in city
DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel were deployed in the city to prevent subversive activities by Hefajat-e-Islami.
Experts for reforms to improve corporate governance
Experts at a discussion here on Saturday recommended reforms in the regulations and guidelines for financial institutions in the country to ensure better corporate governance (CG) in the sector.
Savar Tragedy: Bgmea lingers probe report submission
Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) asked its probe body to submit the report on Savar Rana Plaza collapse within 10-day after the completion of rescue operation.
Ershad demands compensation for Savar victims
Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Friday demanded proper compensation to the families of those killed in the Savar building collapse and treatment and rehabilitation of the injured.
Delawar on fresh remand
A Dhaka court on Thursday placed Islami Chhatra Shibir president Delawar Hossain on another fresh remand for a day for police quizzing in a case filed with Ramna Police Station in the capital.
DB officer crushed under train in city
An officer of Detective Branch of police crushed under the wheels of an intercity train in city’s Uttara area on Saturday morning.
Fish prices go up
The price of fish had gone up and that of vegetables remained stable in the last week ending Friday. But it differs with the list of prices displayed by Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB).
Young man’s bullet-hit body recovered in city
DHAKA: Police recovered the bullet-hit body of an unidentified youth from city’s Hatirjheel area early Thursday.
Vehicles vandalized, cocktails blasted in city
Shibir activists vandalized few vehicles and blasted cocktails in city’s Mohakhali on Sunday evening. Otherwise hartal was observed in the city by and large peacefully.
Mirpur-Banani flyover opens March end
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said the Mirpur-Banani Flyover will open to traffic on March 27.
Meghna, Meghna-Gomati Bridges: Open to traffic after day-4
Jan 8: After a four-day suspension, traffic through Meghna and Meghna-Gomati bridges on Dhaka-Chittagong highway resumed Tuesday morning as first phase renovation of the bridges are complete. But all heavy vehicles will remain closed till 12:00am on January 13 on…
CDA probe team yet to start work
The investigation committee of the Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) has failed to begin its probe over the collapse of the Bhaddarhat flyover even after four of the seven working days given to it for the submission of the report have…