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Tenants must be provided with keys to the rooftop and the main gates: DNCC
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has issued special guidelines to protect the rights of the tenants in the capital and to resolve disputes between the landlords and the tenants.
Battery-powered rickshaw drivers block road in Badda
Battery-powered rickshaw drivers blocked a key road in Badda on Monday (January 19), demanding a ban on lithium battery-operated rickshaws.
Writ filed seeking shutdown of illegal shisha lounges in Gulshan-Banani
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking directives to shut down unauthorised shisha (hookah) lounges operating in the capital’s Gulshan and Banani areas.
Uttara residential building fire death toll rises to 6
The death toll from a fire that broke out at a residential building in Uttara has risen to six, police said on Friday.
Fire in Uttara's 7-storey building leaves 3 dead
A fire broke out on the second floor of a seven-storey building in Sector 11 in the capital's Uttara, leaving three people dead.
7-college students block roads across Dhaka
Commuters in Dhaka are facing severe traffic disruption as students from seven colleges under Dhaka University have again taken to the streets.
Metro rail ‘children kidnap’ panic: What investigation reveals
Confusion and panic spread on Dhaka’s metro rail following a viral video that sparked allegations of child abduction. The footage showed two men travelling with two sleeping children, leading some passengers to suspect a kidnapping attempt. As suspicion grew, the men were confronted and nearly subjected to mob aggression inside the train.
Jamaat leader killed at home in Dhaka’s Rajabazar
A ward-level leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has been killed at his home in Dhaka’s Paschim Rajabazar area.
8 arrested in Dhaka including 5 Chinese nationals, 51,251 SIM cards seized
Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested eight people, including five Chinese nationals, in separate raids in the Bashundhara and Uttara West police station areas of the capital.
Teenage girl murdered after rejecting immoral proposal: RAB
In South Banshree, Dhaka, a restaurant owner’s daughter, Fatema Akter Lily, 17, was murdered by employee Milon Mallik after she refused his immoral proposal, according to the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).