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Skull, bones found on road in Mohammadpur
Police have recovered a human skull and some bones from a road in Mohammadpur, Dhaka. The remains were found next to an electric pole in front of a house in Block-C area of Road No. 2, Kaderabad Housing, around 5pm on Monday.
DMP Commissioner calls for no road digging ahead of Eid
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has held a coordination meeting on the overall security and traffic management of Dhaka Metropolitan City on the occasion of the upcoming holy Eid-ul-Azha. The meeting held at the conference room of DMP headquarters at 11am was presided over by DMP Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed on Monday (May 18).
Police identify victim found cut into 7 pieces
Police have identified seven headless bodies recovered from the Manda area of Mugda in the capital.
Jamaat, BNP MPs spar over extortion in Karwan Bazar
Jamaat-e-Islami MP and Dhaka-12 MP Saiful Alam Khan has claimed that extortion of Tk 20 million to Tk 30 million is being done daily in the capital's Karwan Bazar. However, BNP's reserved seat MP Mahmuda Habiba has called this claim a 'fabricated allegation' and advised him to take legal action.
Mosleh Uddin Ahmed appointed new DMP Commissioner
The government has appointed Additional Inspector General (AIG) Mosleh Uddin Ahmed as the new Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
Van driver killed after being hit by battery-run rickshaw in Dhaka
A van driver was killed after being struck by a battery-run rickshaw in the Shyampur area of Dhaka.
Shah Ali shrine attack: Jamaat activists named in case, 3 held
Police have arrested three suspects following a case filed against more than a hundred members of Jamaat-e-Islami and its affiliate organisations over an attack on the Shah Ali Baghdadi shrine in the capital's Mirpur.
Rain or thundershowers likely in Dhaka by night
Rain or thundershowers may occur in the capital and surrounding areas by night, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has said.
Titas Gas announces 18-hour suspension in parts of Savar from Sunday night
Gas supply will remain suspended for 18 consecutive hours from Sunday night, May 17, in Savar, Hemayetpur, the tannery industrial city and surrounding areas due to pipeline replacement work, Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company has said.
Child dies at Dhaka hospital, family alleges medical negligence
An infant suffering from measles and pneumonia has died at a hospital in Shyamoli of Dhaka, prompting allegations of negligence by doctors and nurses.