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'Viral Mizan' arrested for obstructing illegal power connection disconnection drive
Police have arrested Mizanur Rahman Mizan, popularly known as 'Viral Mizan' on social media, over allegations of obstructing government work and engaging in altercations with law enforcement personnel while authorities were disconnecting illegal electricity connections in Agargaon, Dhaka.
One killed in cylinder blast in freezing van at Gabtoli
A young man named Imran Hossain, 25, was killed in a cylinder explosion in a fish-carrying freezing van near the Dwipnagar fish market in Gabtoli, Dhaka. The driver of the van, Md Faruk Hossain, 40, was seriously injured and is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital.
Two-year-old killed in rickshaw-van accident in Jatrabari
A two-year-old child named Jonaid Hossain was killed after being run over by a goods-laden rickshaw-van while playing in front of his house in the Kajlarpar area of Jatrabari in the capital. The accident occurred on Sunday afternoon. The child was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in critical condition, where doctors declared him dead.
Questions mount over madrasa student's death, family alleges torture
Police have recovered the body of a 12-year-old student, Md Naim Sheikh, from the bathroom of a madrasa in the Jorakhamba area of Dhaka's Rayerbagh. The body was recovered from a washroom on the third floor of Rowzatul Ulum Hafizia Madrasa on Monday, August 3.
A mother's small request leads to 'Khelaghar' at Indian Visa Centre
A small request from a mother has led to the creation of a 'Khelaghar' (play area) for children at the Indian Visa Application Centre in Dhaka. The play area at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) located in the capital's Jamuna Future Park was inaugurated by Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi.
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).