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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.
13-year-old who fled on launch over madrasa admission row rescued in Dhaka
A 13-year-old girl who ran away from Chandpur on a launch bound for Dhaka, upset after being enrolled in a madrasa against her will, has been rescued by the river police with the help of National Emergency Service 999.
Man dies after falling from under-construction building in Dhaka
A security guard was killed after falling from an under-construction building in Mohammadpur's Chandrima Model Town in the capital on Wednesday morning (August 5).
JnU bans rallies, meetings indefinitely amid security concerns
Jagannath University (JnU) has imposed an indefinite ban on all rallies, meetings and processions on campus, citing fears of a deterioration in law and order following recent campus violence.
Shahnaz Munni protests as mosquito coil factory in residential area gets clearance
Journalist and novelist Shahnaz Munni has called for an immediate halt to efforts to reissue environmental clearance for a proposed mosquito coil factory in the residential area of Nayapur, Sonargaon Upazila, Narayanganj.
Cop on alert outside National Medical as JCD remains in JnU area
Police remained on high alert outside National Medical Institute Hospital in the capital on Tuesday evening, while activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, Jubo Dal and the BNP were seen gathered around the areas of Jagannath University and Kabi Nazrul College.