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DMP chief hopeful of arresting key suspect in Hadi shooting 'soon'

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sazzat Ali has expressed hope that the prime suspect in the attempted killing of Sharif Osman Hadi, convener of the Inquilab Mancha platform, w... Read More


Police seek public help after releasing photo of Hadi shooting suspect

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Police have released a photo of a suspect in the shooting of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, convener of Inquilab Mancha, and are requesting public help to trace the man. The Dhaka Metropoli... Read More


Markets spice up as imports increase for Indian onions

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Onion prices in Dhaka have climbed once more, six days after news of imports from India brought retail and wholesale prices down by Tk 20-30 per kg. By Friday, local onions in Dhaka... Read More


Dhaka Metro Rail services resume after staff end strike for now

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Dhaka Metro Rail services have resumed after Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) staff called off their full scale work stoppage. The protest programme was postponed followin... Read More


Tarique brands Osman Hadi shooting 'plot against democracy'

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Tarique Rahman has described the shooting of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, convenor of Inquilab Mancha platform and a potential independent candidate for Dhaka-8, as "a plot against democra... Read More


BNP leader Mirza Abbas faces angry chants as he visits injured Hadi

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas has come under fire from supporters of Sharif Osman bin Hadi when he arrived at the hospital to see the injured independent hopeful for Dhaka-8 and Inqi... Read More


Dhaka Metro Rail screeches to a halt as staff hit service with work stoppage

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) officers and staff have launched a full-scale work stoppage, bringing metro rail services to a halt. The protest began on Friday after aut... Read More


AL brings out torch procession in Ganabhaban despite ban

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- The Awami League and its affiliated organisations, whose activities are banned, have brought out a protest procession in Dhaka's Ganabhaban area. The procession paraded down the Aur... Read More


Two Bangladeshis die after 'drinking petrol' on migrant boat bound for Greece

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Two Bangladeshi migrants have reportedly died after mistakenly drinking petrol during a journey by sea from Libya to Greece. According to the Bangladesh Embassy in Athens, the group... Read More


Asif Mahmud announces independent bid for Dhaka-10 in upcoming election

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, a former advisor to the interim government, has announced that he will contest the upcoming 13th national election as an independent candidate from the Dh... Read More