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Dhaka records 49mm rain in nine hours, several areas waterlogged
Dhaka recorded 49mm of rain in nine hours until 9am on Sunday (September 20), triggering waterlogging in several parts of the capital and disrupting the morning commute, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
Heavy rain sweeps Dhaka, disrupting morning commute
Heavy rain accompanied by gusty winds and occasional thunder has lashed Dhaka since early Sunday (September 20), disrupting the morning commute and causing inconvenience to pedestrians and office-goers.
Missing Khilkhet boy’s family gets call claiming he is being held
A 12-year-old boy has gone missing from Dhaka’s Khilkhet area, with his family later receiving an anonymous phone call claiming that he was being held captive and abused.
Fire in 2 buses in Mirpur, cocktail explosions in Jatrabari
Fire incidents have occurred in two buses in the capital’s Mirpur. Among them, the incident took place in a Shikhor Paribahan bus in Mirpur-11 area and another Abhijat Paribahan bus in Mirpur-1 area. Besides, four to five cocktail explosions occurred one after another in Jatrabari. A rickshaw-puller was injured in this.
12-year-old child missing from Kuril, family seeks information
A 12-year-old child named Naeem has gone missing from the Kuril Biswa Road area of the capital. His family said no trace of him has been found since he left home on Thursday (September 17) afternoon.
Fire on running bus in Mirpur, Fire Service brings under control
A fire has broken out on a passenger bus in the Mirpur-11 area of the capital. No casualty has been reported immediately after fire broke out on the bus of Shikhor Paribahan on Saturday evening.
Government does not have Aladdin’s lamp in hand, time will be needed to solve problems: DSCC administrator
Md Abdus Salam, administrator of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), has commented that the government does not have ‘Aladdin’s lamp’ in hand in the current situation of the country. He has said it is not possible to solve the big problems facing the country all at once. Cooperation will also have to be given along with giving time to the government to overcome these crises.
Four ADCs of DMP posted
The commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has given new responsibilities to four officers of the rank of additional deputy police commissioner (ADC) in the public interest. An office order in this regard was issued recently under the directive of the DMP commissioner.
3-day remand for 12 arrested on suspicion of militancy
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arifur Rahman has ordered three-day remand for 12 persons arrested on charges of planning militant activities by holding a secret meeting at Tejgaon College Jame Mosque in the capital.
Police release 11 of 23 detained over suspected militant links
Police have released 11 of the 23 people detained from a mosque at Tejgaon College in Dhaka on suspicion of links to a militant organisation. The 11 were handed over to their families after signing bonds, while the remaining 12 have been taken into the custody of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit for questioning.