402 arrested in a day in DMP drives, arms and drugs recovered
A total of 402 people have been arrested in drives by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the last 24 hours. During the same period, 50 cases were filed over various offences. A press release from the DMP’s Media and Public Relations Division on…
Dhaka third on list of world’s most polluted cities today
The level of air pollution in various cities of the world keeps rising day by day. In this situation, Lahore of Pakistan is at the top of the list of cities with the world’s most polluted air today, with an air quality score of 204. Meanwhile,…
No chance of rain in Dhaka until noon today
There is no possibility of rain in the capital Dhaka and neighbouring areas by noon today. However, the sky may remain cloudy, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has said. This information was given in the forecast issued for the next 6 hours from…
Two children drown in pond in Kishoreganj
Two girls who were cousins have died after drowning in an abandoned pond while playing beside their house in Pakundia, Kishoreganj. The incident took place at Anwarkhali village in the municipal headquarters at around 9:00am on Saturday (3 October). The…
Body of dish businessman recovered in Hazaribagh
Police have recovered the body of a man named Md Salek Khan Babu, 35, in the capital’s Hazaribagh. The body was recovered yesterday, Thursday, afternoon from the tin shed over the garage in front of a 10-storey building in the Zafrabad area of West…
Drug trade under cover of private tutoring in Tongi, woman held with 15,000 yaba pills
The Department of Narcotics Control has detained a woman named Srabonti Akter in Tongi of Gazipur on charges of running a drug trade under the cover of private tutoring. The agency claims to have recovered 15,000 yaba tablets from her rented house. The…
Two detained with gold bars worth Tk 2 crore at Shahjalal airport
Officials of Dhaka Customs House have detained an employee of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and a passenger with gold bars worth about Tk 2 crore from Dhaka’s Shahjalal International Airport. A press release of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) on…
10th Her e-Trade Exhibition begins in Dhanmondi
The 10th Her e-Trade Exhibition, ‘Sharadiya Abahon’, has begun at the Midas Centre on Dhanmondi-27 in the capital. Organised by the Her e-Trade Trust, the two-day exhibition will continue until tomorrow, Saturday. Dr Nazneen Ahmed, executive…
Bashundhara Welfare Society begins journey at new office
The new office of Bashundhara Welfare Society has been formally inaugurated with the aim of further improving the welfare of and the standard of services for the residents of Bashundhara Residential Area. The new office was inaugurated on Thursday…
‘Tk 5 lakh cannot be the value of a life’, says MP Monirul
Cumilla-6 lawmaker Monirul Haque Chowdhury has demanded that compensation for the families of those killed in road accidents be arranged by transport owners as well, alongside the government. He said countless people are losing their lives in road…