Capital

14km new link road gets govt nod

The government has taken up three projects aimed at ensuring smooth traffic flow on the exit routes from the capital.
27 January 2016, 18:00 PM

19 dead in Somalia restaurant attack

Somalia's Islamist Shebab militants killed at least 19 people when five gunmen detonated a bomb before storming a popular seaside restaurant in the capital Mogadishu.
22 January 2016, 07:59 AM

Govt issues legal notices to 28 tanners

The government has served legal notices to the owners of 28 tanneries who are yet to start work to relocate their factories from Hazaribagh in the capital to the designated industrial park in Savar.
13 January 2016, 13:37 PM

2 Dhaka buildings tilt, 6 show cracks after quake

The tremor has tilted two six-storied residential buildings at Mazed Sardar Road in old part of Dhaka and Shanirakhra area in the capital.
4 January 2016, 08:00 AM

JCD man killed in 'shootout'

A youth was killed in an alleged gunfight with the Rapid Action Battalion at Rupnagar in the capital early yesterday.
3 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Cities choke on air pollution

The quality of air in the capital is extremely unhealthy. The presence of pollutant particles in its air even on a normal day is more than six times the healthy limit. If this sounds scary, then you should know that the air in its neighbouring cities Gazipur and Narayanganj is even worse, according to the Department of Environment (DoE).
3 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Beijing issues second ever pollution "red alert"

Beijing authorities have issued a second pollution "red alert", little more than a week after its first ever such warning.
18 December 2015, 05:00 AM

Mayor’s ultimatum against truck parking at Tejgaon

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq issues a November 27 ultimatum to stop truck and covered van parking in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area.
8 November 2015, 10:12 AM

Rickshaw puller stabbed to death in Dhaka

A rickshaw puller was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants in the capital’s Adabor area early today.
2 November 2015, 08:46 AM

India truck crash kills 18 workers

At least 18 workers have been killed after the truck they were traveling in overturned in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh
14 September 2015, 06:36 AM

Libya arrests three suspected smugglers over migrant boat disaster

Three people have been arrested in Libya on suspicion of involvement in launching a boat packed with migrants.
29 August 2015, 15:14 PM

Malaysia protests against PM Najib Razak draw thousands

Tens of thousands of Malaysians protest in the capital Kuala Lumpur and elsewhere, calling for Prime Minister Najib Razak to step down over a financial scandal.
29 August 2015, 11:46 AM

Dhaka deluged

No wonder Dhaka is one of the most unlivable cities in the world. Many would like to think that except the change in spelling of the name of the Capital, very little change has come about by way of adding to the comfort of the people living in the city.
28 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Instant action against extortion attempts: IGP

IGP AKM Shahidul Haque says immediate action will be taken if any attempt of extortion is found on the highways during Ramadan.
15 June 2015, 13:17 PM

Rony was riding his MP mother’s car when he killed 2 in Dhaka

Bakhtiar Alam Rony shot down two people in Dhaka riding out his lawmaker mother’s car with the sticker of a parliament member, police say.
15 June 2015, 10:24 AM

Helper killed in Karwanbazar bus crash (video)

A man is killed and at least 10 people injured as a bus turned on its side near Karwanbazar intersection in the capital.
3 June 2015, 12:38 PM

6 crude bomb explosions in front of Dhaka New Market, 3 injured

Miscreants exploded six crude bombs in front of the New Market in Dhaka injuring at least three people
1 March 2015, 15:05 PM