Wednesday, 17 July, 2019
Many people were seen wading through filthy water to reach their destinations
24 cattle markets in capital during Eid-ul-Azha
25 veterinary teams have been appointed to take care of the sacrificial animals across the country
Video of adding saccharin into sugarcane goes viral
Video of adding saccharin into sugarcanes goes viral on social media platform Facebook
Mayor Atiqul mulls Rickshaw free Dhaka
DNCC mayor Atiqul Islam also says that they have plan to free Dhaka roads from rickshaw within two years
Waterlogging disrupts life in port city
Chattogram Met Office recorded 187.2 millimetre of rainfalls in 24 hours till 3.00pm today
Don't ply rickshaws on city main roads: Mayor Atiqul
He says manual and mechanical system cannot go together in main roads in the capital
Roadside tree falls on car in city
No casualty is reported till filing of this report, but the car owned by Brigadier General Shafiul Alam got slightly damaged
Physician dies of dengue fever in city
She was identified as Nigar Nahid Dipu, a doctor of Radiology and Imaging Department of the hospital in city’s Uttara
Jubo League leader hacked to death in city
The incident occurred around 6:30 pm at Atkahnia village in Sholla Union of Nababganj upazila
Fire at Banglamotor residential building under control
Four units of fire fighters are working to bring the incendiary under control
Petrol bomb recovered from BSMMU
Imprisoned BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is undergoing treatment at the hospital
WB to help improve 4 large neighborhoods in Dhaka
The project will help enhance green open spaces by improving selected parks, streets and waterfront areas
2 held with 20 gold bars at Dhaka airport
The estimated market price of the seized gold is about Tk 1 crore and 12 lakh
7 held with fake notes worth Tk 30 lakh in city
There are several cases against the detainees in different police stations of the country including Dhaka
Sale of substandard goods still on in Khulna defying HC order
Deputy Commissioner of the district Mohammad Helal Hossain says the administration will take necessary actions against businesses defying the High Court order.
Police keeping extortionists on chase: DMP Commissioner
Assaduzzaman Miah says security measures have been beefed up for empty Dhaka and home-bound people
65 ‘Ogyan Party men’ held in city
Detectives also recovered sedatives, juice and dates laced with sedatives, and seven stolen motorcycles and one private car
1 killed, dozens injured in mosque pandal collapse
The incident takes place after a nor’wester struck immediately after iftar
WASA responsible for polluted water: Speakers
Anu Muhammad alleges that WASA is spending more money to commercialise drinking water than to decontaminate the supply water
Project for upgrading Mongla Port on the cards
The project would be implemented under the Ministry of Shipping with an estimated cost of Taka 6,014 crore
WASA MD pledges prompt steps to supply drinkable water in Jurain
Jurain residents, holding jars containing ‘sharbat’ made from supply water, gathers to Wasa Bhaban
Jurain residents make supply water ‘sharbat’ for WASA MD
The protesters from Jurain area take positions opposite to WASA Bhaban at Karwan Bazar
Father detained for ‘killing’ son in Sylhet
After having dispute with his wife, Delowar leaves their house in Khadimnagar area along with their boy and kills the toddler and dumps his body in a fish enclosure
Woman held with 2,100 Yaba tablets in Rajshahi
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-5) in a drive arrested a female drug trader along with 2,100…
DNCC kitchen market fire victims get compensation
Relief minister Dr Md Enamur Rahman distributed cash among the affected businessmen at a programme at the DNCC kitchen market
The brave boy Nayeem gets a rent-free room
The little boy Nyeem played a memorable role during the Banani FR Tower fire
Two held for ‘killing driver during carjacking’ in Chattogram
It is suspected that the deceased are the driver of the car and the carjackers are heading towards Kattoli Beribadh to dump the body in the sea
SC upholds order on paying Tk 10 lakh to Abrar’s family
It also issues rule to compensate Tk 5 crore to the family of Abrar for his death in the road accident
'New wards of DSCC to be turned into a model town'
The mayor says the DSCC is running with only 40 percent workforce as it could not recruit manpower in the last four years
Fireman Sohel Rana hurt in Banani FR Tower fire dies
Including Sohel, a total of 27 people were killed and around 70 others injured in the deadly fire incident on March 28
Syed Akmal best headmaster in Dhaka division
The dedicated teacher had his master’s degree with honours in political science and master’s in Bangla
Two motorcyclists killed on Khilgaon flyover
The deceased are identified as Tuhin, 18, son of Mojammel Haq and Noman, 18, son of Mujibur Rahman of Bashabo Owahabtola area, in the capital
Water crisis sparks protest in Jatrabari
The protesters, however, withdrew their demonstration after a WASA car distributed water in the area
Nor'wester kills three in city
The storm stirred up around 6:00 pm and was soon on full stem with heavy winds and thundershowers
Two shot during mugging in city
A group numbering 4/5 swooped on Sujauddin while he was going to Nawabpur from Motijheel with a bag containing valuable documents
Dhaka ranks 2nd worst city in daily Air Quality Index
The air quality generally worsens during summer and shows signs of improvement in monsoon when the dust settles
Wildlife Conversationalist Tania Khan no more
Wildlife conversationalist from Moulvibazar district of Bangladesh Tania Khan was found dead at her residence Wednesday
Fire doused at Anarkali market in Mouchak
Witnesses suspect that the fire might has been originated from an electric short-circuit
ISKCON temple fined for hill cutting
A mobile court here on Thursday fined International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple…