Dhaka

The Dhaka Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thunderstorms in Dhaka again today. The forecast, issued for Dhaka and surrounding areas for the six-hour period starting from 7:00 am on Sunday, said rainfall is likely to continue, following several days of showers in the city. On Friday...

The weather office has forecast rain accompanied by thunderstorms in the capital, Dhaka, and nearby areas today. The information was provided in a weather bulletin issued for the next six hours starting from 7:00 AM on Sunday. According to the Meteorological Department, the sky over Dhaka may r...

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is set to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow Thurdsday on a three-day official visit. This will be the first visit to Dhaka by a Turkish foreign minister since the new government assumed office. During his visit, Hakan Fi...

The flow of people heading back to the capital city has begun even before the Eid holiday officially ends. Although the government holiday is still ongoing, several private institutions across the country are set to reopen from tomorrow. As a result, thousands of workers from the southern region...

The Prime Minister inspected post-Eid-ul-Azha waste removal operations across Dhaka on Friday, with Deputy Press Secretary Zahidul Islam Rony saying he personally drove through the city to review road conditions and cleaning activities. The Deputy Press Secretary said the Prime Minister went...

On the first day of Eid-ul-Azha, around 100 people sustained injuries while slaughtering and handling sacrificial animals in the capital and surrounding areas and received treatment at the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. From Thursday morning until now, 80 of the injur...

With Eid-ul-Azha just hours away, many animals remain unsold at most cattle markets in the capital. Visits to the Gabtoli, Diabari, and Tejgaon markets on Wednesday evening revealed the same picture. Even the animals that are being sold are fetching low prices. Traders are blaming the situat...

Multiple Eid congregations will be held at various Eidgahs and mosques across the capital on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. The main congregation at the National Eidgah ground will take place at 7:30 a.m. If weather conditions remain unfavorable, the main prayer will shift to the Baitul Mukarram N...

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed has said that the force has adopted a coordinated, technology-driven, and multi-layered security plan for Eid prayers and the security of an empty Dhaka. He said, “A six-tier security arrangement has been put in place at the Nati...

It would not be wrong to call Dhaka a city of restaurants. From busy main roads to narrow alleyways, small and large food outlets have sprung up wherever space is available. For city residents, these restaurants have also become a major source of entertainment. While a wave of businesses has ent...

On May 4, as on any other day, businessman Majaharul Islam Darvesh (50) left his home in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, heading to Savar for work. He was expected to return home that night but never did. Majaharul, who was involved in brick kiln and transport businesses, went missing. His family searched e...

Following the change of power in West Bengal, Dhaka has taken a cautious stance over a possible “push-in” situation involving alleged forced border crossings. Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman said Bangladesh will not hesitate to take countermeasures if such push-ins take place. The forei...

The remains of Zamil Ahamed Limon, who was brutally murdered in Florida, United States, has arrived in Bangladesh. The aircraft carrying his body landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 8:47 AM today, Monday. He was a Bangladeshi PhD student in Florida. His untimely death h...

The top terrorist Humayun Kabir, also known as Murgi Milon, was known as a figure of terror in Dhaka’s underworld in the 1990s. His murder remained a widely discussed event in the capital’s criminal world for many years. Milon, a member of the notorious ‘Seven Star’ gang of top criminals at the...

The government has decided to introduce 110 megawatts of load-shedding in the capital Dhaka on a trial basis. State Minister for Power and Energy Anindya Islam disclosed the decision in a statement under Rule 300 in the National Parliament on Thursday. The state minister blamed mismanagement...