490 arrested, 45 cases filed in a day of drives in the capital
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 490 people in the capital in regular drives over the past 24 hours, and 45 cases were filed during the period. The DMP’s Media and Public Relations Division gave the figures in a press release on Friday…
Highway police urge commuters to avoid Demra bridge on Tuesday and Wednesday
Emergency repair work will be carried out on the expansion joint of the Demra bridge, so tailbacks may build up around the bridge. For this reason, highway police have asked commuters to take alternative roads from 6am tomorrow (Tuesday, 27 October) to…
Police seek 7 more days’ remand for Dilip Agarwala, alleging he concealed information during four-day remand
Police have applied for a seven-day remand of Diamond World managing director Dilip Kumar Agarwala in an attempted murder case filed by a student who was shot and injured during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. He had earlier been held on a…
Airport-style checks: archway metal detectors and luggage scanners to be installed at metro stations
Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has decided to install modern security equipment such as archway metal detectors and luggage scanners at metro rail stations in the capital, modelled on airports. The aim is to tighten security at stations and…
AQI 157: Dhaka seventh on list of polluted cities, air worst at Baridhara’s Park Road
The first breath of winter can be felt in the air. When winter arrives, humidity usually drops, pollution levels rise and the air turns unhealthy. On the website of IQAir, the Switzerland-based air quality monitoring organisation, Dhaka ranked seventh on…
Four-day remand granted for gold trader Dilip Agarwala in attempted murder case
The court has sent gold trader and Diamond World owner Dilip Kumar Agarwala on a four-day remand in an attempted murder case of Uttara West police station in the capital. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque granted the remand after a…
Procession from Dhakeshwari, most idols to be immersed at Waizghat
The highest security arrangements have been put in place in Dhaka metropolis around the immersion of idols, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Joint Commissioner of Police (Operations) Md Shahidullah has said. More than 16,000 police members have been…
Dhaka third on list of polluted cities with a score of 171, Lahore at the top
The level of air pollution in cities around the world keeps rising by the day. In this situation, Lahore in Pakistan is at the top of the list of cities with the world’s most polluted air, with an air quality score of 251. This quality of air is…
Fifty-three cases in a single day, highest 150 arrested in Mirpur division alone
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested 484 people in the past 24 hours in regular drives in the capital. During this period 53 cases were filed over various offences. DMP Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md Akter Hossain gave this information on…
Italy expatriate missing in Savar after ‘back in the morning’ message
Kazi Jaber, 34, an expatriate living in Italy, has been missing for 34 hours in Savar, Dhaka. His father filed a general diary (GD) at Savar Model Police Station on Thursday evening over the disappearance. Kazi Jaber is the son of Bachchu Kazi of the…