Savar
JU student drowns in pond
A second year student of Jahangirnagar University (JU) drowns in a university pond.
24 May 2016, 15:07 PM
3 teenagers found dead in Savar
Three teenagers, including two brothers, were found dead inside a house at Hemayetpur in Savar on the outskirts of the
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM
3 teens’ bodies found at Savar
Police recover the bodies of three teenagers from a dairy farm in Hemayetpur area of Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
14 May 2016, 09:53 AM
Time yet to heal Rana Plaza victims' families
The 24th has become part of Shahida Begum's life. It is the date she goes to the Rana Plaza site every month, be it in the
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Rana Plaza victims demand justice, compensation
Marking the third anniversary of the world’s worst industrial catastrophe in the garment sector, survivors of the Rana Plaza collapse and relatives of the deceased demand exemplary punishment to the owner of the building, Shohel Rana.
24 April 2016, 05:07 AM
Selection begins for physically-challenged team from May 3: BKSP
A three-day talent hunt camp will begin at BKSP Cricket Training Ground, Savar on May 3 to select physically-challenged cricketers from the team from across the country.
20 April 2016, 12:33 PM
58% Rana Plaza survivors still traumatised: survey
Some 58 percent survivors of deadly Rana Plaza collapse incident are still traumatised and 48 percent of them remain unemployed even after three years of the tragedy, says a survey report of ActionAid.
16 April 2016, 14:37 PM
Arrest order for 3 tannery owners
The High Court yesterday issued arrest warrants against three tannery owners for not implementing its 2001 judgment on relocation of the factories from the capital's Hazaribagh to Savar and for not appearing before it despite summons.
10 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Another deadline ends in whimper
Yet another deadline has gone by, but not a single tannery has been relocated from the capital's Hazaribagh to the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate.
In fact, the government itself has not been able to fully install the Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP). Proper treatment of toxic waste discharged by the tanneries was described as a key objective of the whole relocation move.
1 April 2016, 18:00 PM
HC summons 10 tannery owners over relocation
The High Court summons 10 tannery owners, directing them to appear before it on April 10 on charge of not implementing its 2001 judgment on relocation of hazardous tannery industries from the capital's Hazaribagh area to Savar.
23 March 2016, 12:03 PM
4 cases filed over ‘Sonali Bank robbery attempt’
Four cases are filed over yesterday’s incident when Rapid Action Battalion “foiled a Sonali bank branch robbery attempt” at Dhamrai in Dhaka that left an alleged robber dead.
20 February 2016, 06:16 AM
Savar cotton mill fire doused
Fire that broke out at a cotton factory in Ashulia of Savar is doused after one and a half an hour.
6 February 2016, 05:47 AM
Savar guard found dead, 3 motorbikes ‘stolen’
An apartment guard has been found dead and tied-up in Savar’s Ashulia this morning with three motorbikes missing from the garage of that building.
20 January 2016, 06:09 AM
72-hr ultimatum to move tanneries to Savar
The industries minister issues instructions to close down tanneries which will fail to relocate from Hazaribagh to Savar in 72 hours. Allocation of plots in Savar industrial park will also be cancelled in such cases, according to the instructions.
10 January 2016, 10:44 AM
Court accepts Rana Plaza murder charge sheet
A Dhaka court takes into cognisance the charge sheet in the murder case filed over Rana Plaza collapse that killed over a thousand people in April 2013. The court also issued arrest warrant against absconding 24 accused.
21 December 2015, 06:21 AM
Dhamrai upazila chairman suspended
The government suspends Dhamrai upazila parishad Chairman Md Tamij Uddin, also president of the upazila unit BNP, as a Dhaka court has accepted a sabotage case against him.
9 December 2015, 11:39 AM
2 businessmen crushed under truck after ‘robbery’
Two vegetable traders are crushed under the wheels of a speeding truck after they were left, with their hands and legs tied, allegedly by robbers in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
9 December 2015, 04:28 AM
4-nation friendship motor rally visits Savar memorial
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal Friendship Motor Rally visits national memorial at Savar, on the outskirts in Dhaka.
1 December 2015, 06:59 AM
RMG worker burnt in acid attack dies
A garment worker, who was injured in an acid attack allegedly by her husband in Savar, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
15 November 2015, 05:42 AM
Panic grips people after cop murder: BNP
BNP spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon says the country’s law and order cannot be called “normal” when law enforcers are being killed by criminals.
4 November 2015, 14:32 PM