Banani
450-foot Bangla calligraphy transforms Banani's streets
Architect and artist Nazm Anwr created a 450-foot Bangla calligraphy installation in Banani, Dhaka, in two days, blending art, activism, and heritage to reconnect people with language and inspire reflection on public expression.
17 December 2024, 09:53 AM
Is Motijheel losing its glory as commercial hub?
Motijheel, once the pulsing heart of Dhaka’s trade and commerce, has become a shadow of its former self. Empty office floors now whisper tales of abandoned ambitions.
6 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Banks shun old-time Motijheel for glitzy Gulshan
Motijheel is losing its historic lustre as Dhaka’s commercial hub, with Gulshan, among the wealthiest neighbourhoods in the capital, stealing its thunder.
6 December 2024, 18:00 PM
4 posh Dhaka city areas: sewers of 85pc houses lead to lakes, drains
Sewerage lines of 2,265 out of 3,830 houses in Dhaka's Gulshan, Baridhara, Niketan and Banani are connected to lakes and drains.
4 January 2023, 07:51 AM
Banani businessman killing contract came from Europe: Cops
Police reveal dramatic lead into the murder of a businessman in Banani on November. They say is was a 'contract job' placed by 'former Chhatra Dal leader' currently based in Europe, and carried out by local killers.
6 December 2017, 06:25 AM
The inequality of Dhaka's roads
Are all roads treated equally by them? Why was the initiative to improve roads, footpaths and drains in the upscale tri-state area prioritised by the incumbent Mayor and the DNCC in their first two years in office?
26 October 2017, 18:00 PM
‘Rape’ in Banani: Ivan placed on 4-day remand
A Dhaka court places Bahauddin Ivan on a four-day remand in connection with a case filed for raping college student in Dhaka’s Banani area.
7 July 2017, 06:24 AM
Fahim Munaim to be buried tomorrow
Eminent journalist Syed Fahim Munaim, who died yesterday, will be buried at Banani graveyard in the capital tomorrow.
2 June 2016, 15:33 PM
No respite for Gulshan until 2017
If you visit Dhaka’s Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara areas nowadays, you will have to brace yourself for never-ending traffic, dust and mud. And there is always a risk that you may even fall into a ditch. The posh areas are now undergoing a development work including widespread road digging, which has led to this miserable situation.
19 May 2016, 09:15 AM
A luxury car bought dodging tax seized in Dhaka
Customs intelligence seizes a luxury sports car worth around Tk 10 crore from Banani area in Dhaka that was purchased by dodging tax.
4 May 2016, 11:23 AM
Govt to help trace Ilias Ali, Fakhrul hopes
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expresses hope that the government would take steps immediately to trace missing BNP leader M Ilias Ali.
17 April 2016, 12:52 PM
2 crushed under train in Banani
Two persons are crushed under the wheels of a train in Banani of Dhaka. The deceased – 45 and 50 years – died on the spot when they were crushed near Senamalacha in Banani by a Chittagong bound train from Kamalapur around 8:15am, police said.
9 April 2016, 05:48 AM
10 injured in gas explosion
At least 10 people were injured early yesterday as a fire broke out from a gas explosion at a six-storey building in the capital's Banani
18 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Banani building fire blamed on gas pipe leak
The fire at a Banani building in Dhaka that injured at least one person has been blamed on “a leak in the gas supply line” by owner and tenants.
18 March 2016, 04:26 AM
East European among ATM frauds
Police claim to have identified a foreigner, an East European, in connection to the ATM forgery from close circuit camera footage of a booth.
17 February 2016, 08:25 AM
[WATCH] Tawa: Melt-in-your-mouth Kebab destination
Melt in your mouth kebabs, smooth well blended Palak Paneer with the customary pockets of paneer, all scooped with a warm fluffy naan—does this catch your fancy? Tawa - named after a skillet used to warm breads, chapatis and so on - in Banani has just this and many more all-time favorites on their menu.
1 February 2016, 09:01 AM
JP to quit cabinet: GM Quader
Jatiya Party Presidium members decide to quit the cabinet, says the party’s newly appointed Co-chairman GM Quader.
31 January 2016, 06:43 AM
Hearts of stone
The man was lying flat on the road, bleeding profusely. He raised his right hand and waved weakly for help. His motorbike was lying two feet away near the road divider only 50 yards off Hotel Radisson.
23 January 2016, 18:17 PM
The stone hearts
“It seemed to me that people in the cars do not have empathy for people. While they screamed at me, the pedestrians and poorer ones came to help. What will we do with this so-called education and social status?” Saif writes after the injured man whom three hospitals declined to treat died in his car.
23 January 2016, 10:23 AM
Rajuk starts drive from Jan 18
Rajuk from January 18 is going to start a drive against buildings in Uttara, Dhanmondi, Gulshan and Banani areas that use their designated parking space for other purposes.
14 January 2016, 18:00 PM