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Fire breaks out at food shop in Mohammadpur
A fire broke out at a fast-food shop on Tajmahal Road in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area on Sunday morning (August 9), damaging most of the shop’s interior.
Motorcyclist Killed in covered van crash at Jahangir Gate
A motorcyclist was killed after a covered van ran over his motorcycle at Jahangir Gate in the capital on Saturday night (August 8). The accident took place around 9:00pm, while the identity of the deceased was not immediately known.
DNCC administrator expresses displeasure over scattered waste
Md Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton, administrator of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), has expressed displeasure over scattered waste and garbage in various areas of the city. He expressed this dissatisfaction during an on-site inspection of different areas under the city corporation with divisional heads on Saturday.
Explosive-like object recovered near Dhaka Alia Madrasa
Police have recovered an explosive-like object from a road adjacent to Government Alia Madrasa in Old Dhaka. Members of the Bomb Disposal Unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) later examined and defused the object.
Six AL activists arrested during alleged secret meeting in Gulshan
Police have arrested six activists of the banned Awami League (AL) during an alleged secret meeting at a restaurant in the capital’s Gulshan area, police said Saturday (August 8).
Shots fired from moving car in Pallabi, two including woman injured
Two people, including a woman, were shot in an incident of firing from a moving vehicle in Pallabi, Dhaka. The incident occurred around 5:45pm on Friday, August 7, at the 2nd Lane of Millat Camp in Pallabi.
7 Awami League activists held in Banani with torches, banner
Police from Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Banani Police Station have detained seven individuals linked to the now-banned Awami League and its affiliated organisations while they were attempting to hold a torchlight procession in the capital's Banani area.
DMP reshuffles 12 senior officers in fresh administrative move
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has transferred 12 senior officers to different units as part of its latest administrative reshuffle, according to two separate office orders issued on Thursday (August 6).
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.