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Seven Roads intersection blockade triggers severe traffic jam in Tejgaon
Technical students blocked the Seven Roads intersection in Tejgaon, Dhaka, protesting a proposal by a government committee formed to address professional issues of BSc and diploma degree holders.
DMP prohibits firecrackers, balloons in Dhaka for Shab-e-Barat
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has banned all fireworks, firecrackers, sky lanterns, and gas balloons in the city during the holy night of Shab-e-Barat.
One arrested in capital over alleged links to JMB
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit has arrested a man named Ahsan Jahir Khan, 50, from the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area in the capital. The CTTC claims he is a member of the "Ehsar" level of the banned militant organisation Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and an active worker of the neo-JMB.
Zubaida Rahman inaugurates free heart camp in Korail slum
Zubaida Rahman, a heart specialist and the wife of BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman, has inaugurated a 'Free Heart Camp' in Dhaka's Korail slum area. The camp was organised on Monday, February 3, at the Ansar Camp ground in Korail.
Pathao driver killed by pickup van in Dhaka
A Pathao driver named Abdul Hamid Khan, 45, was killed after being hit by a pickup van in Hatirjhil, Dhaka.
Gas cylinder explosion at Wari restaurant leaves 8 injured
At least eight people were injured in a gas cylinder explosion at a restaurant in the capital’s Wari area on Friday night (January 30).
Constable found hanging in toilet of Jatrabari police outpost
Police have recovered the hanging body of a constable named Shafiqul Islam, 42, from the toilet of a police outpost under Jatrabari police station in the capital.
Fire at Uttara kitchen market
A fire has broken out at a kitchen market in Sector 11 of Uttara in the capital.
ACC summons DNCC administrator Ejaz
The Anti-Corruption Commission, ACC, has summoned Dhaka North City Corporation administrator Mohammad Ejaz over serious allegations of irregularities, financial corruption and bribery.
JnU students stage sit-in, lock VC-Treasurer in administrative building
Students of Jagannath University’s (JnU) 20th batch of the 2024–25 academic year staged a sit-in at the university’s administrative building on Sunday (January 25), demanding the introduction of a housing allowance.