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Cattle market under metro station causes Tk3m damage
The temporary cattle market along the Dhaka Metro Rail corridor in Uttara has caused damage worth around Tk3 million.
Three killed in separate road accidents in capital
Three people, including an unidentified individual, have been killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka. The incidents occurred between early morning and midnight on Thursday, June 11, in the Demra, Airport area and Bijoy Sharani.
Police deployed at Ad-Din Hospital after licence revocation
Law enforcement agencies have been deployed around Ad-Din Hospital in the capital after the government decided to cancel the hospital's licence following the deaths of six newborns. A large number of police personnel were seen at every gate of the hospital on Thursday afternoon, June 11, shortly after the cancellation was announced.
Ad-Din Hospital's license revoked
The license of capital's Ad-Din Hospital has been canceled following the unnatural deaths of six newborns.
Dhanmondi high-rise fire, woman climbs down pipe to escape
Panic spread after a fire broke out in a multi-storey building in the capital's Dhanmondi area 27. The fire service received the report of the fire at 5:50pm on Wednesday (June 10). Two units reached the spot and started working and brought the fire under control at 6:42pm.
Man crushed to death between two buses in Chankharpul
A 40-year-old pharmaceutical company employee was tragically killed after being crushed between two competing buses in the capital’s Chankharpul area on Wednesday afternoon. Following the incident, agitated locals managed to detain both vehicles involved in the accident.
Fire breaks out at multi-storey building in Dhanmondi, two fire service units working to douse blaze
A fire broke out at a multi-storey building in the Dhanmondi-27 area of the capital. The fire started around 5:50 pm on Wednesday, June 10, in a room on the roof of a five-storey building on Sat Masjid Road.
Three including woman fined, jailed for assaulting traffic police at Karwan Bazar
Three individuals, including a woman, have been sentenced for assaulting a traffic police constable and damaging his mobile phone at the Hotel Sonargaon signal in Karwan Bazar, capital. The convicts are Afia Konok, an official of Guest Group, and two security personnel of the establishment, Md Shamsuzzaman and Raju Ahmed. The Special Metropolitan Magistrate Court of DMP's Tejgaon division handed down the sentences.
Garment workers stage protest in Rampura over five-point demands
Hundreds of garment workers blocked a key Dhaka road for over an hour on Monday afternoon (June 8), protesting the abrupt dismissal of 147 colleagues without notice or dues by a readymade garment factory in the capital.
Businessman shot, Tk 17 lakh snatched in Motijheel
A money exchange businessman was shot and robbed of Tk 17 lakh in Motijheel, capital, on Sunday afternoon, June 7. The incident took place around 3:15 pm in front of Janata Bank.