Footpath recovery drive will go on, accomplices of fascism behind attack: DNCC administrator
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan has announced that the drive to recover footpaths will continue even after the incidents of clashes, fire and vandalism during a footpath eviction drive at Mirpur-10 in the capital.…
Tension over footpath eviction in Mirpur, three city corporation vehicles set on fire
Clashes, vandalism and arson have taken place centring a footpath eviction drive in the Mirpur-10 area of the capital. The incident took place on the footpath in front of Hope Market at around 10:30am on Wednesday. Mohammad Naser Rikabder, deputy…
Three injured in shooting and stabbing by miscreants in capital’s Badda
A total of three people, including two with bullet wounds, have been injured in shooting and stabbing by miscreants at separate times in the capital’s Badda. The incidents took place around Alatunnessa School and in the Merul Badda area last night,…
Acute land crisis in Dhaka graveyards, crores of taka spent for a few cubits of earth
In the capital Dhaka, holding on to a grave space for the long term as a final resting place after death has now become a huge financial burden for many families. While the government registration fee for an ordinary burial is only Tk 500, the cost of…
JU recruitment notice contrary to government order, IDEB demands correction
The Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB) has demanded that the recruitment notice be published afresh after correcting the educational qualification for the post of ‘Sub-Assistant Engineer (Civil)’ mentioned at serial number 10…
Land possession dispute may be behind attack on Salman’s studio: DMP
A dispute over the possession and dispossession of land may be behind the incident of attack, vandalism and looting late at night at content creator Salman Muqtadir’s studio at New Greeny Properties in Manikdi at ECB Chattar in the capital, Dhaka…
DMP files 2,449 cases in a day for traffic law violations
The DMP’s traffic division has filed 2,449 cases after conducting drives against traffic law violators in different areas of the capital Dhaka. The cases were filed during drives conducted in different areas of the capital on Saturday. According to…
Dhaka’s air ‘moderate’ on holiday, Lahore tops pollution list
Air pollution is increasing day by day in various cities of the world because of climate change and various development works. In this situation, Lahore of Pakistan has risen to the top of the list of polluted cities with a score of 187, which is…
DNCC officials get motorcycles to deliver faster services at field level
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton has handed over motorcycle keys to officials in order to deliver services quickly to citizens at the field level. He handed over the keys of these motorcycles to the…
546 arrested in capital in 24 hours, 62 cases filed
As many as 546 people have been arrested in the capital in the last 24 hours in drives by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). During the same period, 62 cases were filed. Md Aktar Hossain, deputy commissioner (DC) of the DMP’s Media and Public…