Dhaka Division

Ansarullah Bangla Team operative held in Manikganj

Shawdesh Desk: Anti-Terrorism Unit of police arrested a member of the banned militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team during a raid at Shimulia village in Shibalay upazila of Manikganj on Sunday

‘Biggest’ haul of crytal meth seized in Jatrabari, 2 held

Shawdesh desk: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two drug smugglers, including one of the masterminds of the syndicate of crystal meth named Khokon, from Jatrabari in the capital. The RAB

Woman ‘commits suicide’ jumping under train in Gazipur, daughter hurt

Shawdesh dEsk: A 26-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping under a running train along with her two-year-old child at Katapool in Sreepur municipality area of Gazipur district on Wednesday.

Burnt Ishita, an HSC examinee, dies in Dhaka

Shawdesh desk: HSC examinee of Azimpur Girls School and College Ishita Yasmin Simi, 19, died at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in the capital on

Death toll in Turag trawler capsize rises to 6

Shawdesh Desk: Fire service divers recovered the body of another woman (30) from the Turag river at Aminbazar on Monday morning, taking the death toll in the capsize of a

Fire breaks out at chemical shop in Bangshal

Shawdesh Desk: A fire has broken out at a chemical shop near Bangshal field in the capital. The fire service is working to control the incendiary that originated on Monday

Police put on alert against online militancy: DMP chief

Shawdesh desk: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Shafiqul Islam said law enforcers are put on high alert to thwart any militant activities during the Durga Puja. Law enforcers do not

One million doses of Covishield vaccine reach Dhaka from India

Shawdesh Desk: One million more doses of the Covishield vaccine reached Dhaka from India on Saturday evening. The vaccine doses, produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII), arrived at Hazrat