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Elderly man's body recovered from Hatirjheel lake
Police have recovered the floating body of a 65-year-old man from Hatirjheel Lake in Dhaka on Wednesday morning. The deceased is Md. Azim Uddin, a resident of the Shimulbag area in West Rampura.
Mirpur Swechhasebak Dal leader shot, one gunman held
A leader of the Mirpur Thana Swechhasebak Dal was critically injured in a shooting in the capital's Mirpur area on Tuesday night (July 7), while police arrested one of the suspected attackers along with a firearm.
JU students clash with locals, police baton-charge leaves several injured
The Mugda Tola area of Old Dhaka turned volatile following the beating of a Jagannath University (JU) student. Clashes broke out between a group of university students and local residents. Police resorted to baton-charges to bring the situation under control, leaving several students injured.
Fire breaks out at govt officers' quarters in Mirpur, 6 units working to douse blaze
A fire broke out in the basement of the government officers' quarters in Mirpur-6, capital, on Monday evening, July 6. Six fire service units are working to bring the blaze under control.
Jamaat-Shibir accused of market grabbing in Gulistan
Shop owners and traders at a market in Gulistan, Dhaka, have accused activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir of "occupation and extortion." A section of traders at Fulbaria Super Market-2 held a press conference on Monday, July 6, to raise the allegations.
Looted pistol recovered from Chawkbazar by RAB-10
RAB-10 has recovered a looted police pistol from an abandoned state in the Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka. The weapon was recovered from a polythene factory on the ground floor of a three-storey building owned by Kajal Mia in the Jalapatti area near Lalbagh Fort around 11:15 pm on Saturday, July 4.
Fire breaks out at Khaza Market in Chawkbazar
A fire broke out at Khaza Market at Chawkbazar in Old Dhaka on Saturday (July 4).
DMP to monitor World Cup screenings on big screens
Police have decided to conduct special surveillance at locations where football World Cup matches are being screened on big screens across Dhaka to ensure that fans' enthusiasm does not turn into violence. The Detective Branch (DB) and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will be responsible for this duty, DB Additional Police Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam said on Friday, July 3.
Three youths suffer burn injuries in septic tank gas explosion in Dhaka
Three young men sustained severe burn injuries after a gas explosion believed to have originated from a septic tank rocked a residential building in Dhaka's Kathalbagan area late Wednesday night (July 1).
BNP leader killed in Adabar over World Cup match dispute
A local BNP leader was killed and another injured following a clash in the capital's Adabar area on Wednesday night, July 2. The incident occurred after a dispute over watching a World Cup football match escalated into violence.