Bodies of two children missing in Turag river recovered in Tongi
The bodies of two children have been recovered 22 hours after they went missing while going to catch fish in the Turag river at Tongi in Gazipur. A Fire Service diving team recovered their bodies from under the railway bridge on the river on Thursday (1…
Police special drive in Sonargaon, 12 arrested including with yaba
Twelve people have been arrested in various cases, along with 48 yaba tablets, in a special police drive in Sonargaon, Narayanganj. They were arrested in separate drives conducted in the police station area on Wednesday (30 September). Sonargaon Police…
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…
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.…
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…
Stakeholders’ views-exchange meeting on Competition Act held in Tangail
A views-exchange meeting has been held in Tangail on the enforcement of the Competition Act 2012 and the responsibilities of stakeholders under the law. The meeting, titled ‘Competition Act 2012 and the responsibilities of stakeholders regarding…
Home swallowed by river in Dhaleshwari erosion, 15 families in Sirajdikhan in fear
At least 15 families of Boro Barta village in Keyain union are spending their days in fear amid severe erosion by the Dhaleshwari river in Sirajdikhan of Munshiganj. One dwelling house, along with its furniture, has already disappeared into the river in…
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…