Dhaka third on list of polluted cities, air ‘unhealthy’ today
The level of air pollution in various cities of the world keeps rising day by day. In this situation, Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka is in third position today on the list of cities with the most polluted air in the world. The city’s air quality…
465 held in DMP net in capital in one day, 73 cases filed
In the regular drives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the capital, 465 people have been arrested in the last 24 hours. During the same period, 73 cases were filed. This information was given in a press release of DMP’s Media and Public…
Know before you go shopping: Dhaka markets closed on Wednesday
Different markets in the capital Dhaka remain closed on specific days of the week. Wednesday is no exception; many popular markets remain closed on this day. So before planning any shopping, it is important to know which markets in the capital will…
Bus search in Jatrabari: Heroin worth Tk 10 lakh found in 65-year-old woman’s clothes
The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) has arrested a 65-year-old woman with 100 grams of heroin in the capital’s Jatrabari. The estimated market value of the recovered heroin is Tk 10 lakh. The arrested woman is Masuma Khatun. She was arrested…
Three sentenced to death for killing garment worker after mugging in Mirpur
A court has sentenced three accused to death in a case over the killing of a garment worker named Saimon after mugging him in the capital’s Mirpur. In the same case, a man named Sujan has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for buying…
ACC raids NCTB over alleged irregularities in textbook printing tender
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has conducted a drive at the office of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) over allegations of irregularities in the tender for printing free textbooks for the 2027 academic year and the leak of the…
Mechanic killed in AC compressor explosion in Nayapaltan
A mechanic named Jibon Barman, 25, has died in an AC compressor explosion in the capital’s Nayapaltan. The accident took place at a shop named ‘MI Engineering Plus’ in Nayapaltan at around 10:30am on Tuesday (6 October). The deceased…
414 arrested in a day in DMP drives, 59 cases filed
A total of 414 people have been arrested in the last 24 hours in the regular anti-narcotics and anti-crime drives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the capital. During this time, 59 cases were filed with various police stations. According to DMP…
Vandalism at Motijheel Islami Bank Hospital over patient’s death
An incident of vandalism has taken place at Islami Bank Hospital in the capital’s Motijheel over the death of a 13-year-old girl. Relatives allege that the girl, named Mahima, died because surgery was not performed in time even though she was…
4.5kg of gold strapped to body in a belt, Malaysian passenger held at Shahjalal
Dhaka Customs House has recovered 4.5 kilograms of gold from a Malaysian national who arrived on a Malaysia Airlines flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The estimated value of the recovered gold is about Tk 8 crore. The customs authorities…