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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Cantonment OC withdrawn amid controversy
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police's (DMP) Cantonment Police Station, Md Rakibul Islam, has been withdrawn over an audio recording that spread on social media.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Gulshan police chief withdrawn five days after Awami League rally
Gulshan Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Md Daud Hossain has been withdrawn from his post, five days after a flash rally organized by leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations in the capital’s Gulshan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.
Woman held over allegedly forged job recommendation letter
Police have arrested a woman for allegedly forging the signatures of Local Government State Minister Mir Shah-e-Alam and two officials of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) to prepare recommendation letters in support of a job application.
Businessman killed by falling gas cylinder in Dhaka
A businessman was killed after a gas cylinder reportedly fell from a multi-storey building and struck him on the head in Kamrangirchar of Dhaka on Tuesday night (September 15).
JnU student's hanging body recovered from Dhaka mess
A Jagannath University (JnU) student was found hanging in a student mess in Dhaka’s Chankharpul area on Tuesday night (September 15).