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Robbers strike again on Savar route, holding bus passengers hostage

Dhaka, April 11 -- Yet another incident has taken place in Savar, where passengers have been robbed inside a moving bus. According to a passenger named Tayefur Rahman, the robbery occurred around 12p... Read More


TikToker 'Cream Apa' arrested after viral videos show her 'abusing' her own children

Dhaka, April 11 -- Police have arrested a woman known on social media as "Cream Apa," following allegations that she physically abused her children to create online video content. The woman, identifi... Read More


Video of armed trawler hijacking in Savar goes viral

Dhaka, April 10 -- It has been alleged that two trawlers used to transport workers across a river in Savar have been hijacked after a businessman refused to pay extortion money. The incident occurred... Read More


Protests, strike over minimum wage disrupt production at Savar tanneries

Dhaka, March 15 -- A workers' strike to press for the immediate implementation of the minimum wage declared by the government has disrupted production in Dhaka's Savar Tannery Industrial Zone. From 8... Read More


Businessman hacked to death in Savar, bag containing gold looted

Dhaka, March 10 -- A jeweller has been hacked to death in Dhaka's Savar and robbed of a bag containing gold and cash. Based on the CCTV footage, police said the murder and robbery had occurred outsid... Read More


BNP leader's chauffeur 'beats female constable with rod' in Savar

Dhaka, March 9 -- A BNP leader's chauffeur has been accused of beating a female police constable with an iron rod in Dhaka's Savar. Additional Superintendent of Police (Savar Circle) Shahinur Kabir s... Read More


Police arrest former Dhamrai MP Malek

Dhaka, March 6 -- Police have arrested MA Malek, former Awami League member of parliament for Dhaka's Dhamrai. Malek has been named in four cases filed with the Ashulia Police Station over the killin... Read More


Public welfare can't be achieved with just a change in government: Nahid

Dhaka, March 4 -- The National Citizen Party, or NCP, will work towards building a Bangladesh that is grounded in the principle of equality for all, according to its Convener Nahid Islam. "The welfar... Read More


Protest by garment workers blocks Dhaka-Aricha Highway again

Dhaka, March 3 -- Readymade garment factory workers have once again blocked the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar to demand a wage hike and protest layoffs and the closure of their factory. More than 500... Read More


Passenger bus robbed in broad daylight at same place again in Savar

Dhaka, March 2 -- Another bus has been robbed in broad daylight in Dhaka's Savar. During this time, the passengers were taken hostage at gunpoint and the valuables were looted. The incident occurred... Read More