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Elderly man’s body recovered from footpath in Ramna
Police have recovered the body of an unidentified elderly man from a footpath in the Ramna area of the capital. His age is estimated to be around 65 years.
Security guard killed after losing control of motorcycle on Hanif Flyover
Kabir Hossain, 32, a security guard, has been killed after losing control of a motorcycle and hitting an island on Hanif Flyover in Jatrabari of the capital. Sumon Mia, 24, was also injured in the incident.
6 arrested on charges of demanding Tk 1 crore extortion after attacking housing company office
Police have arrested six people on charges of demanding Tk 1 crore as toll after entering the office of a housing company in Mohammadpur of Dhaka. At that time there are also allegations of beating and hacking with a chopper an employee of the office.
PM orders coordinated efforts to curb pollution of Gulshan-Dhanmondi-Niketan lakes
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed authorities to strengthen coordinated efforts to curb pollution and bring environmental improvements to the lakes in the capital's Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara, Niketan and Dhanmondi areas.
Cantonment OC withdrawn amid controversy
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police's (DMP) Cantonment Police Station, Md Rakibul Islam, has been withdrawn over an audio recording that spread on social media.
Three injured in Chhatra Dal clash over stage seating at JnU
Three students were injured when two factions of the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal at Jagannath University clashed during a concert organised as part of a fresher reception, reportedly over seating on the stage.
Teacher killed after being crushed by two buses in Dhaka
A teacher was killed after she fell from a moving motorcycle and was crushed between two buses in Dhaka’s Banasree on Wednesday evening (September 16).
Gulshan Awami League rally: DC recalled after OC
M Tanvir Ahmed, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the Gulshan Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), has been attached to the DMP headquarters until further notice.
Udichi protests Jinnah photo in DUCSU museum
Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi has protested the reported inclusion of a photograph of Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) museum, alleging that important elements of Bangladesh’s liberation history have been removed or sidelined during its renovation.
Gulshan police chief withdrawn five days after Awami League rally
Gulshan Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Md Daud Hossain has been withdrawn from his post, five days after a flash rally organized by leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations in the capital’s Gulshan area.