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Uttara residential building fire death toll rises to 6
The death toll from a fire that broke out at a residential building in Uttara has risen to six, police said on Friday.
Fire in Uttara's 7-storey building leaves 3 dead
A fire broke out on the second floor of a seven-storey building in Sector 11 in the capital's Uttara, leaving three people dead.
7-college students block roads across Dhaka
Commuters in Dhaka are facing severe traffic disruption as students from seven colleges under Dhaka University have again taken to the streets.
Metro rail ‘children kidnap’ panic: What investigation reveals
Confusion and panic spread on Dhaka’s metro rail following a viral video that sparked allegations of child abduction. The footage showed two men travelling with two sleeping children, leading some passengers to suspect a kidnapping attempt. As suspicion grew, the men were confronted and nearly subjected to mob aggression inside the train.
Jamaat leader killed at home in Dhaka’s Rajabazar
A ward-level leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has been killed at his home in Dhaka’s Paschim Rajabazar area.
8 arrested in Dhaka including 5 Chinese nationals, 51,251 SIM cards seized
Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested eight people, including five Chinese nationals, in separate raids in the Bashundhara and Uttara West police station areas of the capital.
Teenage girl murdered after rejecting immoral proposal: RAB
In South Banshree, Dhaka, a restaurant owner’s daughter, Fatema Akter Lily, 17, was murdered by employee Milon Mallik after she refused his immoral proposal, according to the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).
Murder of Mosabbir linked to business feud: DB
The murder of Mohammad Azizur Rahman alias Mosabbir, former joint general secretary of the Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal, appears to have stemmed from a business dispute in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar area, according to the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
Motorcycle stolen from inside police station in capital
A police-motorcycle was stolen from inside Vatara police station in the capital. Two masked men took the motorcycle early on Saturday (January 10).
Devotees allege police obstruction at shrine urs near High Court
Devotees have alleged that police obstructed the annual urs programme at the shrine of Shah Khaja Sharafuddin Chishti near the High Court in Dhaka. Police, however, said access to the shrine area was restricted in the evening for security reasons after the day’s programme ended.