Category: Dhaka

Traffic congestion in the metro, terrible conditions before Iftar

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Monday was the ninth day of Ramadan. There was an unusual crowd in the metro that afternoon. On one hand, offices were open, on the other hand, public transport on the roads had been disrupted since morning. As a result, the entire pressure of passengers fell on the metro. Before the offices closed in the afternoon, people were overflowing into the metro compartment from Motijheel to Uttaram. At some stations, other passengers waiting outside were pushing people inside the compartment to make room for people. Even then, there was no…

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Names of eight armed forces installations, including bases

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Eight organizations, institutions and establishments of the armed forces named after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina or her family members or people associated with her government have been renamed. These include three in the Navy, three in the Air Force, one in the Military Command and Staff College and one in the Ministry of Defense. The Ministry of Defense issued a notification in this regard on Sunday. The notification mentioned that the Chief Advisor to the interim government,Names of eight armed forces who is in executive charge of the Ministry…

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239 more arrested in special police operation in the capital

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239 more arrested in special police operation in the capital Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested 239 people in a drive to maintain public safety and law and order. They were arrested in a 24-hour period from 12 midnight on Thursday to 12 midnight on Friday. During this period, 73 cases have been registered. This information was given in a press release sent by the DMP’s Media and Public Relations Department on Friday. It said that out of the 239 people arrested in the 24 hours, seven were robbers. Apart…

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College student dies after losing control of motorcycle in Demra

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College student dies after losing control of motorcycle in Demra The tragic death of 17-year-old Md. Arafat Uddin, a college student, has cast a pall over the Demra area of Dhaka. Arafat lost his life in a motorcycle accident that occurred around 8:30 PM on Saturday in the staff quarter vicinity. The incident, stemming from a high-speed collision with a road divider, has left his family and friends in deep mourning. According to Demra Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mahmudur Rahman, Arafat was riding his motorcycle on the Dhaka-Demra highway, accompanied…

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DU professor kidnapped by kidnappers describes horrific situation

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DU professor kidnapped by kidnappers describes horrific situation Without saying a word, the three opened the autorickshaw door and sat next to the professor. One held his face. Another held a sharp knife to his throat and said to the professor, “If you scream, I will cut your throat.” The professor then closed his eyes in fear. The driver who stopped the car, citing a mechanical fault, started the car again. The autorickshaw turned from the intersection in front of Ganabhaban and continued towards Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area. Without saying a…

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Worker dies after falling from under-construction metro rail station

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Worker dies after falling from under-construction metro rail station in Kamalapur A worker named Md. Naeem Islam (20) died after slipping and falling while working at the under-construction metro rail station in Kamalapur, Dhaka, early Friday morning. Md. Naeem Islam lived in Kamalapur. His home is in Panial Pukur, Kishoreganj, Nilphamari district. Naeem’s colleague at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Nazmul Islam, told Prothom Alo that Naeem slipped and fell from a height while measuring the beam of the under-construction metro rail station in Kamalapur at around 5 am. Later, Naeem was…

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Banned Hizb ut Tahrir procession dispersed in Paltan

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Banned Hizb ut Tahrir procession dispersed in Paltan, police fire tear gas shells, sound grenades Police fired tear gas shells and sound grenades at a procession of banned organization Hizb ut Tahrir at Paltan intersection in Dhaka. At this time, the procession was dispersed. The participants in the procession took positions in alleys. Several people have been detained. A procession with a banner of Hizb ut Tahrir took out today, Friday, after the Friday prayers. After overcoming the police barricade, the procession crossed Paltan intersection and headed towards Bijoynagar intersection.…

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Three members of banned Hizb ut Tahrir arrested

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Three members of banned Hizb ut Tahrir arrested from Dhaka’s Uttara Police have arrested three members of the banned organization Hizb ut Tahrir from Uttara, Dhaka. They were arrested in a raid in Uttara 11 and 12 areas at around 12:15 am on Thursday. The arrested persons are Monirul Islam (40), Mohtasin Billah (40) and Mahmudul Hasan (21). On Friday, DMP’s Deputy Commissioner of Media and Public Relations Department Muhammad Talebur Rahman told Prothom Alo that some active members of the banned organization Hizb ut Tahrir are secretly planning to…

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1 arrested for hurting religious sentiments in Dhaka’s Adabor

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1 arrested for hurting religious sentiments in Dhaka’s Adabor Police have arrested a man from Shekhertek of Adabor police station in the capital on charges of hurting religious sentiments. 1 arrested for hurting religious sentiments, Police arrested this man named Bidhan Chandra Das around noon today, Friday. He is an employee of a local salon. Sub-Inspector (SI) of Adabor police station on duty Md. Sohel Rana told Prothom Alo that according to the complaint, a man named Nazmul Hasan Khandaker went to a salon in Shekhertek to get a haircut…

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Shamsuddin Chowdhury did not speak at the remand

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Shamsuddin Chowdhury did not speak at the remand hearing on the advice of Anisul Haque Retired Appellate Division Judge AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik was not represented by any lawyer in the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court on Wednesday. He did not make any statement in the court opposing the remand application in a murder case filed by Gulshan Police Station. However,  spoke to former Law Minister Anisul Haque during the remand hearing. Shamsuddin Chowdhury sought Anisul Haque’s advice on whether to speak in the court opposing the remand. But…

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