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DMP directs strengthening of block checks at capital’s entry points
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed has directed police members to be more active in their respective responsibilities to curb crime and keep the law and order situation in the capital normal. At the same time, he has directed further strengthening of security measures including block checks at important entry points and sensitive areas of Dhaka.
Five prison inmates die at Dhaka Medical in eight days
Md. Rafiqul Islam, 54, an inmate brought from Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj for treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), has died. Doctors declared him dead on Monday (September 14) morning. This brings the number of deaths of prison inmates taken to DMCH to five since September 6.
DUCSU claims credit for new lift, Dean calls it 'misinformation'
A lift at the academic building of Dhaka University's Faculty of Business Studies has been out of order for a long time, with the faculty and DUCSU making conflicting claims over its repair or the installation of a new one. DUCSU claims it has already arranged a new lift and can have it installed within a day if the administration wants. On the other hand, Acting Dean of the faculty Professor Al Amin claims he had already taken the initiative to repair the lift or install a new one if needed, and described DUCSU's demand for a new lift as 'misinformation' in the name of publicity.
Clash outside Islami Bank HQ in Motijheel leaves 30 injured
A clash between two rival groups outside the Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC headquarters in Dhaka’s Motijheel left at least 30 people injured on Monday morning (September 14).
Jinnah’s photos in DUCSU archive, no glorious photo of Bangabandhu
Three photos of Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah have found place in the newly renovated and relaunched archive of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU), but no glorious photo of the leader of Bangladesh’s independence struggle Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has been kept.
Two legs of dismembered woman’s body recovered in Adabar, identity still unidentified even by fingerprint
Police have recovered two more legs of a dismembered woman’s body found earlier in a bag and a canal in the No 10 Hakka More area of Adabar in the capital. The identity of the woman has not yet been established. After recovering four pieces of the body on Saturday, police recovered two more legs. A case has been filed against unknown person or persons on charges of murder and disposing of the body.
Sudden downpour disrupts morning commute in Dhaka
A sudden downpour swept across Dhaka on Sunday morning (September 13), bringing relief from days of sweltering heat but disrupting the morning commute across the capital.
5 bodies recovered in separate incidents across Dhaka
Police have recovered the bodies of five people, including a woman, from separate locations in the capital. The bodies have been sent to the morgue of Dhaka Medical College Hospital for post-mortem. They were recovered between Saturday morning and afternoon, September 12.
Two bodies recovered from separate places in Shahbagh
Police have recovered the bodies of two persons from two separate places in the Shahbagh area of the capital. Their ages are approximately 65 and 45 years. However, their identities have not yet been ascertained.
Lawyer’s body recovered from in Dhaka flat
Police recovered the body of a lawyer from his rented flat in Dhaka’s Lalbagh area on Saturday (September 12), with officers suspecting he had died two to three days earlier.