Fire at Mohammadpur garage sparked by 'bomb attack', police say

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Police have uncovered initial evidence that a fire that broke out at a car garage in Dhaka's Mohammadpur was sparked by a crude bomb thrown from a motorcycle. The incident occurred a... Read More

Fire engulfs multiple vehicles in Mohammadpur garage

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- A fire has broken out late in the night in a vehicle garage along the embankment in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, destroying several cars. Locals reported seeing multiple vehicles ablaze aroun... Read More

Waking to chaos: Dhaka mornings descend into gridlock as markets seize the streets

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The weekday morning rush in Dhaka is a familiar spectacle -- parents racing to drop children at school, commuters hurrying to offices, and endless traffic queues stretching across the... Read More

Local entrepreneurs fear telecom sector 'slipping into foreign hands'

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Local entrepreneurs have raised alarm over the interim government's draft telecom policy, warning that it could hand the sector almost entirely to foreign companies. They say the pla... Read More

Two men on motorcycle hurled crude bombs at Dhaka's Kakrail church: police

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Police say two men riding a motorbike threw what appeared to be crude bombs at the gate of St Mary's Cathedral Church in Dhaka's Kakrail. However, authorities are yet to confirm the ... Read More

Asif Mahmud says Ziaur Rahman built 'welfare-focused' Bangladesh after 1975

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Bangladesh has largely "emerged as a state" in the period following 1975, Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain claims. He added the nation's identity took shape after ... Read More

Crude bomb detonates outside Kakrail church, another found unexploded inside

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- A crude bomb has exploded outside St Mary's Cathedral in Dhaka's Kakrail in what police suspect was a targeted attack on the church. A second explosive device, found unexploded insid... Read More

Police sergeant bowed, touched BNP leader Rizvi's feet. He is withdrawn from duty

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- A police sergeant has been withdrawn after a video surfaced showing him bowing and touching the feet of senior BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi during a political programme in Mirpur. Ac... Read More

Ansar member dismissed over mobile phone theft at Dhaka airport's cargo complex

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- An Ansar member has been expelled from the force on charges of stealing mobile phones from the cargo complex at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The expulsion of Zenar... Read More

Authorities urge calm after fire near Rooppur nuclear plant

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Officials from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project have urged the public not to be misled by misinformation or rumours surrounding a recent fire that broke out near the plant in P... Read More

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