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Fire at Pakistan High Commissioner's residence in Baridhara
Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider and his wife Naima Imran have been hospitalised after a fire caused by a short circuit at their residence in Dhaka's Baridhara. They were admitted to Continental Hospital in Gulshan after suffering from smoke inhalation.
Reshuffle in charge of seven DMP Assistant Police Commissioners
Charges of seven Assistant Police Commissioners (AC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have been reshuffled to make administrative operations more efficient. Under the order, issued in the public interest, the officers concerned have been newly posted to various units and instructed to hand over their current charges and join their new postings within a set time.
13-year-old who fled on launch over madrasa admission row rescued in Dhaka
A 13-year-old girl who ran away from Chandpur on a launch bound for Dhaka, upset after being enrolled in a madrasa against her will, has been rescued by the river police with the help of National Emergency Service 999.
Man dies after falling from under-construction building in Dhaka
A security guard was killed after falling from an under-construction building in Mohammadpur's Chandrima Model Town in the capital on Wednesday morning (August 5).
JnU bans rallies, meetings indefinitely amid security concerns
Jagannath University (JnU) has imposed an indefinite ban on all rallies, meetings and processions on campus, citing fears of a deterioration in law and order following recent campus violence.
Shahnaz Munni protests as mosquito coil factory in residential area gets clearance
Journalist and novelist Shahnaz Munni has called for an immediate halt to efforts to reissue environmental clearance for a proposed mosquito coil factory in the residential area of Nayapur, Sonargaon Upazila, Narayanganj.
Cop on alert outside National Medical as JCD remains in JnU area
Police remained on high alert outside National Medical Institute Hospital in the capital on Tuesday evening, while activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, Jubo Dal and the BNP were seen gathered around the areas of Jagannath University and Kabi Nazrul College.
I couldn't persuade anyone to calm down: JnU VC
Jagannath University Vice-Chancellor Professor Md Rais Uddin has said he was unable to persuade the rival groups to stop after clashes broke out between activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Islami Chhatra Shibir during the university's July Uprising Day programme.
Alia madrasa principal hospitalised after being injured in student clash
The principal of Government Alia Madrasa in the capital, Mahmud Obaidul Haque, has been injured during clashes between activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Islami Chhatra Shibir.
Chhatra Dal-Shibir clashes continue at Dhaka Alia Madrasa, tensions grip Bakshibazar
Fresh clashes broke out between activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Islami Chhatra Shibir outside Dhaka Alia Madrasa in the capital's Bakshibazar area on Tuesday, following earlier violence at Jagannath University.